Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: Fluffy

Photo: A 13-week, female Hawaiian hawk (Buteo solitarius) named Wahine (Hawaiian for little girl) at Sia, the Comanche Nation Ethno-Ornithological Initiative.

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A 13-week, female Hawaiian hawk (Buteo solitarius) named Wahine (Hawaiian for little girl) at Sia, the Comanche Nation Ethno-Ornithological Initiative.

Photo: Baby muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) at the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota.

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Baby muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) at the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota.

Endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered twin giant panda cubs (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) 100 days old, at Zoo Atlanta.

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Endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered twin giant panda cubs (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) 100 days old, at Zoo Atlanta.

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

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

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

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

Photo: A fledgling European barn owl (Tyto alba guttata) from the Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

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A fledgling European barn owl (Tyto alba guttata) from the Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

Photo: A fledgling European barn owl (Tyto alba guttata) from the Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

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A fledgling European barn owl (Tyto alba guttata) from the Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

Photo: A fledgling European barn owl (Tyto alba guttata) from the Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

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A fledgling European barn owl (Tyto alba guttata) from the Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

Photo: A juvenile duck and chickens roost in a box near Denton, Nebraska.

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A juvenile duck and chickens roost in a box near Denton, Nebraska.

Picture of a demoiselle crane, Anthropoides virgo, at Sylvan Heights Bird Park.

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A demoiselle crane, Anthropoides virgo, at Sylvan Heights Bird Park.

Picture of a demoiselle crane, Anthropoides virgo, at Sylvan Heights Bird Park.

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A demoiselle crane, Anthropoides virgo, at Sylvan Heights Bird Park.

Picture of a female white-faced ibis (Plegadis chihi) at Tracy Aviary.

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A female white-faced ibis (Plegadis chihi) at Tracy Aviary.

An endangered red-fronted macaw (Ara rubrogenys) at the Miller Park Zoo in Bloomington, Illinois.

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An endangered red-fronted macaw (Ara rubrogenys) at the Miller Park Zoo in Bloomington, Illinois.

Picture of a silkie orpington chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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A silkie orpington chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Picture of Silkie and buff orpington chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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Silkie and buff orpington chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Picture of a silkie orpington chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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A silkie orpington chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Picture of Silkie and buff orpington chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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Silkie and buff orpington chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Mei Lun and Mei Huan, the twin giant panda cubs (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) at Zoo Atlanta.

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Mei Lun and Mei Huan, the twin giant panda cubs (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) at Zoo Atlanta.

Bald eagle chicks at the Sutton Avian Research Center near Bartlesville, OK. They were hatched in captivity as part of the Bald Eagle Recovery Act.

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Bald eagle chicks at the Sutton Avian Research Center near Bartlesville, OK. They were hatched in captivity as part of the Bald Eagle Recovery Act.

Picture of a vulnerable (IUCN) and federally threatened Florida scrub jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens).

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A vulnerable (IUCN) and federally threatened Florida scrub jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens).

Photo: Silkie showgirl chickens at the Fort Worth Zoo. These are domestic animals, used for education here.

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Silkie showgirl chickens at the Fort Worth Zoo. These are domestic animals, used for education here.

Picture of a Silkie showgirl chickens at the Fort Worth Zoo. These are domestic animals, used for education here.

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Silkie showgirl chickens at the Fort Worth Zoo. These are domestic animals, used for education here.

Picture of a Silkie showgirl chickens at the Fort Worth Zoo. These are domestic animals, used for education here.

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Silkie showgirl chickens at the Fort Worth Zoo. These are domestic animals, used for education here.

Photo: A Nazca boob (Sula granti) chick on Tower Island in Galapagos National Park.

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A Nazca boob (Sula granti) chick on Tower Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: Bald eagle chicks at the Sutton Avian Research Center near Bartlesville, OK. They were hatched in captivity as part of the Bald Eagle Recovery Act.

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Bald eagle chicks at the Sutton Avian Research Center near Bartlesville, OK. They were hatched in captivity as part of the Bald Eagle Recovery Act.

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