State
Bird
Roadrunner
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The
Roadrunner is two feet tall with brown feathers. It runs 15
miles per
hour instead of flying. It lives in grasslands and
deserts, and it builds its nest about two feet above the ground.
It has a car horn-like song. It eats small lizards, scorpions,
spiders, insects, eggs, small snakes, and small rodents. The
Roadrunner is important in the state of New Mexico because
it is a special bird that is found there. The Roadrunner became
the state bird of New Mexico on March 1, 1949.
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State Flower
Yucca
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The
Yucca is 15 feet tall with yellowish white petals. The Yucca
flower grows
in the
desert. Yucca is known for how it looks at night. Its petals look
like candles, so people have called it “Our Lord’s
Candles.” The Yucca is important to the state of New
Mexico because people make soap, baskets, hats, and cool costumes
out of the Yucca. It was selected by the New Mexico school
children. The Yucca became the state flower of New Mexico on
March 14, 1927.
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State
Tree
Two
Neddled Pinyon Pine
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The
Two Needle Pinyon Pine is 45 feet tall. It has green pines. It
grows near the Pico River. The Two Needle Pinyon Pine is known
for its needles. The Two Needle Pinyon Pine is important in
the
state
of New Mexico because its pine nut is a tasty treat. The Two
Needle Pinyon Pine became the state tree of New Mexico on March
16, 1994.
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State Flag
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The
New Mexico flag has a yellow background with a red sun in the
center.
These colors where chosen because they were the colors of the Spanish
flag in 1540 when Spain ruled the land. The sun has rays stretching
out in four directions. This symbol was from an ancient Native American
picture of the sun. It is called the Zia. It represents four main
things in the world, which the Natives called the gifts. The four
gifts came in groups of four. They are the four directions, the four
parts of life, the four seasons, and the four parts of the day. The
circle in the middle stands for love and life without beginning or
end, which connect them all together. This is important in the state
of New Mexico because it represents all the people, especially the
Natives that live here. The New Mexico flag was adopted in 1925.
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