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Eruption column and plume from Etna's paroxysm yesterday reaching approx. 10 km altitude
Photo: Fernando Famiani

ONCE IN 80 YEARS
Puya raimondii, queen of the Andes, is the largest species of bromeliad, reaching up to 15 m (50 ft) in height and carry 20,000 flowers. It is native to the high Andes of Bolivia and Peru. It has been considered a Protocarnivorous plant (ensnaring birds).
Its reproductive cycle lasts approximately 80 years.
Photo : Waldemar Niclewicz

CACTUSCAT

A bobcat nestled in a saguaro cactus. Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in Arizona. Photo by National Park Service posted by U.S. Department of the Interior

CAMOUFLAGE

Imagine this owl with its eyes closed!

Indian scops owl, Nagzira wildlife sanctuary
By Sanjeev Kapadia
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