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 activities 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 Albuquerque Sept. 7, 2023 (Elizabeth Tucker / Albuquerque Journal)
Goats pause for a picture in the petting zoo at the New Mexico State Fair hosted at Expo New Mexico in Albuquerque Sept. 7, 2023 (Elizabeth Tucker / Albuquerque Journal)
A duck waits for more snacks in the petting zoo at the New Mexico State Fair hosted at Expo New Mexico in Albuquerque Sept. 7, 2023 (Elizabeth Tucker / Albuquerque Journal)
Dolores Chavira from Gallup is swarmed by animals at the petting zoo at the New Mexico State Fair hosted at Expo New Mexico in Albuquerque Sept. 7, 2023 (Elizabeth Tucker / Albuquerque Journal)
A pig takes a nap in the petting zoo at the New Mexico State Fair hosted at Expo New Mexico in Albuquerque Sept. 7, 2023 (Elizabeth Tucker / Albuquerque Journal)
A llama poses for a picture in the petting zoo at the New Mexico State Fair hosted at Expo New Mexico in Albuquerque Sept. 7, 2023 (Elizabeth Tucker / Albuquerque Journal)
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 Albuquerque Sept. 7, 2023 (Elizabeth Tucker / Albuquerque Journal)
An alpaca waits for snacks in the petting zoo at the New Mexico State Fair hosted at Expo New Mexico in Albuquerque Sept. 7, 2023 (Elizabeth Tucker / Albuquerque Journal)
A joey kangaroo rests in a pouch in the petting zoo at the New Mexico State Fair hosted at Expo New Mexico in Albuquerque Sept. 7, 2023 (Elizabeth Tucker / Albuquerque Journal)
Two joey kangaroos rest in a side pen in the petting zoo at the New Mexico State Fair hosted at Expo New Mexico in Albuquerque Sept. 7, 2023 (Elizabeth Tucker / Albuquerque Journal)
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 Albuquerque Sept. 7, 2023 (Elizabeth Tucker / Albuquerque Journal)
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 Albuquerque Sept. 7, 2023 (Elizabeth Tucker / Albuquerque Journal)
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 Albuquerque 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 / Albuquerque Journal)
A long-horn bull rests in a livestock pen at the New Mexico State Fair hosted at Expo New Mexico in Albuquerque Sept. 7, 2023 (Elizabeth Tucker / Albuquerque Journal)
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 Albuquerque Sept. 7, 2023 (Elizabeth Tucker / Albuquerque Journal)
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 Albuquerque Sept. 7, 2023 (Elizabeth Tucker / Albuquerque Journal)
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 Albuquerque Sept. 7, 2023 (Elizabeth Tucker / Albuquerque Journal)
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 Albuquerque Sept. 7, 2023 (Elizabeth Tucker / Albuquerque Journal)
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 Albuquerque Sept. 7, 2023 (Elizabeth Tucker / Albuquerque Journal)
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 Albuquerque Sept. 7, 2023 (Elizabeth Tucker / Albuquerque Journal)
Sea lions perform a show at the New Mexico State Fair hosted at Expo New Mexico in Albuquerque Sept. 7, 2023 (Elizabeth Tucker / Albuquerque Journal)
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 Albuquerque Sept. 7, 2023 (Elizabeth Tucker / Albuquerque Journal)
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 Albuquerque Sept. 7, 2023 (Elizabeth Tucker / Albuquerque Journal)
Ponies wait for children to ride them at the New Mexico State Fair hosted at Expo New Mexico in Albuquerque Sept. 7, 2023 (Elizabeth Tucker / Albuquerque Journal)
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 Albuquerque Sept. 7, 2023 (Elizabeth Tucker / Albuquerque Journal)
Lorikeets from Australia bathe in the birdbath at the New Mexico State Fair hosted at Expo New Mexico in Albuquerque Sept. 7, 2023. (Elizabeth Tucker / Albuquerque Journal)
Lorikeets from Australia bathe in the birdbath at the New Mexico State Fair hosted at Expo New Mexico in Albuquerque Sept. 7, 2023. (Elizabeth Tucker / Albuquerque Journal)
