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BIR071-00119
A male wreathed hornbill (Rhyticeros undulatus undulatus) at the Rotterdam Zoo in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
This species is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN.
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ANI046-00080
An eastern fiddler ray (Trygonorrhina fasciata) at the Great Lakes Aquarium in Duluth, Minnesota.
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ANI047-00044
A close up of a critically endangered Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla pentadactyla) at Zoo Leipzig in Germany.
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FIS042-00228
An oyster toadfish (Opsanus tau) at Loveland Living Planet Aquarium.
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INS021-00006
El Segundo flower-loving fly (Rhaphiomidas terminatus terminatus). This insect was thought to be extinct since the end of the 1960s but a small remnant population of less than 100 individuals was discovered in the early 2000s.
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INV002-00467
A Bifurcated cave amphipod (Stygobromus bifurcatus) at the Conservation Department of the San Antonio Zoo.
Originally from the Robertson Windmill Well, near Salado, Texas. This species is listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
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INV002-00466
Ezell’s cave amphipod (Stygobromus flagellatus) at the Conservation Department of the San Antonio Zoo. This species is listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
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INV002-00465
A Reddell’s caecidotea (Caecidotea reddelli) at the Conservation Department of the San Antonio Zoo. Originally from Hidden Springs 3, in Texas.
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INV002-00464
Peck’s cave amphipod (Stygobromus pecki) at the Conservation Department of the San Antonio Zoo. Originally from the Comal Springs near New Braunfels, TX.
This species is endangered on the IUCN Red List.
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FIS010-00044
Swell shark (Cephaloscyllium ventriosum) at East Bay Regional Park District.
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INV002-00147
A Bottlebrush crayfish, Barbicambarus cornutus, wild caught near West Liberty, West Virginia.
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ANI100-00021
Tilly, a female Asiatic wildcat (Felis silvestris ornata) at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium.
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ANI080-00512
Indian flap shelled turtle (Lissemys punctata punctata) at Kamla Nehru Zoological Garden, Ahmedabad, India.
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ANI092-00076
A full grown Madagascan dwarf chameleon (Brookesia minima) in Madagascar. This species is endangered.
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ANI092-00077
A full grown Madagascan dwarf chameleon (Brookesia minima) in Madagascar. This species is endangered.
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BIR017-00060
Eastern white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) at the Sedgwick County Zoo.
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PLA031-00075
Several milkweed seeds in a woman’s hand.
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PLA031-00077
Wind transports milkweed seeds.
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FIS023-00138
Knobby brain coral (Pseudodiploria clivosa) at Mote Tropical Research Laboratory.
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FIS023-00134
Great star coral (Montastraea cavernosa) at Mote Tropical Research Laboratory.
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FIS023-00132
Mountainous star coral (Orbicella faveolata) at Mote Tropical Research Laboratory.
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ANI025-00514
An Amazonian toad-frog (Leptodactylus knudseni) at the Central Florida Zoo.
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ANI092-00054
A four-horned chameleon (Chamaeleo quadricornis quadricornis) at the Saint Louis Zoo.
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ANI019-00541
A federally endangered jaguar (Panthera onca) at the Brevard Zoo in Melbourne, FL.
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BIR060-00393
A South American comb duck (Sarkidiornis sylvicola) at the Houston Zoo.
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BIR060-00388
A Western Bluebill (Spermophaga haematina) at the Houston Zoo.
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ANI027-00499
A St. Lucia lancehead (Bothrops caribbaeus) at Reptile Gardens.
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ANI027-00498
A Field’s viper (Pseudocerastes fieldi) at Reptile Gardens.
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ANI097-00341
A Great Basin gopher snake (Pituophis catenifer deserticola) at the Toronto Zoo.
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BIR050-00078
An endangered arial toucan (Ramphastos ariel) at the Dallas World Aquarium.
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INS002-00199
Black stag beetle (Dorcus titanus) at the Insectarium in New Orleans.
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INS018-00105
Portrait of a honeybee, Apis mellifera.
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ANI034-00248
A close up of a dog’s nose.
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HIS011-00161
A close up of a 100 dollar bill, Lincoln, Nebraska.
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HIS011-00162
A close up of a 100 dollar bill, Lincoln, Nebraska.
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ANI092-00028
A veiled Chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus) in Lincoln, Nebraska.
