Humanity has touched just about every corner of the globe, but there are some places we had enough sense to leave alone.
Old-growth forests are clusters of nature that haven't been touched by humanity and flourished in their isolation.
The gargantuan redwoods of California, the sprawling rainforests of southeast Asia, and the dark, towering woods of Europe give us a peek into what the Earth looked like in ancient, undisturbed times.
Go inside the epic and lush forests that, thankfully, still grow around the world today.
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Morans Falls
Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia
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Białowieski Park
Narodowy, Poland
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Brush box tree
Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia
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Young but already tall redwood trees
Oakland, California
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The Simpson-Reed Grove
Coast redwoods
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Old-growth forest
Opal Creek Wilderness
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Mist condensing over rainforest
Danum Valley Conservation Area, Malaysia
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Eucalyptus forest
Tasmania, Australia
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Fungus on a tree stump
Białowieża Forest
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Mossy fallen logs in Hawk Woods, Riddle State Nature Preserve
Athens County, Ohio
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Part of primeval forest with a dead 450-year-old oak
Białowieża National Park, Poland
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Antarctic beech old growth
Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia
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Cool temperate rainforest
Tasmania, Australia
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Old-growth European beech forest
Biogradska Gora National Park, Montenegro
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Virgin forest in Shennongjia Forestry District
Hubei, China