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April 11, 2026
‘This cactus looks as if it’s preaching’: Joseph Cyr’s best phone picture
The language teacher was running in the desert in Arizona when he saw this enormous, oddly human-looking plant
TL;DR
- Joseph Cyr, a language teacher, photographed a rare crested saguaro cactus in Saguaro National Park, Arizona.
- Crested saguaros are rare, with only about 75 found among an estimated 2 million in the park.
- The cactus's silhouette was described as human-like, appearing to proclaim or preach.
- Saguaro cacti can grow very tall, live for centuries, and develop their first arms after 70 years.
- Cyr views nature as a source of humor and whimsy, not just majesty.