You’re looking at a satellite view of Florida’s Everglades, the largest subtropical wilderness in the US. It’s not a static wetland, but rather a ‘river of grass,’ a slow-moving river 60 miles wide and 100 miles long. Keep zooming in and you’ll likely see sawgrass marshes, mangrove trees, tropical birds, and a gator or two. Among the myriad interesting things about this unique and fragile ecosystem—it’s the only place in the world where American alligators and American crocodiles co-exist. How do you tell the difference between the two? Well, you see one later and the other after a while. (See what we did there?)
National Park Week: Everglades National Park
Today in History
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An octagonal architectural treasure
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Life carries on, rising from a ship s skeleton
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Busy building wetlands
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World Reef Awareness Day
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Monet still makes an impression
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A perfect day to fly your flag
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Atlantic puffin, Iceland
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Flock online for the Great Backyard Bird Count
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Spring awakens
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Is that a buzzing sound?
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Step into the dark
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Make way for robots
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A narrow passage
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Mod gear
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Where is this gorgeous peak?
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Strolling across the Red Lagoon
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Johnston Canyon in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
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Celebrate International Women’s Day
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Daylight saving time
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For the love of bikes
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Rethymno, Crete, Greece
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‘Hello’ from zero degrees longitude
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Mid-Autumn Festival
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A day of service for Dr. King
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Skagit Valley Tulip Festival
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A bridge too Fawr
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Dancing in The Nutcracker
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Social climbing
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Celebrating the first day of spring
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Welcome to the Hoh