Dying Saguaro. (Tomasito photo)
Saguaros can live to a very old age--200 and more years.
At fifteen years of age the cactus may be only twelve inches in height and it does not grow "arms" until after it's 75th birthday.
The mature saguaro blossoms and produces fruit containing thousands of tiny seeds at about thirty years of age.
"Saguaros that live 150 years or more attain the grandest sizes, towering 50 feet or more and weighing 16,000 pounds or more, dwarf every other living thing in the desert" (Saguaro National Park brochure).
Dying Human Being. (Tomasito photo)
Humans can live to an age of one hundred and a few more years.
A human female can have babies from about thirteen to about fifty years years of age after fertilization by a human male. Babies are usually single but can come as twins, triplets or, rarely, more--up to a record of eight.
Humans can attain the height of about six and a half feet or, rarely, more. Some can weigh as much as three hundred or more pounds though the average is less than 200 pounds. (Tomasito's Facts)
A human female can have babies from about thirteen to about fifty years years of age after fertilization by a human male. Babies are usually single but can come as twins, triplets or, rarely, more--up to a record of eight.
Humans can attain the height of about six and a half feet or, rarely, more. Some can weigh as much as three hundred or more pounds though the average is less than 200 pounds. (Tomasito's Facts)
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