We"re looking at sequoia trees in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, California—the two parks border each other in the Sierra Nevada range in Central California. These giant sequoias can grow nearly 300 feet tall and some specimens have lived more than 3,000 years. Their longevity—even in areas prone to wildfires—is helped by thick bark that"s full of fire-resistant tannins.
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Today in History
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Wild scene on the Merced River
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It s Tolkien Reading Day
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Riding the bore tide at Turnagain Arm, Cook Inlet, Alaska
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Winter in Old Nuuk
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World Rhinoceros Day
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Sandhill cranes, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
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Palouse farmland, Washington state
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A river runs through rice fields
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Welcome to the drainpipe of the Pacific
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Tigh Mor Trossachs on Loch Achray, Scotland
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Procida, Italy
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Happy Father s Day
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Celebrating National Panda Day
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El Valle de la Luna, Chile
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Hello, harbinger of spring
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Whoopin it up!
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Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
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A crested partridge
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Dashing through the snow
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A Portuguese fort takes a star turn
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Horseshoe Bend, Arizona
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Harvest season begins
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International Cheetah Day
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A courtyard scene from Spain
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Engineering an artificial harbor in Normandy
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Piazza IX Aprile, Taormina, Sicily, Italy
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A whale of a picture
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From Sputnik to extraterrestrial storms
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The Aomori Nebuta Festival parade, Japan
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Black History Month