Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: captivity

Photo: Baby aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) named Tonks, 16 days old, at the Denver Zoo.

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Baby aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) named Tonks, 16 days old, at the Denver Zoo.

Photo: Baby aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) named Tonks, 16 days old, at the Denver Zoo.

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Baby aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) named Tonks, 16 days old, at the Denver Zoo.

Photo: A white (leucistic) Tanuki or raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) at the Oklahoma City Zoo.

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A white (leucistic) Tanuki or raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) at the Oklahoma City Zoo.

Photo: Spottail shiner (Notropis hudsonius) at the University Lab at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul.

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Spottail shiner (Notropis hudsonius) at the University Lab at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul.

Photo: Spottail shiner (Notropis hudsonius) at the University Lab at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul.

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Spottail shiner (Notropis hudsonius) at the University Lab at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul.

Photo: Emerald shiner (Notropis atherinoides) at the University Lab at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul.

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Emerald shiner (Notropis atherinoides) at the University Lab at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul.

Photo: Emerald shiner (Notropis atherinoides) at the University Lab at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul.

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Emerald shiner (Notropis atherinoides) at the University Lab at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul.

Photo: Emerald shiner (Notropis atherinoides) at the University Lab at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul.

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Emerald shiner (Notropis atherinoides) at the University Lab at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul.

Photo: Iowa darter (Etheostoma exile) at the University Lab at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul.

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Iowa darter (Etheostoma exile) at the University Lab at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul.

Photo: Iowa darter (Etheostoma exile) at the University Lab at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul.

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Iowa darter (Etheostoma exile) at the University Lab at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul.

Photo: Northern redbelly dace (Chrosomus eos) at the University Lab at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul.

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Northern redbelly dace (Chrosomus eos) at the University Lab at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul.

Photo: Northern redbelly dace (Chrosomus eos) at the University Lab at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul.

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Northern redbelly dace (Chrosomus eos) at the University Lab at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul.

Photo: Central mudminnow (Umbra limi) at the University Lab at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul.

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Central mudminnow (Umbra limi) at the University Lab at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul.

Photo: Central mudminnow (Umbra limi) at the University Lab at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul.

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Central mudminnow (Umbra limi) at the University Lab at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul.

Photo: Central mudminnow (Umbra limi) at the University Lab at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul.

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Central mudminnow (Umbra limi) at the University Lab at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul.

Photo: Central mudminnow (Umbra limi) at the University Lab at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul.

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Central mudminnow (Umbra limi) at the University Lab at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul.

Photo: Brook stickleback (Culaea inconstans) at the University Lab at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul.

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Brook stickleback (Culaea inconstans) at the University Lab at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul.

Photo: Brook stickleback (Culaea inconstans) at the University Lab at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul.

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Brook stickleback (Culaea inconstans) at the University Lab at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul.

Photo: Silver lamprey (Ichthyomyzon unicuspis) at the University Lab at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul.

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Silver lamprey (Ichthyomyzon unicuspis) at the University Lab at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul.

Photo: Silver lamprey (Ichthyomyzon unicuspis) at the University Lab at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul.

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Silver lamprey (Ichthyomyzon unicuspis) at the University Lab at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul.

Photo: Silver lamprey (Ichthyomyzon unicuspis) at the University Lab at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul.

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Silver lamprey (Ichthyomyzon unicuspis) at the University Lab at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul.

Photo: Silver lamprey (Ichthyomyzon unicuspis) at the University Lab at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul.

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Silver lamprey (Ichthyomyzon unicuspis) at the University Lab at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul.

Photo: Silver lamprey (Ichthyomyzon unicuspis) at the University Lab at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul.

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Silver lamprey (Ichthyomyzon unicuspis) at the University Lab at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul.

Photo: Northern pike (Esox lucius) at the University Lab at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul.

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Northern pike (Esox lucius) at the University Lab at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul.

Photo: Northern pike (Esox lucius) at the University Lab at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul.

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Northern pike (Esox lucius) at the University Lab at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul.

Photo: Northern pike (Esox lucius) at the University Lab at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul.

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Northern pike (Esox lucius) at the University Lab at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul.

Photo: Pygmy mulga monitor (Varanus gilleni) at Lilydale High School in Australia.

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Pygmy mulga monitor (Varanus gilleni) at Lilydale High School in Australia.

Photo: Pygmy mulga monitor (Varanus gilleni) at Lilydale High School in Australia.

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Pygmy mulga monitor (Varanus gilleni) at Lilydale High School in Australia.

Photo: Pygmy mulga monitor (Varanus gilleni) at Lilydale High School in Australia.

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Pygmy mulga monitor (Varanus gilleni) at Lilydale High School in Australia.

Photo: Pygmy mulga monitor (Varanus gilleni) at Lilydale High School in Australia.

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Pygmy mulga monitor (Varanus gilleni) at Lilydale High School in Australia.

Photo: Eastern hooded scaly-foot legless lizard (Pygopus nigriceps) at Lilydale High School in Australia.

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Eastern hooded scaly-foot legless lizard (Pygopus nigriceps) at Lilydale High School in Australia.

Photo: Eastern hooded scaly-foot legless lizard (Pygopus nigriceps) at Lilydale High School in Australia.

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Eastern hooded scaly-foot legless lizard (Pygopus nigriceps) at Lilydale High School in Australia.

Photo: Eastern hooded scaly-foot legless lizard (Pygopus nigriceps) at Lilydale High School in Australia.

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Eastern hooded scaly-foot legless lizard (Pygopus nigriceps) at Lilydale High School in Australia.

Photo: Eastern hooded scaly-foot legless lizard (Pygopus nigriceps) at Lilydale High School in Australia.

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Eastern hooded scaly-foot legless lizard (Pygopus nigriceps) at Lilydale High School in Australia.

Photo: Common scaly-foot legless lizard (Pygopus lepidopodus) at Lilydale High School in Australia.

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Common scaly-foot legless lizard (Pygopus lepidopodus) at Lilydale High School in Australia.

Photo: Common scaly-foot legless lizard (Pygopus lepidopodus) at Lilydale High School in Australia.

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Common scaly-foot legless lizard (Pygopus lepidopodus) at Lilydale High School in Australia.

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