Cactus ferruginous pygmy owls are named for the saguaro cactuses they live in, their rusty-colored stripes, and their small size. They’re as fierce as they are small: These 2.5-ounce raptors prey on ...

From here you launch into a complete network of trails traversing small valleys and areas of the saguaro cactus forest. Note: ...

Saguaros (pronounced sah-wah-rohs), whose range extends across southern Arizona, northern Mexico and a small chunk of southeastern ... (The world’s tallest cactus, which was felled by a windstorm in ...

Its thorn might be small and soft-looking but still hurt, especially those curious enough to touch, like kids and pets.

The stems are green to make food for the plant, because the leaves can't do it any more - they are too small. Cacti stems ... nests inside the stem of the saguaro cactus where the temperature ...

The saguaro cactus is a distinctive icon of the American Southwest, found only in the Sonoran Desert. This towering plant, which can grow up to 60 feet tall and live for more than 200 years, is the ...

This 92,867-acre park is dedicated to the largest cactus in the U.S., the saguaro (pronounced sa-WAH-ro), a universal symbol of the American West. The park is divided into two districts ...