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Biologist Finally Finds World's Rarest Flower After Searching For 13 Years

Getty Image demanded that Thorngood credit It is the simple things in life that make us the happiest. After diligently ...
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Biologist Starts Crying After Finding One of World’s Rarest Flowers After a 13-Year-Long Search

The intense moment was filmed in the rainforests of Sumatra, Indonesia where the biologists discovered this rare parasitic flower.
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In rare bloom in Sumatran jungle, Rafflesia Hasseltii—the weird, stinky flower that made a man cry

After 13 years, Indonesian conservationist finds one of the world’s rarest flowers—it steals genes and smells like rotten ...

After 13 years of searching, biologist finds super rare “corpse flower” bloom right before his eyes; gets emotional

After 13 years of searching, a biologist finally witnessed the ultra-rare “corpse flower” (Rafflesia hasseltii) bloom in Sumatra’s tiger-patrolled rainforests. A once-in-a-lifetime moment captured in ...
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Rare palm trees bloom in Rio

A rare floral phenomenon is unfolding in Rio de Janeiro. Talipot palms are blooming in the city’s Flamengo Park and Botanic Garden. The palms flower only once, towards the end of their 40-80-year ...
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The world's driest desert blooms into a rare, fleeting flower show

LLANOS DE CHALLE NATIONAL PARK, Chile (AP) — A rare bloom in Chile’s Atacama Desert has briefly transformed one of the world’s driest places into a dazzling carpet of fuchsia-colored wildflowers. The ...