Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: captive animals

Solange, a federally endangered female pygmy rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis). She was born in May of 2007. She is 81.5% Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit, and the rest is the Idaho race. Since there are no male Columbia Basin pygmy rabbits left, this means only animals intercrossed with the Idaho race will survive.

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Solange, a federally endangered female pygmy rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis). She was born in May of 2007. She is 81.5% Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit, and the rest is the Idaho race. Since there are no male Columbia Basin pygmy rabbits left, this means only animals intercrossed with the Idaho race will survive.

Photo: Two captive bred Mexican gray wolves (Canis lupus baileyi) with their mother at the Sedgwick County Zoo.

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Two captive bred Mexican gray wolves (Canis lupus baileyi) with their mother at the Sedgwick County Zoo.

Photo: Two lounging polar bears (Ursus maritimus) at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium.

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Two lounging polar bears (Ursus maritimus) at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium.

A picture of an Eastern indigo snake, Drymarchon couperi, at the Toledo Zoo. This species is federally threatened.

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A rare Eastern indigo snake, Drymarchon couperi, at Toledo Zoo.

Photo: A hippopotamus bares its teeth at the Sedgwick County Zoo.

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A hippopotamus bares its teeth at the Sedgwick County Zoo.

Bryn, the federally endangered Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis), sat for this portrait in 2007 at the Oregon Zoo in Portland, Oregon. She was one of two female Columbia Basin pygmy rabbits left, the end of the line for this race of animals. Since there are no males left, this means only animals intercrossed with the Idaho race will survive. She died in 2008, marking the end of her genetic line. This subpopulation lost its sagebrush habitat as the land was developed for agriculture in the state of Washington.

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Bryn, the federally endangered Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis), sat for this portrait in 2007 at the Oregon Zoo in Portland, Oregon. She was one of two female Columbia Basin pygmy rabbits left, the end of the line for this race of animals. Since there are no males left, this means only animals intercrossed with the Idaho race will survive. She died in 2008, marking the end of her genetic line. This subpopulation lost its sagebrush habitat as the land was developed for agriculture in the state of Washington.

A federally endangered Key Largo wood rat (Neotoma floridana smalli) at Disney's Animal Kingdom. Fewer than 250 adults are believed left in the wild, in just two parcels of public land on Key Largo. Captive breeding efforts are underway at both Disney's Animal Kingdom and the Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa, thought the captive population still numbers less than 50 animals.

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A federally endangered Key Largo wood rat (Neotoma floridana smalli) at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Fewer than 250 adults are believed left in the wild, in just two parcels of public land on Key Largo. Captive breeding efforts are underway at both Disney’s Animal Kingdom and the Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa, thought the captive population still numbers less than 50 animals.

A critically endangered Kleinmann's tortoise (Testudo kleinmanni) egg and baby at the Woodland Park Zoo.

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A critically endangered Kleinmann’s tortoise (Testudo kleinmanni) egg and baby at the Woodland Park Zoo.

Photo: African striped skink, Trachylepis striata, at the Houston Zoo.

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African striped skink, Trachylepis striata, at the Houston Zoo.

Photo: African striped skink, Trachylepis striata, at the Houston Zoo.

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African striped skink, Trachylepis striata, at the Houston Zoo.

Photo: African striped skink, Trachylepis striata, at the Houston Zoo.

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African striped skink, Trachylepis striata, at the Houston Zoo.

A picture of a federally endangered yellow-footed rock wallaby (Petrogale xanthopus xanthopus) at Omaha Zoo's Wildlife Safari Park.

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A federally endangered yellow-footed rock wallaby (Petrogale xanthopus xanthopus) at Omaha Zoo’s Wildlife Safari Park.

An Armstrong's Dusky Rattlesnake (Crotalus armstrongi) at the Houston Zoo.

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An Armstrong’s Dusky Rattlesnake (Crotalus armstrongi) at the Houston Zoo.

An Armstrong's Dusky Rattlesnake (Crotalus armstrongi) at the Houston Zoo.

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An Armstrong’s Dusky Rattlesnake (Crotalus armstrongi) at the Houston Zoo.

Aplomado falcon (Falco femoralis pichinchae) at the Milford Nature Center.

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Aplomado falcon (Falco femoralis pichinchae) at the Milford Nature Center.

