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A portrait of a marbled cat (Pardofelis marmorata marmorata).

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This orphaned black-faced spider monkey, named Pulgoso, is full of surprise. Pulgoso, which translates to “full of fleas” was raised by a logger in Madidi after its mother was killed by poachers.

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A Godman’s montane pitviper (Cerrophidion wilsoni) at Zoo Plzeň.

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Red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) at Tracy Aviary.

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An olinguito (Bassaricyon neblina) at Zoologico de Quito.

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A helmet incubator frog (Hemiphractus scutatus) at Centro Jambatu in Quito, Ecuador. This animal is originally from Shiripuno, Sucumbios Province, Ecuador. This species is known as a frog eater, hence the huge mouth. This species carries clutches of eggs adhered onto the back of the female. The development is direct from eggs into fully developed froglets.

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A male guiña (Leopardus guigna guigna) from Fauna Andina in central-south, Chile.

He has only three legs, having lost one in a trapper’s snare. He was brought here to be taken care of by the Chilean Wildlife Authority.

Despite the loss of his front leg, he moves around well and has a good life here at Fauna Andina, a wildlife conservation and research center in Chile. Their goal is to protect wildlife through study and, captive breeding and release back into the wild.

The guiña has the smallest distribution of any wild cat on the planet. This makes it very susceptible to being endangered.

The Fauna Andina conservation center near is the only known center that’s ever bred this species in captivity.

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A five-month-old, endangered Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) joey named ‘Mulana’ at Healesville Sanctuary. Its name means ‘spirit’ in the Aboriginal language.

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A five-month-old, endangered Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) joey named ‘Mulana’ at Healesville Sanctuary. Its name means ‘spirit’ in the Aboriginal language.

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A largescale sucker (Catostomus macrocheilus) from Mores Creek, Idaho.

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A largescale sucker (Catostomus macrocheilus) from Mores Creek, Idaho.

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A largescale sucker (Catostomus macrocheilus) from Mores Creek, Idaho.

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A largescale sucker (Catostomus macrocheilus) from Mores Creek, Idaho.

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A Scottish wildcat, Felis silvestris grampia, at Wildwood Trust near Canterbury, England. This is a 5-year-old female, named Isla.

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A Scottish wildcat, Felis silvestris grampia, at Wildwood Trust near Canterbury, England. This is a 5-year-old female, named Isla.

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A whiskered bat (Myotis mystacinus mystacinus) at Wildwood Trust near Canterbury, England.

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A whiskered bat (Myotis mystacinus mystacinus) at Wildwood Trust near Canterbury, England.

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A Komodo dragon, Varanus komodoensis, at Sedgwick County Zoo.

This animal is less than three months old and was a parthenogenetic birth.

This species is listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

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A Komodo dragon, Varanus komodoensis, at Sedgwick County Zoo.

This animal is less than three months old and was a parthenogenetic birth.

This species is listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

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A Philippine mangrove snake (Boiga dendrophila multicincta) at the Avilon Zoo.

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Silver lamprey (Ichthyomyzon unicuspis) at the University Lab at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul.

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Silver lamprey (Ichthyomyzon unicuspis) at the University Lab at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul.

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Silver lamprey (Ichthyomyzon unicuspis) at the University Lab at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul.

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Silver lamprey (Ichthyomyzon unicuspis) at the University Lab at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul.

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Silver lamprey (Ichthyomyzon unicuspis) at the University Lab at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul.

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A bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus truncatus) at Loro Parque in Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain.

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A Bonelli’s eagle (Aquila fasciata fasciata) at Sia, the Comanche Nation Ethno-Ornithological Initiative. This bird’s lineage comes from northern Europe and northern Africa.

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Suwannee alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys suwanniensis) from the Suwannee River in Florida.

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Suwannee alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys suwanniensis) from the Suwannee River in Florida.

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Suwannee alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys suwanniensis) from the Suwannee River in Florida.

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Suwannee alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys suwanniensis) from the Suwannee River in Florida.

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A female fringe-lipped bat (Trachops cirrhosus) from the wild in Gamboa, Panama.

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A emperor tamarin (Saguinus imperator imperator) at the Dallas World Aquarium.

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An endangered white fronted capuchin (Cebus versicolor) at the Summit Municipal Park in Gamboa, Panama.

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An endangered white fronted capuchin (Cebus versicolor) at the Summit Municipal Park in Gamboa, Panama.

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A female grivet monkey (Chlorocebus aethiops) at Parque Zoologico Nacional, the zoo in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

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