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Photo: A Yunnan bamboo pitviper (Trimeresurus yunnanensis) from a private collection.

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A Yunnan bamboo pitviper (Trimeresurus yunnanensis) from a private collection.

A female Indri (Indri indri), the worlds largest lemur, in the wilds of Analamazaotra Forest near Andasibe, Madagascar.

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A female Indri (Indri indri), the worlds largest lemur, in the wilds of Analamazaotra Forest near Andasibe, Madagascar.

Photo: A male and female heavy stick insect (Pharnacia ponderosa) from the Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

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A male and female heavy stick insect (Pharnacia ponderosa) from the Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

Photo: A male and female heavy stick insect (Pharnacia ponderosa) from the Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

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A male and female heavy stick insect (Pharnacia ponderosa) from the Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

Picture of the caterpillar of the mourning cloak butterfly (Nymphalis antiopa antiopa).

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The caterpillar of the mourning cloak butterfly (Nymphalis antiopa antiopa).

An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) at Zoo Atlanta.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) at Zoo Atlanta.

Tourists photograph very old and very rare Galapagos tortoises, Chelonoidis vicina, at the Charles Darwin Research Station in the Galapagos.

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Tourists photograph very old and very rare Galapagos tortoises, Chelonoidis vicina, at the Charles Darwin Research Station in the Galapagos.

Tourists photograph very old and very rare Galapagos tortoises, Chelonoidis vicina, at the Charles Darwin Research Station in the Galapagos.

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Tourists photograph very old and very rare Galapagos tortoises, Chelonoidis vicina, at the Charles Darwin Research Station in the Galapagos.

A critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered female Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) and her five-month-old cub.

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A critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered female Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) and her five-month-old cub.

Photo: Galapagos fur seal (Arctocephalus galapagoensis) on Isabella Island in Galapagos National Park.

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Galapagos fur seal (Arctocephalus galapagoensis) on Isabella Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: A young boy climbs and forages for food in his kitchen at his home in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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A young boy climbs and forages for food in his kitchen at his home in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Photo: A young boy climbs and forages for food in his kitchen at his home in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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A young boy climbs and forages for food in his kitchen at his home in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Photo: A young boy climbs and forages for food in his kitchen at his home in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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A young boy climbs and forages for food in his kitchen at his home in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Photo: Hikers on Scotland's Ben Nevis mountain at the western end of the Grampian Mountains.

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Hikers on Scotland’s Ben Nevis mountain at the western end of the Grampian Mountains.

Two yellow-spotted climbing toads (Pedostibes hosii) at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo. The dark frog is male and light green frog is female.

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Two yellow-spotted climbing toads (Pedostibes hosii) at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo. The dark frog is male and light green frog is female.

A yellow-spotted climbing toad (Pedostibes hosii) at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo.

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A yellow-spotted climbing toad (Pedostibes hosii) at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo.

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