Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: Claws

Photo: A longhorn decorator crab (Chorilia longipes) at the Alaska SeaLife Center.

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A longhorn decorator crab (Chorilia longipes) at the Alaska SeaLife Center.

Photo: A tanner crab (Chionoecetes bairdi) at the Alaska SeaLife Center.

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A tanner crab (Chionoecetes bairdi) at the Alaska SeaLife Center.

Photo: Colombian ssp of the Harris's hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus) at the National Aviary of Colombia (Aviario Nacional de Colombia).

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Colombian ssp of the Harris’s hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus) at the National Aviary of Colombia (Aviario Nacional de Colombia).

The talons of a South American great horned owl (Bubo virginianus nacurutu) at Parque Jaime Duque near Bogota, Colombia.

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The talons of a South American great horned owl (Bubo virginianus nacurutu) at Parque Jaime Duque near Bogota, Colombia.

The talons of a South American great horned owl (Bubo virginianus nacurutu) at Parque Jaime Duque near Bogota, Colombia.

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The talons of a South American great horned owl (Bubo virginianus nacurutu) at Parque Jaime Duque near Bogota, Colombia.

Picture of the feet of a striped owl (Pseudoscops clamator forbesi) at the Nispero Zoo.

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The feet of a striped owl (Pseudoscops clamator forbesi) at the Nispero Zoo.

Picture of a vulnerable common yabby (Cherax destructor) at the Healesville Sanctuary.

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A vulnerable common yabby (Cherax destructor) at the Healesville Sanctuary.

Picture of a vulnerable common yabby (Cherax destructor) at the Healesville Sanctuary.

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A vulnerable common yabby (Cherax destructor) at the Healesville Sanctuary.

Picture of a vulnerable common yabby (Cherax destructor) at the Healesville Sanctuary.

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A vulnerable common yabby (Cherax destructor) at the Healesville Sanctuary.

Picture of a brown-throated sloth (Bradypus variegatus) at the PanAmerican Conservation Association in Gamboa, Panama.

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A brown-throated sloth (Bradypus variegatus) at the PanAmerican Conservation Association in Gamboa, Panama.

Picture of a brown-throated sloth (Bradypus variegatus) at the PanAmerican Conservation Association in Gamboa, Panama. (Not available for licensing.)

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A brown-throated sloth (Bradypus variegatus) at the PanAmerican Conservation Association in Gamboa, Panama. (Not available for licensing.)

Picture of a Yuman fringe-toed lizard (Uma rufopunctata) at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo.

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A Yuman fringe-toed lizard (Uma rufopunctata) at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo.

Picture of the foot of a vulnerable Malayan box turtle (Cuora amboinensis) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

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The foot of a vulnerable Malayan box turtle (Cuora amboinensis) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

Picture of the feet of a Spanish eagle owl (Bubo bubo hispanus) at the Palm Beach Zoo.

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The feet of a Spanish eagle owl (Bubo bubo hispanus) at the Palm Beach Zoo.

Photo: A three-toed sloth clings to an ambaibo tree in Madidi National Park, Bolivia.

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A three-toed sloth clings to an ambaibo tree in Madidi National Park, Bolivia.

Photo: A three-toed sloth clings to an ambaibo tree in Madidi National Park, Bolivia.

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A three-toed sloth clings to an ambaibo tree in Madidi National Park, Bolivia.

The feet of a greater bulldog bat (Noctilio leporinus) at the Omaha Zoo.

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The feet of a greater bulldog bat (Noctilio leporinus) at the Omaha Zoo.

A federally endangered light-footed clapper rail (Rallus longirostris levipes).

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A federally endangered light-footed clapper rail (Rallus longirostris levipes).

Photo: Detail of the foot of a Galapagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) on Urbina Bay, Isabela Island in Galapagos National Park.

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Detail of the foot of a Galapagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) on Urbina Bay, Isabela Island in Galapagos National Park.

