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Arizona sunrise with a Harris’s Hawk on an ancient Saguaro Cactus. Check out these crazy Saguaro facts! It takes a decade for a Saguaro seedling to reach the height of just two inches. They don’t begin to flower until they’re 40 to 60 years old, don’t develop their first arm until 70, and only reach full maturity at around 125. This strategy of slow growth has allowed Saguaros to survive long dry spells and live for 200 years and up. A healthy adult saguaro produces about 100 enormous white blos

It’s officially peak season for saguaro cactus blossoms! 🌵🌼 Here are some of our favorite facts about the Arizona state flower: 🌵Saguaros bloom when they’re around 7-feet-tall (that’s about 30-65 years old!) 🌌 Saguaro blossoms only bloom at night 🍈 Their smell is similar to overripe melons 🦇 They’re pollinated at night by the Mexican long-tongued bat and lesser long-nosed bat 🏜️ When the flowers mature into a fruit, they’re eaten by coyotes, javelina, birds and other desert animals What o

🌵🌅 In Arizona’s desert, the giants of the landscape — the towering saguaro cacti — rise like sentinels against a burning sky. As the Sun sinks beyond the mountains, the horizon ignites in shades of crimson, gold, and amber, the atmosphere scattering shorter wavelengths of light and leaving only the deep reds and oranges to flood the desert floor. Clouds stretch upward like fiery brushstrokes, amplifying the drama of the sunset, while the shadows of the cacti lengthen across the sand. The sagua

25K views · 520 reactions | Take a virtual tour of Saguaro National Park and its hidden gems, both large and small. #WildlifeWednesday | National Geographic TV | Facebook