Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

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Photo: A black-tailed monitor (Varanus tristis tristis) at the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo in. Fort Wayne, Indiana.

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A black-tailed monitor (Varanus tristis tristis) at the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo in. Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Photo: A black-tailed monitor (Varanus tristis tristis) at the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo in. Fort Wayne, Indiana.

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A black-tailed monitor (Varanus tristis tristis) at the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo in. Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Photo: A dingo (Canis lupus dingo) at Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

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A dingo (Canis lupus dingo) at Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Photo: A dingo (Canis lupus dingo) at Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

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A dingo (Canis lupus dingo) at Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Photo: Cabbage leather coral (Sinularia brassica) at the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

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Cabbage leather coral (Sinularia brassica) at the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Photo: Disc coral (Turbinaria peltata) at the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

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Disc coral (Turbinaria peltata) at the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo in Fort Wayne, Indiana. This species is listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN.

Photo: A group of blue-legged hermit crabs (Clibanarius tricolor) at the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

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A group of blue-legged hermit crabs (Clibanarius tricolor) at the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Photo: A dingo (Canis lupus dingo) at Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

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A dingo (Canis lupus dingo) at Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Photo: A female rose-breasted grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) caught as part of a banding project in Hudson, Wyoming, USA.

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A female rose-breasted grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) caught as part of a banding project in Hudson, Wyoming, USA.

Photo: A white-crested nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis carolinensis) caught as part of a banding project in Hudson, Wyoming, USA.

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A white-crested nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis carolinensis) caught as part of a banding project in Hudson, Wyoming, USA.

Photo: A female ruby-crowned kinglet (Regulus calendula calendula) caught as part of a banding project in Hudson, Wyoming, USA.

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A female ruby-crowned kinglet (Regulus calendula calendula) caught as part of a banding project in Hudson, Wyoming, USA.

Photo: A male yellow warbler (Setophaga petechia aestiva) caught as part of a banding project in Hudson, Wyoming, USA.

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A male yellow warbler (Setophaga petechia aestiva) caught as part of a banding project in Hudson, Wyoming, USA.

Photo: A male yellow warbler (Setophaga petechia aestiva) caught as part of a banding project in Hudson, Wyoming, USA.

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A male yellow warbler (Setophaga petechia aestiva) caught as part of a banding project in Hudson, Wyoming, USA.

Photo: A Canada warbler (Cardellina canadensis) caught as part of a banding project in Hudson, Wyoming, USA.

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A Canada warbler (Cardellina canadensis) caught as part of a banding project in Hudson, Wyoming, USA.

Photo: A Canada warbler (Cardellina canadensis) caught as part of a banding project in Hudson, Wyoming, USA.

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A Canada warbler (Cardellina canadensis) caught as part of a banding project in Hudson, Wyoming, USA.

Photo: A female myrtle warbler (Setophaga coronata coronata) caught as part of a banding project in Hudson, Wyoming, USA.

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A female myrtle warbler (Setophaga coronata coronata) caught as part of a banding project in Hudson, Wyoming, USA.

Photo: A male myrtle warbler (Setophaga coronata coronata) caught as part of a banding project in Hudson, Wyoming, USA.

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A male myrtle warbler (Setophaga coronata coronata) caught as part of a banding project in Hudson, Wyoming, USA.

Photo: A male American redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) caught as part of a banding project in Hudson, Wyoming, USA.

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A male American redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) caught as part of a banding project in Hudson, Wyoming, USA.

Photo: A palm warbler (Setophaga palmarum palmarum) caught as part of a banding project in Hudson, Wyoming, USA.

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A palm warbler (Setophaga palmarum palmarum) caught as part of a banding project in Hudson, Wyoming, USA.

Photo: A palm warbler (Setophaga palmarum palmarum) caught as part of a banding project in Hudson, Wyoming, USA.

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A palm warbler (Setophaga palmarum palmarum) caught as part of a banding project in Hudson, Wyoming, USA.

Photo: A northern waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) caught as part of a banding project in Hudson, Wyoming, USA.

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A northern waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) caught as part of a banding project in Hudson, Wyoming, USA.

Photo: A white-throated sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) caught as part of a banding project in Hudson, Wyoming, USA.

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A white-throated sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) caught as part of a banding project in Hudson, Wyoming, USA.

Photo: A white-throated sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) caught as part of a banding project in Hudson, Wyoming, USA.

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A white-throated sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) caught as part of a banding project in Hudson, Wyoming, USA.

Photo: A Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula) caught as part of a banding project in Hudson, Wyoming, USA.

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A Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula) caught as part of a banding project in Hudson, Wyoming, USA.

Photo: A Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula) caught as part of a banding project in Hudson, Wyoming, USA.

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A Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula) caught as part of a banding project in Hudson, Wyoming, USA.

Photo: A Kentucky warbler (Geothlypis formosa) caught as part of a banding project in Hudson, Wyoming, USA.

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A Kentucky warbler (Geothlypis formosa) caught as part of a banding project in Hudson, Wyoming, USA.

Photo: A Kentucky warbler (Geothlypis formosa) caught as part of a banding project in Hudson, Wyoming, USA.

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A Kentucky warbler (Geothlypis formosa) caught as part of a banding project in Hudson, Wyoming, USA.

Photo: A Kentucky warbler (Geothlypis formosa) caught as part of a banding project in Hudson, Wyoming, USA.

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A Kentucky warbler (Geothlypis formosa) caught as part of a banding project in Hudson, Wyoming, USA.

Photo: A Kentucky warbler (Geothlypis formosa) caught as part of a banding project in Hudson, Wyoming, USA.

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A Kentucky warbler (Geothlypis formosa) caught as part of a banding project in Hudson, Wyoming, USA.

Photo: A peach earth tiger tarantula (Phormingochilus sp.) photographed at Verve Biotech, a biotechnology company in Waverly, Nebraska.

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A peach earth tiger tarantula (Phormingochilus sp.) photographed at Verve Biotech, a biotechnology company in Waverly, Nebraska.

Photo: A tarantula wolf spider (Lycosa tarantula) photographed at Verve Biotech, a biotechnology company in Waverly, Nebraska.

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A tarantula wolf spider (Lycosa tarantula) photographed at Verve Biotech, a biotechnology company in Waverly, Nebraska.

Photo: A centipede (Alipes sp.) photographed at Verve Biotech, a biotechnology company in Waverly, Nebraska.

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A centipede (Alipes sp.) photographed at Verve Biotech, a biotechnology company in Waverly, Nebraska.

Photo: A black hairy thick-tailed scoripion (Parabuthus villosus) surrounded by exoskeletons.

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A black hairy thick-tailed scoripion (Parabuthus villosus) surrounded by exoskeletons. Photographed at Verve Biotech, a biotechnology company in Waverly, Nebraska.

Photo: A male Florida vinegaroon (Mastigoproctus floridanus) photographed at Verve Biotech, a biotechnology company in Waverly, Nebraska.

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A male Florida vinegaroon (Mastigoproctus floridanus) photographed at Verve Biotech, a biotechnology company in Waverly, Nebraska.

Photo: A timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) photographed at Verve Biotech, a biotechnology company in Waverly, Nebraska.

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A timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) photographed at Verve Biotech, a biotechnology company in Waverly, Nebraska.

Photo: A gray tiger salamander (Ambystoma mavortium diaboli) photographed at Verve Biotech, a biotechnology company in Waverly, Nebraska.

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A gray tiger salamander (Ambystoma mavortium diaboli) photographed at Verve Biotech, a biotechnology company in Waverly, Nebraska.

This salamander was collected from the wild near Lakeside, Nebraska.

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