Picture of a grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) at the Sedgwick County Zoo.

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A grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) at the Sedgwick County Zoo.

Sara, the endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered whooping crane (Grus americana), at the Audubon Center for Research of Endangered Species. This is an educational bird.

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Sara, the endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered whooping crane (Grus americana), at the Audubon Center for Research of Endangered Species. This is an educational bird.

A vulnerable (IUCN) and federally threatened Arizona desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) at the Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure.

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A vulnerable (IUCN) and federally threatened Arizona desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) at the Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure.

Photo: Fragmentation of fragile habitat has added to the woes of the once-hardy desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizi). They are collected from soon-to-be-developed lands and sent to a center where they are adopted, euthanized (if ill), or used for research.

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Fragmentation of fragile habitat has added to the woes of the once-hardy desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizi). They are collected from soon-to-be-developed lands and sent to a center where they are adopted, euthanized (if ill), or used for research.

A Mexican spiny-tail iguana (Ctenosaura pectinata), at the Chapultepec Zoo, Mexico City, Mexico.

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A Mexican spiny-tail iguana (Ctenosaura pectinata), at the Chapultepec Zoo, Mexico City, Mexico.

A Mexican spiny-tail iguana (Ctenosaura pectinata), at the Chapultepec Zoo, Mexico City, Mexico.

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A Mexican spiny-tail iguana (Ctenosaura pectinata), at the Chapultepec Zoo, Mexico City, Mexico.

A Mexican spiny-tail iguana (Ctenosaura pectinata), at the Chapultepec Zoo, Mexico City, Mexico.

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A Mexican spiny-tail iguana (Ctenosaura pectinata), at the Chapultepec Zoo, Mexico City, Mexico.

A Mexican spiny-tail iguana (Ctenosaura pectinata), at the Chapultepec Zoo, Mexico City, Mexico.

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A Mexican spiny-tail iguana (Ctenosaura pectinata), at the Chapultepec Zoo, Mexico City, Mexico.

A Mexican spiny-tail iguana (Ctenosaura pectinata), at the Chapultepec Zoo, Mexico City, Mexico.

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A Mexican spiny-tail iguana (Ctenosaura pectinata), at the Chapultepec Zoo, Mexico City, Mexico.

A Mexican spiny-tail iguana (Ctenosaura pectinata), at the Chapultepec Zoo, Mexico City, Mexico.

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A Mexican spiny-tail iguana (Ctenosaura pectinata), at the Chapultepec Zoo, Mexico City, Mexico.

A Mexican spiny-tail iguana (Ctenosaura pectinata), at the Chapultepec Zoo, Mexico City, Mexico.

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A Mexican spiny-tail iguana (Ctenosaura pectinata), at the Chapultepec Zoo, Mexico City, Mexico.

A common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus) at the Buffalo Zoo, Buffalo, New York.

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A common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus) at the Buffalo Zoo, Buffalo, New York.

A common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus) at the Buffalo Zoo, Buffalo, New York.

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A common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus) at the Buffalo Zoo, Buffalo, New York.

An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Nashville crayfish (Orconectes shoupi) at the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, Nashville, Tennessee. This animal has a very limited range, existing only in the Mill Creek watershed which runs from downtown Nashville to its suburbs. Habitat loss has restricted its range even further within Mill Creek, with more than of it developed in recent years.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Nashville crayfish (Orconectes shoupi) at the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, Nashville, Tennessee. This animal has a very limited range, existing only in the Mill Creek watershed which runs from downtown Nashville to its suburbs. Habitat loss has restricted its range even further within Mill Creek, with more than of it developed in recent years.

Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) at the Sedgwick County Zoo.

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Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) at the Sedgwick County Zoo.

Picture of a vulnerable South American red-footed tortoise (Geochelone carbonaria) at the Kansas City Zoo.

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A vulnerable South American red-footed tortoise (Geochelone carbonaria) at the Kansas City Zoo.

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