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National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

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Picture of an endangered Phayre's leaf monkey (Trachypithecus phayrei crepusculus) from the Endangered Primate Rescue Center in Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam.

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An endangered Phayre’s leaf monkey (Trachypithecus phayrei crepusculus) from the Endangered Primate Rescue Center in Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam.

Photo: A Ural owl chick (Strix uralensis liturata) from Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

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A Ural owl chick (Strix uralensis liturata) from Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

Photo: Atop the 80-foot tower during a high dive act at the Nebraska state fair.

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Atop the 80-foot tower during a high dive act at the Nebraska state fair.

Photo: A young boy laughing while on vacation at Leech Lake, Minnesota.

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A young boy laughing while on vacation at Leech Lake, Minnesota.

Photo: A girl lies on the floor with her basset hound in a Nebraska home.

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A girl lies on the floor with her basset hound in a Nebraska home.

A hybrid orangutan (cross between Bornean and Sumatran) (Pongo pygmaeus x Pongo abelii) named Jambi, at the Chapultepec Zoo, Mexico City, Mexico.

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A hybrid orangutan (cross between Bornean and Sumatran) (Pongo pygmaeus x Pongo abelii) named Jambi, at the Chapultepec Zoo, Mexico City, Mexico.

A hybrid orangutan (cross between Bornean and Sumatran) (Pongo pygmaeus x Pongo abelii) named Jambi, at the Chapultepec Zoo, Mexico City, Mexico.

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A hybrid orangutan (cross between Bornean and Sumatran) (Pongo pygmaeus x Pongo abelii) named Jambi, at the Chapultepec Zoo, Mexico City, Mexico.

A North American river otter (Lontra canadensis) at the Lincoln Children's Zoo, Lincoln, Nebraska.

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A North American river otter (Lontra canadensis) at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo, Lincoln, Nebraska.

A flammulated owl (Psiloscops flammeolus) at The Wildlife Center in Espanola, NM.

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A flammulated owl (Psiloscops flammeolus) at The Wildlife Center in Espanola, NM.

Photo: A 4-year-old boy gets his haircut at his home in Lincoln, NE.

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A 4-year-old boy gets his haircut at his home in Lincoln, NE.

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