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The annual temperature in NM has started to rise by .6 degrees F. It is also the 6th fastest warming state in the nation. Since the snow is melting earlier it is reducing the amount of water that we get in parts of the year that we need it more. There are also more frequent wildfires due to lack of rain.

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Because of the environment that this cactus lives in it has had to adapt in a few ways. The Hedgehog Cactus is frost tolerant. Like other cacti it has flowers but the unique thing about this cactus is that the flowers grow near the steam of the cactus instead of the top.

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porcupines can be black or brown with white highlights  these animals are able to contact muscles around the skin to have their quills stand away from their bodies

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the flower is has long spike-like clusters and, 3 to 8 star-like disc florets with long style

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A White Tailed Ptarmigans feather are different colors depending on the season. In the winter they are completely white, in the winter there feathers are still white but have streaks of grey and different shades of brown. They have adapted to their land by learning that walking on the ground can save energy. An interesting fact about this bird is that it prefers cold weather if the weather gets above a certain degree it can be found bathing in snow.

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Some interesting characteristics of a coyote are that their tails are half the length of their body. Even though there tails are big their paws are a small size compared to their body. Lizzy is best puppy

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males who breed are bright yellow  with black forehead, black wings with white markings, and white patches around the tail

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The average amount of rainfall per year is 10 inches. In the summer most of the rain comes from thunderstorms or sprinkles. In the winter the ground is covered with snow.

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the elevation is 9500 feet above sea level

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The temp in the southeast part of the state averages  64 degrees to 40 degrees in the mountains

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Mammals

Black bears

Chipmunks

Coyotes

Deer Mice

Long tailed Weasel

Elk

Bushy- Tailed WoodRats

Birds

Clark's Nutcracker

Hermit Thrush

Gray Jay

Blue Grows

Brown Creepers

Woodpeckers

Olive-Sided Flycatchers

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Pine trees

Elephantella,

Wildflowers,

Spruces

Subalpine firs

Engelmann spruces

3 different kinds of huckleberry.

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The Subalpine Zone is the most humid zone in NM. It
can rain and snow up to 60 inches per year. Six out of the 12 months of the year it can be covered in snow.