The New Mexico State Fair kicked off Thursday morning at the New Mexico Expo Center.
The fair, which runs through Sept. 17, has tons of such as rides, exhibits, demonstrations, shows and rodeos.
In addition to the usual farm animals, there are more exotic animals to be found at the fair such as a llama and alpaca, sea lions, and lorikeets from Australia.
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A mamma goat rests with her babies in the petting zoo at the New Mexico State Fair hosted at Expo New Mexico in sa国际传媒官网网页入口 Sept. 7, 2023 (Elizabeth Tucker / sa国际传媒官网网页入口)
Goats pause for a picture in the petting zoo at the New Mexico State Fair hosted at Expo New Mexico in sa国际传媒官网网页入口 Sept. 7, 2023 (Elizabeth Tucker / sa国际传媒官网网页入口)
A duck waits for more snacks in the petting zoo at the New Mexico State Fair hosted at Expo New Mexico in sa国际传媒官网网页入口 Sept. 7, 2023 (Elizabeth Tucker / sa国际传媒官网网页入口)
Dolores Chavira from Gallup is swarmed by animals at the petting zoo at the New Mexico State Fair hosted at Expo New Mexico in sa国际传媒官网网页入口 Sept. 7, 2023 (Elizabeth Tucker / sa国际传媒官网网页入口)
A pig takes a nap in the petting zoo at the New Mexico State Fair hosted at Expo New Mexico in sa国际传媒官网网页入口 Sept. 7, 2023 (Elizabeth Tucker / sa国际传媒官网网页入口)
A llama poses for a picture in the petting zoo at the New Mexico State Fair hosted at Expo New Mexico in sa国际传媒官网网页入口 Sept. 7, 2023 (Elizabeth Tucker / sa国际传媒官网网页入口)
Adriana Chavira snaps a picture of an alpaca waiting for snacks in the petting zoo at the New Mexico State Fair hosted at Expo New Mexico in sa国际传媒官网网页入口 Sept. 7, 2023 (Elizabeth Tucker / sa国际传媒官网网页入口)
An alpaca waits for snacks in the petting zoo at the New Mexico State Fair hosted at Expo New Mexico in sa国际传媒官网网页入口 Sept. 7, 2023 (Elizabeth Tucker / sa国际传媒官网网页入口)
A joey kangaroo rests in a pouch in the petting zoo at the New Mexico State Fair hosted at Expo New Mexico in sa国际传媒官网网页入口 Sept. 7, 2023 (Elizabeth Tucker / sa国际传媒官网网页入口)
Two joey kangaroos rest in a side pen in the petting zoo at the New Mexico State Fair hosted at Expo New Mexico in sa国际传媒官网网页入口 Sept. 7, 2023 (Elizabeth Tucker / sa国际传媒官网网页入口)
Julieta Rodriguez, 5, pets a Nigerian dwarf goat in Jordan Hamill's, 18, lap in the Future Farmers of America booth at the New Mexico State Fair hosted at Expo New Mexico in sa国际传媒官网网页入口 Sept. 7, 2023 (Elizabeth Tucker / sa国际传媒官网网页入口)
Jordan Hamill, 18, holds a Nigerian dwarf goat in her lap in the Future Farmers of America booth at the New Mexico State Fair hosted at Expo New Mexico in sa国际传媒官网网页入口 Sept. 7, 2023 (Elizabeth Tucker / sa国际传媒官网网页入口)
Smoke, a 10-year-old quarter horse stands at the New Mexico United Search and Rescue booth at the New Mexico State Fair hosted at Expo New Mexico in sa国际传媒官网网页入口 Sept. 7, 2023. New Mexico Mounted Search and Rescue is a group made up entirely of volunteers who help authorities locate missing persons. (Elizabeth Tucker / sa国际传媒官网网页入口)
A long-horn bull rests in a livestock pen at the New Mexico State Fair hosted at Expo New Mexico in sa国际传媒官网网页入口 Sept. 7, 2023 (Elizabeth Tucker / sa国际传媒官网网页入口)
Rebecca Summers, 16, from Magdalena, holds a baby Nigerian dwarf goat in the Future Farmers of America booth at the New Mexico State Fair hosted at Expo New Mexico in sa国际传媒官网网页入口 Sept. 7, 2023 (Elizabeth Tucker / sa国际传媒官网网页入口)
Kaydence Latasa Autrey, 16, an officer of the Magdalena chapter of Future Farmers of America, holds a baby duck for children to pet at the FFA booth at the New Mexico State Fair hosted at Expo New Mexico in sa国际传媒官网网页入口 Sept. 7, 2023 (Elizabeth Tucker / sa国际传媒官网网页入口)
A baby duck waits for children to pet it at the Future Farmers of America booth at the New Mexico State Fair hosted at Expo New Mexico in sa国际传媒官网网页入口 Sept. 7, 2023 (Elizabeth Tucker / sa国际传媒官网网页入口)
A chicken sits inside its roost at the Future Farmers of America booth at the New Mexico State Fair hosted at Expo New Mexico in sa国际传媒官网网页入口 Sept. 7, 2023 (Elizabeth Tucker / sa国际传媒官网网页入口)
A baby cow peaks at the crowds surrounding its stall in the Future Farmers of America booth at the New Mexico State Fair hosted at Expo New Mexico in sa国际传媒官网网页入口 Sept. 7, 2023 (Elizabeth Tucker / sa国际传媒官网网页入口)
A mamma pig with her baby rests in their stall at the Future Farmers of America booth at the New Mexico State Fair hosted at Expo New Mexico in sa国际传媒官网网页入口 Sept. 7, 2023 (Elizabeth Tucker / sa国际传媒官网网页入口)
Sea lions perform a show at the New Mexico State Fair hosted at Expo New Mexico in sa国际传媒官网网页入口 Sept. 7, 2023 (Elizabeth Tucker / sa国际传媒官网网页入口)
Stella, a 20-year-old sea lion, poses on her stand for a show at the New Mexico State Fair hosted at Expo New Mexico in sa国际传媒官网网页入口 Sept. 7, 2023 (Elizabeth Tucker / sa国际传媒官网网页入口)
Stella, a 20-year-old sea lion, poses on her stand for a show at the New Mexico State Fair hosted at Expo New Mexico in sa国际传媒官网网页入口 Sept. 7, 2023 (Elizabeth Tucker / sa国际传媒官网网页入口)
Ponies wait for children to ride them at the New Mexico State Fair hosted at Expo New Mexico in sa国际传媒官网网页入口 Sept. 7, 2023 (Elizabeth Tucker / sa国际传媒官网网页入口)
Pig racers Piggy Parton, Reba PorkEntire, Tim Pigsgraw and Miranda Hamburt munch their winning cookies at the New Mexico State Fair hosted at Expo New Mexico in sa国际传媒官网网页入口 Sept. 7, 2023 (Elizabeth Tucker / sa国际传媒官网网页入口)
Lorikeets from Australia bathe in the birdbath at the New Mexico State Fair hosted at Expo New Mexico in sa国际传媒官网网页入口 Sept. 7, 2023. (Elizabeth Tucker / sa国际传媒官网网页入口)
Lorikeets from Australia bathe in the birdbath at the New Mexico State Fair hosted at Expo New Mexico in sa国际传媒官网网页入口 Sept. 7, 2023. (Elizabeth Tucker / sa国际传媒官网网页入口)
