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Shown are the Cuc Phuong Turtle Conservation Center staff members searching for a vulnerable Southeast Asian softshell turtle (Amyda cartilaginea).

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Shown are the Cuc Phuong Turtle Conservation Center staff members searching for a vulnerable Southeast Asian softshell turtle (Amyda cartilaginea).

Shown are the Cuc Phuong Turtle Conservation Center staff members searching for a vulnerable Southeast Asiatic softshell turtle (Amyda cartilaginea).

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Shown are the Cuc Phuong Turtle Conservation Center staff members searching for a vulnerable Southeast Asiatic softshell turtle (Amyda cartilaginea).

Photo: Joel Sartore models inside a shooting tent at Raptor Recovery Nebraska.

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Joel Sartore models inside a shooting tent at Raptor Recovery Nebraska.

Jackson's hornbill (Tockus jacksoni) at the Fort Worth Zoo.

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Jackson’s hornbill (Tockus jacksoni) at the Fort Worth Zoo.

A federally endangered woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou).

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A federally endangered woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou).

A federally endangered woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou).

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A federally endangered woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou).

A critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Santa Catalina Island fox (Urocyon littoralis catalinae). The foxes were trapped for an island-wide population estimate, as well as for vaccinations and various studies.

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A critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Santa Catalina Island fox (Urocyon littoralis catalinae). The foxes were trapped for an island-wide population estimate, as well as for vaccinations and various studies.

A critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Santa Catalina Island fox (Urocyon littoralis catalinae). The foxes were trapped for an island-wide population estimate, as well as for vaccinations and various studies.

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A critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Santa Catalina Island fox (Urocyon littoralis catalinae). The foxes were trapped for an island-wide population estimate, as well as for vaccinations and various studies.

A critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Santa Catalina Island fox (Urocyon littoralis catalinae). The foxes were trapped for an island-wide population estimate, as well as for vaccinations and various studies.

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A critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Santa Catalina Island fox (Urocyon littoralis catalinae). The foxes were trapped for an island-wide population estimate, as well as for vaccinations and various studies.

A critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Santa Catalina Island fox (Urocyon littoralis catalinae). The foxes were trapped for an island-wide population estimate, as well as for vaccinations and various studies.

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A critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Santa Catalina Island fox (Urocyon littoralis catalinae). The foxes were trapped for an island-wide population estimate, as well as for vaccinations and various studies.

A cage full of red-lored Amazon parrots (Amazona autumnalis) which survived Hurricane Andrew; only two were lost in the storm.

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A cage full of red-lored Amazon parrots (Amazona autumnalis) which survived Hurricane Andrew; only two were lost in the storm.

Vulnerable Pinyon jay (Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. This and other corvid species are studied to learn how cognition evolved, how animals use cognitive abilities to solve problems in nature and how cognitive abilities can affect the evolutionary process.

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Vulnerable Pinyon jay (Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. This and other corvid species are studied to learn how cognition evolved, how animals use cognitive abilities to solve problems in nature and how cognitive abilities can affect the evolutionary process.

Photo: A dog looks eagerly upon a dead pheasant after an organized hunting event in Broken Bow, Nebraska

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A dog looks eagerly upon a dead pheasant after an organized hunting event in Broken Bow, Nebraska

Photo: Biologists relocate a tranquilized red wolf (endangered) near Manteo, North Carolina.

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Biologists relocate a tranquilized red wolf (endangered) near Manteo, North Carolina.

Photo: A rusty spotted cat (Felis rubiginosa phillipsi) at the Audubon Center for Research of Endangered Species.

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A rusty spotted cat (Felis rubiginosa phillipsi) at the Audubon Center for Research of Endangered Species. When photoraphed in 2007, this was the only captive one in North America.

Domestic rats (Rattus norvegicus) at the Sutton Avian Research Center.

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Domestic rats (Rattus norvegicus) at the Sutton Avian Research Center.

Japanese coturnix quail (Coturnix japonica) at a hatchery located on the grounds of the Sutton Avian Research Center near Bartlesville, OK.

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Japanese coturnix quail (Coturnix japonica) at a hatchery located on the grounds of the Sutton Avian Research Center near Bartlesville, OK.

Japanese coturnix quail (Coturnix japonica) at a hatchery located on the grounds of the Sutton Avian Research Center near Bartlesville, OK.

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Japanese coturnix quail (Coturnix japonica) at a hatchery located on the grounds of the Sutton Avian Research Center near Bartlesville, OK.

Japanese coturnix quail (Coturnix japonica) at a hatchery located on the grounds of the Sutton Avian Research Center near Bartlesville, OK.

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Japanese coturnix quail (Coturnix japonica) at a hatchery located on the grounds of the Sutton Avian Research Center near Bartlesville, OK.

Photo: A domestic rat at the George M. Sutton Avian Research Center.

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A domestic rat at the George M. Sutton Avian Research Center.

Domestic rats (Rattus norvegicus) at the Sutton Avian Research Center.

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Domestic rats (Rattus norvegicus) at the Sutton Avian Research Center.

Photo: A timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus horridus) at Reptile Gardens.

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A timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus horridus) at Reptile Gardens.

A zookeeper holds a black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. (Endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered)

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A zookeeper holds a black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. (Endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered)

A zookeeper holds a black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. (Endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered)

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A zookeeper holds a black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. (Endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered)

Photo: A Rodrigues fruit bat (Pteropus rodricensis) at the Lincoln Children's Zoo, Lincoln, Nebraska.

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A Rodrigues fruit bat (Pteropus rodricensis) at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo, Lincoln, Nebraska. (IUCN: Critically Endangered)

Photo: A Rodrigues fruit bat (Pteropus rodricensis) at the Lincoln Children's Zoo, Lincoln, Nebraska.

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A Rodrigues fruit bat (Pteropus rodricensis) at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo, Lincoln, Nebraska. (IUCN: Critically Endangered)

Photo: A Rodrigues fruit bat (Pteropus rodricensis) at the Lincoln Children's Zoo, Lincoln, Nebraska.

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A Rodrigues fruit bat (Pteropus rodricensis) at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo, Lincoln, Nebraska. (IUCN: Critically Endangered)

Photo: A Rodrigues fruit bat (Pteropus rodricensis) at the Lincoln Children's Zoo, Lincoln, Nebraska.

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A Rodrigues fruit bat (Pteropus rodricensis) at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo, Lincoln, Nebraska. (IUCN: Critically Endangered)

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