Although the crawfish is found in swamps and marshes throughout the state, the best wild populations exist in overflow basins of the Atchafalaya, Red and Pearl Rivers. Crawfish farms have also been established where the crustaceans are cultivated for local use and for export around the world.
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This suggests that U. abstrusus may be the direct ancestor of the American black bear, which evolved in North America. Although Wolverton and Lyman still consider U. vitabilis an apparent precursor to modern black bears, it has also been placed within U. americanus.
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Half of Louisiana is timbered with an abundance of varied and beautiful trees, but no action was taken to designate a state tree until 1963 when the bald cypress was made the official tree of Louisiana. The cypress grows in many areas of the state, particularly swamps, bayous and marshes.
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The bark is reddish-brown, fibrous, thin and divided into small flat ridges and shallow furrows. Leaves of the cypress tree spread in flat planes in a feathery pattern on its branches. State Crustacean. South Louisiana is the crawfish capital of the world, supporting a multi-million dollar a year industry.
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Along with the brown bear, it is one of only two of the eight modern bear species not considered globally threatened with extinction by the IUCN. American black bears often mark trees using their teeth and claws as a form of communication with other bears, a behavior common to many species of bears.
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The North American Bear Center, located in Ely, Minnesota, is home to the world's largest captive male and female black bears. Ted, the male, weighed 431–453.5 kg (950–1,000 lb) in the fall of 2006. Honey, the female, weighed 219.6 kg (484 lb) in the fall of 2007.
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The Louisiana Black Bear is one of 16 recognized subspecies of the American Black Bear U. Americanus. This bear is distinguished from other black bears by having a skull that is longer, narrower and flat; and by having proportionately large molar teeth. Black bears are huge, bulky mammals with long black hair.
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The American black bear lived during the same period as short-faced bears (Arctodus simus and A. pristinus) and the Florida spectacled bear (Tremarctos floridanus). These Tremarctine bears evolved from bears that had emigrated from Asia to North America 7–8 ma.
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The large creamy-white bloom of the magnolia tree was designated the state flower in 1900 because of the abundance of the trees throughout the state. The magnolia is an evergreen and the flower is usually fragrant.
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It is the continent's smallest and most widely distributed bear species. Black bears are omnivores with their diets varying greatly depending on season and location. They typically live in largely forested areas, but do leave forests in search of food.
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louisiana state mammal black bear Louisiana state mammal black bear is one of 16 recognized subspecies of the American Black Bear Ursus Americanus. This bear is distinguished from other black bears by having a skull that is longer, narrower and flat; and by having proportionately large molar teeth.  