Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: colorado

Photo: A female African elephant (Loxodonta africana) at the Cheyenne mountain Zoo.

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A female African elephant (Loxodonta africana) at the Cheyenne mountain Zoo.

Picture of a vulnerable (IUCN) and federally endangered cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) at the Denver Zoo.

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A vulnerable (IUCN) and federally endangered cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) at the Denver Zoo.

Photo: Caterpillar of the purple mort bleu (Eryphanis polyxena) at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado.

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Caterpillar of the purple mort bleu (Eryphanis polyxena) at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado.

Photo: Caterpillar of the purple mort bleu (Eryphanis polyxena at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado.

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Caterpillar of the purple mort bleu (Eryphanis polyxena at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado.

Photo: A female orange-banded shoemaker butterfly (Catonephele orites) at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado.

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A female orange-banded shoemaker butterfly (Catonephele orites) at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado.

Photo: White morpho caterpillar (Morpho polyphemus) at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado.

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White morpho caterpillar (Morpho polyphemus) at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado.

Photo: Electric flame scallop (Ctenoides ales) at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado.

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Electric flame scallop (Ctenoides ales) at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado.

Photo: Critically endangered staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis) at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado.

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Critically endangered staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis) at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado.

Photo: Critically endangered staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis) at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado.

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Critically endangered staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis) at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado.

Photo: Indiana single flash firefly nymph (Photuris sp.) photographed at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado.

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Indiana single flash firefly nymph (Photuris sp.) photographed at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado.

Photo: Indiana single flash firefly nymph (Photuris sp.) photographed at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado.

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Indiana single flash firefly nymph (Photuris sp.) photographed at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado.

Photo: Two-year-old blue eyed darner dragonfly nymph (Rhionaeschna multicolor) at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado.

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Two-year-old blue eyed darner dragonfly nymph (Rhionaeschna multicolor) at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado.

Photo: Two-year-old blue eyed darner dragonfly nymph (Rhionaeschna multicolor) at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado.

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Two-year-old blue eyed darner dragonfly nymph (Rhionaeschna multicolor) at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado.

Photo: White worms (Enchytraeus albidus) at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado.

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White worms (Enchytraeus albidus) at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado.

Photo: A queen long-legged desert ant (Aphaenogaster cockerelli) at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado.

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A queen long-legged desert ant (Aphaenogaster cockerelli) at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado.

Photo: A queen long-legged desert ant (Aphaenogaster cockerelli) at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado.

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A queen long-legged desert ant (Aphaenogaster cockerelli) at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado.

Photo: An endangered ghost ornamental tarantula (Poecilotheria vittata) at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado.

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An endangered ghost ornamental tarantula (Poecilotheria vittata) at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado.

Photo: An endangered ghost ornamental tarantula (Poecilotheria vittata) at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado.

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An endangered ghost ornamental tarantula (Poecilotheria vittata) at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado.

Photo: Mysore ornamental tarantula (Poecilotheria striata) at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado.

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Mysore ornamental tarantula (Poecilotheria striata) at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN.

Photo: Mysore ornamental tarantula (Poecilotheria striata) at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado.

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Mysore ornamental tarantula (Poecilotheria striata) at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN.

Photo: Tailless whip scorpion (Paraphrynus mexicanus) at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado.

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Tailless whip scorpion (Paraphrynus mexicanus) at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado.

Photo: Tailless whip scorpion (Paraphrynus mexicanus) at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado.

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Tailless whip scorpion (Paraphrynus mexicanus) at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado.

Photo: White-collared beauty or white-collared tarantula (Eupalaestrus weijenberghi) at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado.

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White-collared beauty or white-collared tarantula (Eupalaestrus weijenberghi) at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado.

Photo: White-collared beauty or white-collared tarantula (Eupalaestrus weijenberghi) at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado.

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White-collared beauty or white-collared tarantula (Eupalaestrus weijenberghi) at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado.

Photo: Parson spider (Herpyllus ecclesiasticus) at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado.

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Parson spider (Herpyllus ecclesiasticus) at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado.

Photo: Parson spider (Herpyllus ecclesiasticus) at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado.

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Parson spider (Herpyllus ecclesiasticus) at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado.

Photo: Panay blue tarantula (Orphnaecus sp.) photographed at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado.

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Panay blue tarantula (Orphnaecus sp.) photographed at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado.

Photo: Panay blue tarantula (Orphnaecus sp.) photographed at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado.

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Panay blue tarantula (Orphnaecus sp.) photographed at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado.

Photo: Colombian pumpkin patch tarantula (Hapalopus sp.) at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado.

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Colombian pumpkin patch tarantula (Hapalopus sp.) at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado.

Photo: Colombian pumpkin patch tarantula (Hapalopus sp.) at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado.

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Colombian pumpkin patch tarantula (Hapalopus sp.) at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado.

Photo: Chilean gold burst tarantula (Euathlus parvulus) at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado.

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Chilean gold burst tarantula (Euathlus parvulus) at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado.

Photo: Chilean gold burst tarantula (Euathlus parvulus) at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado.

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Chilean gold burst tarantula (Euathlus parvulus) at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado.

Photo: Grey trapdoor spider (Cyphonisia sp.) at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado.

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Grey trapdoor spider (Cyphonisia sp.) at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado.

Photo: Grey trapdoor spider (Cyphonisia sp.) at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado.

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Grey trapdoor spider (Cyphonisia sp.) at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado.

Photo: Bolivian dwarf beauty tarantula (Cyriocosmus perezmilesi) at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado.

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Bolivian dwarf beauty tarantula (Cyriocosmus perezmilesi) at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado.

Photo: Bolivian dwarf beauty tarantula (Cyriocosmus perezmilesi) at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado.

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Bolivian dwarf beauty tarantula (Cyriocosmus perezmilesi) at Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Colorado.

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