“Old Folks at Home” is Florida’s current state song, replacing “Florida, My Florida” in 1935. The song was originally written about the Pee Dee River, not the Suwanee River, and has been criticized for possible racist undertones. The song was written by Steven Collins Foster, who also wrote “My Old Kentucky Home,” among other well-known […]
The Florida panther, a subspecies of Puma concolor, is the state animal of Florida and is endangered with only 100 to 160 left. They have a fawn-beige fur and are carnivores, eating medium-sized mammals, birds, and reptiles. They are solitary, territorial animals that mark their territory and have a home range of up to 200 […]
