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Long-Stemmed Water Lilies
Photo: Long-stemmed water lilies reach for the hot Mexican sun while schools of fish feed in their shade
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Long-stemmed water lilies reach for the hot Mexican sun in Cuatro Cienegas wetlands. Fed by underground aquifers, this Chihuahuan Desert oasis lives in complete isolation from other water systems.
Photograph by George Grall

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