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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Happy Pi Day!
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Spring blooms in the Netherlands
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Noctilucent clouds
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Jan van Eyckplein in Bruges, Belgium
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World Childrens Day
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Satellite image of sand and seaweed in the Bahamas
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Apple Tree Day
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Big-wave hunters watch Nazaré
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Does this chameleon look a little insecure?
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Water colors
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Joan charges Riverside Park
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A learning garden
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Halemaumau Crater, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
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Paro Tsechu Festival in Bhutan
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Labor Day parade in 1915 Chicago
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Bardenas Reales Biosphere Reserve and Natural Park, Spain
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International Polar Bear Day
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Tasiilaq, Greenland
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Waiānapanapa State Park, Maui, Hawaii
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A sea of swirling stone
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International Day for Monuments and Sites
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A bridge of Madison County
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Sandhill cranes, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico
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The fantastic winter fox
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International Day of Human Space Flight
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