Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

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Photo: Oriole warbler (Hypergerus atriceps) at the Oklahoma City Zoo.

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Oriole warbler (Hypergerus atriceps) at the Oklahoma City Zoo.

Picture of a common waxbill (Estrilda astrild) from a private collection.

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A common waxbill (Estrilda astrild) from a private collection.

Picture of a blue-faced parrotfinch (Erythrura trichroa) from a private collection.

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A blue-faced parrotfinch (Erythrura trichroa) from a private collection.

Picture of a juvenile Javan munia (Lonchura leucogastroides) from a private collection.

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Juvenile Javan munia (Lonchura leucogastroides) from a private collection.

Photo: A tricolored parrot finch (Erythrura tricolor) from a private collection of Glen Holland.

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A tricolored parrot finch (Erythrura tricolor) from a private collection of Glen Holland.

Photo: Detail of the foot of a Galapagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) on Urbina Bay, Isabela Island in Galapagos National Park.

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Detail of the foot of a Galapagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) on Urbina Bay, Isabela Island in Galapagos National Park.

An orphaned mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) in the market at Malabo on Bioko island, Equatorial Guinea.

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An orphaned mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) in the market at Malabo on Bioko island, Equatorial Guinea.

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 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.

Photo: A man cradles a ground-dwelling chick in his hands in the Atacama Desert in Chile.

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A man cradles a ground-dwelling chick in his hands in the Atacama Desert in Chile.

A piping plover (Charadrius melodus). (US: Endangered)

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A piping plover (Charadrius melodus). (US: Endangered)

Photo: Pale milk snake (Lampropeltis triangulum multistriata) collected in the Nebraska Sandhills--Thomas County.

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Pale milk snake (Lampropeltis triangulum multistriata) collected in the Nebraska Sandhills–Thomas County.

Budgett's frog (Lepidobatrachus laevis) at the Baltimore Aquarium.

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Budgett’s frog (Lepidobatrachus laevis) at the Baltimore Aquarium.

A White's tree frog (Pelodryas caerulea) at the Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure.

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A White’s tree frog (Pelodryas caerulea) at the Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure.

A White's tree frog (Pelodryas caerulea) at the Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure.

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A White’s tree frog (Pelodryas caerulea) at the Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure.

A black-throated monitor (Varanus albigularis ionidesi) at the Kansas City Zoo.

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A black-throated monitor (Varanus albigularis ionidesi) at the Kansas City Zoo.

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