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**New Mexico ** Capital: Santa Fe Established: January 6, 1912 State Animal: Black Bear Sports Teams: None that are professional. However, the Albuquerque Thunderbirds are in the official minor league of the NBA  Fun Facts: 1. Standing on the crest of an 8,182-foot volcano in New Mexico called Capulin Volcano, you can see five states: New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado and Kansas!

2. More than 500, 100-million-year-old dinosaur footprints have been identified and preserved at Clayton Lake State Park in Mew Mexico.

3. Smokey the Bear originated in New Mexico. The Black Bear

 



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