Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: female animal

Photo: A female wavy-rayed lampmussel (Lampsilis fasciola) at the Aquatic Wildlife Conservation Center in Marion, Virginia.

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A female wavy-rayed lampmussel (Lampsilis fasciola) at the Aquatic Wildlife Conservation Center in Marion, Virginia.

Photo: A mated pair of Austral parakeets (Enicognathus ferrugineus minor) at Fauna Andina, a conservation center near Villarrica, Chile.

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A mated pair of Austral parakeets (Enicognathus ferrugineus minor) at Fauna Andina, a conservation center near Villarrica, Chile.

Photo: A mated pair of Austral parakeets (Enicognathus ferrugineus minor) at Fauna Andina, a conservation center near Villarrica, Chile.

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A mated pair of Austral parakeets (Enicognathus ferrugineus minor) at Fauna Andina, a conservation center near Villarrica, Chile.

Photo: A mated pair of Austral parakeet (Enicognathus ferrugineus minor) at Fauna Andina, a conservation center near Villarrica, Chile.

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A mated pair of Austral parakeet (Enicognathus ferrugineus minor) at Fauna Andina, a conservation center near Villarrica, Chile.

Photo: A mated pair of Austral parakeets (Enicognathus ferrugineus minor) at Fauna Andina, a conservation center near Villarrica, Chile.

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A mated pair of Austral parakeets (Enicognathus ferrugineus minor) at Fauna Andina, a conservation center near Villarrica, Chile.

Photo: A female leafcutter bee (Megachile sp.) from Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center near Denton, Nebraska.

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A female leafcutter bee (Megachile sp.) from Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center near Denton, Nebraska.

Photo: A female long-horned sunflower bee (Svastra obliqua) photographed at the Wilson Ranch, north of Lakeside, Nebraska.

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A female long-horned sunflower bee (Svastra obliqua) photographed at the Wilson Ranch, north of Lakeside, Nebraska.

Photo: A female two-spotted longhorn bee (Melissodes bimaculatus) wild caught in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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A female two-spotted longhorn bee (Melissodes bimaculatus) wild caught in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Photo: An adult female Common Marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) named Liilu and her three-month old baby named Marshmallow at the University of Nebraska, Omaha.

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An adult female Common Marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) named Liilu and her three-month old baby named Marshmallow at the University of Nebraska, Omaha.

Photo: An adult female Common Marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) named Liilu and her three-month old baby named Marshmallow at the University of Nebraska, Omaha.

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An adult female Common Marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) named Liilu and her three-month old baby named Marshmallow at the University of Nebraska, Omaha.

Photo: An adult female Common Marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) named Liilu at the University of Nebraska, Omaha.

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An adult female Common Marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) named Liilu at the University of Nebraska, Omaha.

Photo: An adult female Common Marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) named Liilu at the University of Nebraska, Omaha.

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An adult female Common Marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) named Liilu at the University of Nebraska, Omaha.

Photo: An adult female Common Marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) named Liilu and her three-month old baby named Marshmallow at the University of Nebraska, Omaha.

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An adult female Common Marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) named Liilu and her three-month old baby named Marshmallow at the University of Nebraska, Omaha.

Photo: An adult female Common Marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) named Liilu and her three-month old baby named Marshmallow at the University of Nebraska, Omaha.

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An adult female Common Marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) named Liilu and her three-month old baby named Marshmallow at the University of Nebraska, Omaha.

Photo: Swamp deer or barasingha (Rucervus duvauceli branderi) at Zoo Negara.

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Swamp deer or barasingha (Rucervus duvauceli branderi) at Zoo Negara. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN.

Photo: Two robust camel crickets (Udeopsylla robusta) the Audubon Insectarium, part of the Audubon Nature Institute.

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Two robust camel crickets (Udeopsylla robusta) the Audubon Insectarium, part of the Audubon Nature Institute. The red one is female. The black one is the male.

Photo: Two robust camel crickets (Udeopsylla robusta) the Audubon Insectarium, part of the Audubon Nature Institute.

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Two robust camel crickets (Udeopsylla robusta) the Audubon Insectarium, part of the Audubon Nature Institute. The red one is female. The black one is the male.

Photo: An endangered female Baird's tapir (Tapirus bairdii) at the Audubon Zoo. This animal is named Ixchel.

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An endangered female Baird’s tapir (Tapirus bairdii) at the Audubon Zoo. This animal is named Ixchel.

Photo: An endangered female Baird's tapir (Tapirus bairdii) at the Audubon Zoo. This animal is named Ixchel.

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An endangered female Baird’s tapir (Tapirus bairdii) at the Audubon Zoo. This animal is named Ixchel.

Photo: An endangered female Baird's tapir (Tapirus bairdii) at the Audubon Zoo. This animal is named Ixchel.

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An endangered female Baird’s tapir (Tapirus bairdii) at the Audubon Zoo. This animal is named Ixchel.

Photo: A female Western tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) at Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network.

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A female Western tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) at Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network.

Photo: A female Western tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) at Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network.

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A female Western tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) at Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network.

Photo: A female bird wrasse (Gomphosus varius) at SeaWorld San Diego.

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A female bird wrasse (Gomphosus varius) at SeaWorld San Diego.

Photo: A female bird wrasse (Gomphosus varius) at SeaWorld San Diego.

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A female bird wrasse (Gomphosus varius) at SeaWorld San Diego.

Photo: A pair of prairie merlin (Falco columbarius richardsonii) at Wild at Heart, a raptor rehab center in Cave Creek, AZ. The male is smaller and more dark brown.

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A pair of prairie merlin (Falco columbarius richardsonii) at Wild at Heart, a raptor rehab center in Cave Creek, AZ. The male is smaller and more dark brown.

Photo: A pair of prairie merlin (Falco columbarius richardsonii) at Wild at Heart, a raptor rehab center in Cave Creek, AZ. The male is smaller and more dark brown.

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A pair of prairie merlin (Falco columbarius richardsonii) at Wild at Heart, a raptor rehab center in Cave Creek, AZ. The male is smaller and more dark brown.

Photo: A pair of prairie merlin (Falco columbarius richardsonii) at Wild at Heart, a raptor rehab center in Cave Creek, AZ. The male is smaller and more dark brown.

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A pair of prairie merlin (Falco columbarius richardsonii) at Wild at Heart, a raptor rehab center in Cave Creek, AZ. The male is smaller and more dark brown.

Photo: A pair of prairie merlin (Falco columbarius richardsonii) at Wild at Heart, a raptor rehab center in Cave Creek, AZ. The male is smaller and more dark brown.

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A pair of prairie merlin (Falco columbarius richardsonii) at Wild at Heart, a raptor rehab center in Cave Creek, AZ. The male is smaller and more dark brown.

Photo: An endangered female Darwin’s frog (Rhinoderma darwinii) at the Santiago Zoo in Chile.

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An endangered female Darwin’s frog (Rhinoderma darwinii) at the Santiago Zoo in Chile.

Photo: An endangered female Darwin’s frog (Rhinoderma darwinii) at the Santiago Zoo in Chile.

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An endangered female Darwin’s frog (Rhinoderma darwinii) at the Santiago Zoo in Chile.

Photo: An endangered female Darwin’s frog (Rhinoderma darwinii) at the Santiago Zoo in Chile.

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An endangered female Darwin’s frog (Rhinoderma darwinii) at the Santiago Zoo in Chile.

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