Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

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Picture of the back end of a critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Eastern black rhino (Diceros bicornis michaeli) at the Oklahoma City Zoo.

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The back end of a critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Eastern black rhino (Diceros bicornis michaeli) at the Oklahoma City Zoo.

An endangered Malayan tiger (Panthera tigris jacksoni) at the Omaha Zoo.

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An endangered Malayan tiger (Panthera tigris jacksoni) at the Omaha Zoo.

Photo: Harapan, a four-year-old male Sumatran rhino, at White Oak Conservation Center.

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Harapan, a four-year-old male Sumatran rhino, at White Oak Conservation Center.

A Mississippi mud turtle (Kinosternon subrubrum hippocrepis) at Millard's Turtle Farm, Birmingham, Iowa.

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A Mississippi mud turtle (Kinosternon subrubrum hippocrepis) at Millard’s Turtle Farm, Birmingham, Iowa.

An Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) at the Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure. (IUCN: endangered)

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An Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) at the Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure. (IUCN: endangered)

An Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) at the Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure. (IUCN: endangered)

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An Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) at the Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure. (IUCN: endangered)

Colorado River toad (Incilius alvarius) at the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, Kansas.

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Colorado River toad (Incilius alvarius) at the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, Kansas.

Photo: Young Cole Sartore in his parent's bathroom in Nebraska.

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Young Cole Sartore in his parent’s bathroom in Nebraska.

Photo: Pronhorn antelope at J. Clark Salyer NWR, North Dakota

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Pronhorn antelope at J. Clark Salyer NWR, North Dakota

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