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Colorado Life Zones
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Alpine tundra occurs at high altitudes - like at the top of tall mountains. The weather is often windy, icy, and cold. Because of the harsh weather plants grow low to the ground and animals develop adaptations to survive in the cold (Wikipedia).
Alipine Tundra
Photo credit: By John Holm from Leadville, CO, USA - tundra on Spaulding Ridge, CC BY 2.0, Alpine tundra Copper Mountain Colorado
Can you find these plants and animals?
Snowshoe hare
Mountain goat
Rocky Mountain columbines
Golden eagle
Broad-tailed hummingbird
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