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Clue #1 This is growing.
Clue #2 It is not an animal.
Clue #3 It is covered in snow.
This is part of a red pine tree. These are the needles of the tree. Red pines are coniferous trees that are native to North America. They can grow to be as tall as 115 ft (35 meters).