Valley Scene California History Guide > The California State Seal > Grizzly Bear Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Use the Great Seal of the State of California to find out more about what the different symbols mean. Click on a symbol, and an explaination will appear.

Grizzly Bear

The grizzly bear is the California State Animal. They are now extinct in California, yet they still represent the early days of the state, when it still was a wild fronteir.

 

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