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Alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) at the Saint Louis Zoo. This species is listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN.

Picture of an alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) at the Saint Louis Zoo. This species is listed a vulnerable on IUCN.

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A alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) at the Saint Louis Zoo. This species is listed a vulnerable on IUCN.

A six-day-old Malayan tapir, Tapirus indicus, at the Minnesota Zoo. This species is listed as endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered.

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A six-day-old Malayan tapir, Tapirus indicus, at the Minnesota Zoo. This species is listed as endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered.

Picture of a red river hog (Potamochoerus porcus) named Sir Francis Bacon at the Cincinnati Zoo. This was a hand-raised and very friendly program animal. He was hungry the entire time and posed easily as long as the yams didn't run out.

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A red river hog (Potamochoerus porcus) named Sir Francis Bacon at the Cincinnati Zoo. This was a hand-raised and very friendly program animal. He was hungry the entire time and posed easily as long as the yams didn’t run out.

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Aplomado falcon (Falco femoralis pichinchae) a federally-listed species, at the Milford Nature Center.

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Aplomado falcon (Falco femoralis pichinchae) a federally-listed species, at the Milford Nature Center.

An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) at the Omaha Zoo.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) at the Omaha Zoo.

A zoo keeper with 'Poa', a ten-month-old common wombat (Vombatus ursinus tasmaniensis) baby she's handrearing at the Healesville Sanctuary.

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A zoo keeper with ‘Poa’, a ten-month-old common wombat (Vombatus ursinus tasmaniensis) baby she’s handrearing at the Healesville Sanctuary.

A critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) at the Miller Park Zoo in Bloomington, Illinois.

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A critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) at the Miller Park Zoo in Bloomington, Illinois.

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A critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) at the Miller Park Zoo in Bloomington, Illinois.

Picture of an endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered six-day-old Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus) at the Minnesota Zoo.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered six-day-old Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus) at the Minnesota Zoo.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered six-day-old Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus) at the Minnesota Zoo.

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The feet of an endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered six-day-old Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus) at the Minnesota Zoo.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered six-day-old Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus) at the Minnesota Zoo.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered six-day-old Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus) at the Minnesota Zoo.

A giant swallowtail butterfly (Papilio cresphontes) a native to Nebraska, at the Lincoln Children's Zoo.

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A giant swallowtail butterfly (Papilio cresphontes) a native to Nebraska, at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

A picture of a Julia heliconian butterfly (Dryas julia) a tropical species not native to Nebraska, at the Lincoln Children's Zoo.

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A Julia heliconian butterfly (Dryas julia) a tropical species not native to Nebraska, at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

Giant swallowtail butterfly (Papilio cresphontes), a native to Nebraska, at the Lincoln Children's Zoo.

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Giant swallowtail butterfly (Papilio cresphontes), a native to Nebraska, at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

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Giant swallowtail butterfly (Papilio cresphontes) a native to Nebraska, at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

A picture of a white peacock butterfly (Anartia jatrophae), a southern species not native in Nebraska, at the Lincoln Children's Zoo.

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A white peacock butterfly (Anartia jatrophae), a southern species not native in Nebraska, at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

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A white peacock butterfly (Anartia jatrophae), a southern species not native in Nebraska, at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

A painted lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui) a native to Nebraska, at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

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A painted lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui) a native to Nebraska, at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

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A painted lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui) a native to Nebraska, at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

Picture of a regal fritillary (Speyeria idalia) a native to Nebraska, at the Lincoln Children's Zoo.

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Regal fritillary (Speyeria idalia) a native to Nebraska, at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

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Regal fritillary (Speyeria idalia) a native to Nebraska, at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

A picture of a pipevine swallowtail (Battus philenor) at the Lincoln Children's Zoo. This species is not native to Nebraska and is found in eastern and southern U.S.

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A pipevine swallowtail (Battus philenor) at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo. This species is not native to Nebraska and is found in eastern and southern U.S.

Picture of a black swallowtail butterfly (Papilio polyxenes) a native to Nebraska, at the Lincoln Children's Zoo.

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Black swallowtail butterfly (Papilio polyxenes) a native to Nebraska, at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

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A Julia heliconian butterfly (Dryas julia) a tropical species not native to Nebraska, at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

An orange sulphur butterfly (Colias eurytheme) at the Lincoln Children's Zoo.

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An orange sulphur butterfly (Colias eurytheme) at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

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A pipevine swallowtail (Battus philenor) at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo. This species is not native to Nebraska and is found in eastern and southern U.S.

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A pipevine swallowtail (Battus philenor) at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo. This species is not native to Nebraska and is found in eastern and southern U.S.

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A Julia heliconian butterfly (Dryas julia) a tropical species not native to Nebraska, at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

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A pipevine swallowtail (Battus philenor) at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo. This species is not native to Nebraska and is found in eastern and southern U.S.

A picture of a female black swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) on a thistle plant (Cirsium sp.) at the Lincoln Children's Zoo.

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A female black swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) on a thistle plant (Cirsium sp.) at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

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Black swallowtail butterfly (Papilio polyxenes) a native to Nebraska, at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

Picture of a long-clawed hermit crab, Pagurus longicarpus, at the Sedge Island Natural Resource Education Center in the Sedge Islands Marine Conservation Zone, Barnegat Bay, New Jersey.

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Long-clawed hermit crab, Pagurus longicarpus, at the Sedge Island Natural Resource Education Center in the Sedge Islands Marine Conservation Zone, Barnegat Bay, New Jersey.

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