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A Mexican hognose snake (Heterodon kennerlyi) at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville.

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A critically endangered sumatran orangutan, Pongo abelii, at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, TX.

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A critically endangered and federally endangered male Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) named Lamydoc, at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas. Lamydoc was born in 1962.

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A roseate spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas. .

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally threatened female Guatemalan mantled howler (Alouatta pigra) at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas.

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A Kenya crested guineafowl (Guttera pucherani pucherani) at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas.

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A Kenya crested guineafowl (Guttera pucherani pucherani) at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas.

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A lady amherst’s pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae) at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas.

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A lady amherst’s pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae) at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas.

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A lady amherst’s pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae) at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas.

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A lady amherst’s pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae) at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas.

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A male and a female Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas. The male’s name is Lamydoc. The female’s name is Katanga. Listed as critically endangered and federally endangered

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A critically endangered and federally endangered male Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) named Lamydoc, at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas. Lamydoc was born in 1962.

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A critically endangered and federally endangered male Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) named Lamydoc, at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas. Lamydoc was born in 1962.

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A critically endangered and federally endangered male Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) named Lamydoc, at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas. Lamydoc was born in 1962.

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A dwarf zebu steer (Bos taurus indicus) at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas.

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A dwarf zebu steer (Bos taurus indicus) at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas.

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A Dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius) at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas.

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A miniature American horse (Equus ferus caballus) at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas.

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A green acouchi (Myoprocta pratti) at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas.

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A giant desert hairy scorpion (Hadrurus arizonensis) at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas.

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An Asian forest scorpion (Heterometrus longimanus) at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas.

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An Asian forest scorpion (Heterometrus longimanus) at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas.

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A Texas recluse spider (Loxosceles devia) at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas.

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A Texas recluse spider (Loxosceles devia) at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas.

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A Texas recluse spider (Loxosceles devia) at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas.

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An endangered lar gibbon (Hylobates lar) at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas.

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Three tumbler pigeons (Columba livia) at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas.

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Four tumbler pigeons (Columba livia) at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas.

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A muscovy duck named Joelle (Cairina moschata moschata) at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas.

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A muscovy duck named Joelle (Cairina moschata moschata) at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas.

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A muscovy duck named Joelle (Cairina moschata moschata) at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas.

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A Muscovy duck name Joelle (Cairina moschata moschata) at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas.

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A desert massasauga (Sistrurus tergeminus edwardsii) at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas.

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A desert massasauga (Sistrurus tergeminus edwardsii) at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas.

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A Mexican ratsnake (Elaphe flavirufa flavirufa) at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas.

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