Bryn, the federally endangered Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis), sat for this portrait in 2007 at the Oregon Zoo in Portland, Oregon. She was one of two female Columbia Basin pygmy rabbits left, the end of the line for this race of animals. Since there are no males left, this means only animals intercrossed with the Idaho race will survive. She died in 2008, marking the end of her genetic line. This subpopulation lost its sagebrush habitat as the land was developed for agriculture in the state of Washington.

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Bryn, the federally endangered Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis), sat for this portrait in 2007 at the Oregon Zoo in Portland, Oregon. She was one of two female Columbia Basin pygmy rabbits left, the end of the line for this race of animals. Since there are no males left, this means only animals intercrossed with the Idaho race will survive. She died in 2008, marking the end of her genetic line. This subpopulation lost its sagebrush habitat as the land was developed for agriculture in the state of Washington.

Picture of a Burmese vine snake (Ahaetulla fronticincta) at the Woodland Park Zoo.

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A Burmese vine snake (Ahaetulla fronticincta) at the Woodland Park Zoo.

A black crested mangabey (Lophocebus aterrimus) at the Chattanooga Zoo.

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A black crested mangabey (Lophocebus aterrimus) at the Chattanooga Zoo.

A black crested mangabey (Lophocebus aterrimus) at the Chattanooga Zoo.

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A black crested mangabey (Lophocebus aterrimus) at the Chattanooga Zoo.

A critically endangered Geoffroy's spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi geoffroyi) at the Chattanooga Zoo.

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A critically endangered Geoffroy’s spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi geoffroyi) at the Chattanooga Zoo.

A black crested mangabey (Lophocebus aterrimus) at the Chattanooga Zoo.

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A black crested mangabey (Lophocebus aterrimus) at the Chattanooga Zoo.

A black crested mangabey (Lophocebus aterrimus) at the Chattanooga Zoo.

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A black crested mangabey (Lophocebus aterrimus) at the Chattanooga Zoo.

A federally endangered, female Northern plains gray langur (Semnopithecus entellus) at the Chattanooga Zoo.

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A federally endangered, female Northern plains gray langur (Semnopithecus entellus) at the Chattanooga Zoo.

A federally endangered, female Northern plains gray langur (Semnopithecus entellus) at the Chattanooga Zoo.

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A federally endangered, female Northern plains gray langur (Semnopithecus entellus) at the Chattanooga Zoo.

Papuan hornbill (Rhyticeros plicatus mendanae) from the Soloman Islands. Photographed in Choussy, France.

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Papuan hornbill (Rhyticeros plicatus mendanae) from the Soloman Islands. Photographed in Choussy, France.

Violet turaco, Musophaga violacea, at the Lincoln Children's Zoo.

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Violet turaco, Musophaga violacea, at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

A critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered bactrian camel, Camelus bactrianus, at the Lincoln Children's Zoo.

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A critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered bactrian camel, Camelus bactrianus, at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

A critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered bactrian camel, Camelus bactrianus, at the Lincoln Children's Zoo.

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A critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered bactrian camel, Camelus bactrianus, at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

Picture of an endangered, male Western red panda (Ailurus fulgens fulgens) named Nigalya at the Chattanooga Zoo.

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An endangered, male Western red panda (Ailurus fulgens fulgens) named Nigalya at the Chattanooga Zoo.

Picture of a vulnerable (IUCN) and federally threatened Florida scrub jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens).

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A vulnerable (IUCN) and federally threatened Florida scrub jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens).

Picture of a vulnerable (IUCN) and federally threatened Florida scrub jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens).

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A vulnerable (IUCN) and federally threatened Florida scrub jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens).

Picture of a vulnerable (IUCN) and federally threatened Florida scrub jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens).

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A vulnerable (IUCN) and federally threatened Florida scrub jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens).

Picture of a vulnerable (IUCN) and federally threatened Florida scrub jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens).

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A vulnerable (IUCN) and federally threatened Florida scrub jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens).

Picture of a vulnerable (IUCN) and federally threatened Florida scrub jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens).

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A vulnerable (IUCN) and federally threatened Florida scrub jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens).

Picture of a vulnerable (ICUN) and federally threatened Florida scrub jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens).

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A vulnerable (IUCN) and federally threatened Florida scrub jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens).

Picture of a vulnerable (IUCN) and federally threatened Florida scrub jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens).

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A vulnerable (IUCN) and federally threatened Florida scrub jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens).

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