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A small carnivorous bat, and a large edible mushroom have joined the grizzly bear and redwood tree as official symbols of the state of California. Senate Bill 732, signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom ...

California’s better known state symbols include its golden poppies and grizzly bears. But in recent news, the Golden State adopted the pallid bat as a new symbol alongside the California Golden ...

The pallid bat, seen here, is now the official bat of Califonia. The golden chanterelle mushroom also was recently added to the list of state symbols, as decreed by the state Legislature and Gov.

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SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed three bills Friday designating the Dungeness crab, banana slug and black abalone as the Golden State’s newest symbols. AB 1797, authored by ...

California is well-known for its iconic golden poppies and towering redwoods, but the Golden State may soon be known by a new symbol: the pallid bat. “Naming Antrozous pallidus as the official state ...