Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

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Photo: Studio portrait of a cat named Amadeus Wolfgang Meowzart.

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Studio portrait of a cat named Amadeus Wolfgang Meowzart.

Photo: A cactus ferruginous pygmy owl (Glaucidium brasilianum cactorum) at Wild at Heart raptor rehabilitation center.

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A cactus ferruginous pygmy owl (Glaucidium brasilianum cactorum) at Wild at Heart raptor rehabilitation center.

Photo: A cactus ferruginous pygmy owl (Glaucidium brasilianum cactorum) at Wild at Heart raptor rehabilitation center.

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A cactus ferruginous pygmy owl (Glaucidium brasilianum cactorum) at Wild at Heart raptor rehabilitation center.

Photo: A cactus ferruginous pygmy owl (Glaucidium brasilianum cactorum) at Wild at Heart raptor rehabilitation center.

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A cactus ferruginous pygmy owl (Glaucidium brasilianum cactorum) at Wild at Heart raptor rehabilitation center.

Photo: A cactus ferruginous pygmy owl (Glaucidium brasilianum cactorum) at Wild at Heart raptor rehabilitation center.

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A cactus ferruginous pygmy owl (Glaucidium brasilianum cactorum) at Wild at Heart raptor rehabilitation center.

Photo: Bluespotted stingray (Neotrygon kuhlii) at the Omaha Zoo.

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Bluespotted stingray (Neotrygon kuhlii) at the Omaha Zoo.

A Cloncurry parrot, Barnadius zonarius macgillivrayi, at Loro Parque Fundacion.

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A Cloncurry parrot, Barnadius zonarius macgillivrayi, at Loro Parque Fundacion.

A Cloncurry parrot, Barnadius zonarius macgillivrayi, at Loro Parque Fundacion.

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A Cloncurry parrot, Barnadius zonarius macgillivrayi, at Loro Parque Fundacion.

A Cloncurry parrot, Barnadius zonarius macgillivrayi, at Loro Parque Fundacion.

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A Cloncurry parrot, Barnadius zonarius macgillivrayi, at Loro Parque Fundacion.

A Cloncurry parrot, Barnadius zonarius macgillivrayi, at Loro Parque Fundacion.

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A Cloncurry parrot, Barnadius zonarius macgillivrayi, at Loro Parque Fundacion.

Photo: White-bellied snapping turtle (Elseya branderhorstii) at the Singapore Zoo. This species is listed as Vulnerable on IUCN.

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White-bellied snapping turtle (Elseya branderhorstii) at the Singapore Zoo. This species is listed as Vulnerable on IUCN.

Photo: Clearnose skate (Raja eglanteria) from the Gulf Specimen Marine Lab.

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Clearnose skate (Raja eglanteria) from the Gulf Specimen Marine Lab.

Photo: Clearnose skate (Raja eglanteria) from the Gulf Specimen Marine Lab.

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Clearnose skate (Raja eglanteria) from the Gulf Specimen Marine Lab.

Photo: Giant devil catfish (Bagarius yarrelli) at Zoo Negara.

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Giant devil catfish (Bagarius yarrelli) at Zoo Negara.

Photo: Giant devil catfish (Bagarius yarrelli) at Zoo Negara.

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Giant devil catfish (Bagarius yarrelli) at Zoo Negara.

Photo: Giant devil catfish (Bagarius yarrelli) at Zoo Negara.

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Giant devil catfish (Bagarius yarrelli) at Zoo Negara.

Picture of a vulnerable Malay peacock pheasant (Polyplectron malacense) at Pheasant Heaven, a private pheasant breeding center near Clinton, NC.

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A vulnerable Malay peacock pheasant (Polyplectron malacense) at Pheasant Heaven, a private pheasant breeding center near Clinton, NC.

Picture of a long-spined sea urchin (Diadema antillarum) at the John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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A long-spined sea urchin (Diadema antillarum) at the John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Picture of a long-spined sea urchin (Diadema antillarum) at the John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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A long-spined sea urchin (Diadema antillarum) at the John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Photo: A bowl of Brazil nuts, walnuts, hazelnuts and almonds in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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A bowl of Brazil nuts, walnuts, hazelnuts and almonds in Lincoln, Nebraska.

A critically endangered and federally endangered male Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) named Lamydoc, at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas. Lamydoc was born in 1962.

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A critically endangered and federally endangered male Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) named Lamydoc, at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas. Lamydoc was born in 1962.

Boulder coral (Montipora capricornis) at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium.

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Boulder coral (Montipora capricornis) at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium.

A colony of strawberry corallimorpharian (Corynactis californica) at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium.

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A colony of strawberry corallimorpharian (Corynactis californica) at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium.

Photo: The eye of a Fiji Island crested iguana (Brachylophus vitiensis), a critically endangered reptile at the Taronga Zoo.

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The eye of a Fiji Island crested iguana (Brachylophus vitiensis), a critically endangered reptile at the Taronga Zoo.

Picture of a vulnerable Spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

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A vulnerable Spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

A three-month-old baby chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) named Ruben at Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo. Listed as endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered

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A three-month-old baby chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) named Ruben at Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo. Listed as endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered

Indian blue peafowl (Pavo cristatus) at the Lincoln Children's Zoo.

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Indian blue peafowl (Pavo cristatus) at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

Indian blue peafowl (Pavo cristatus) at the Lincoln Children's Zoo.

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Indian blue peafowl (Pavo cristatus) at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

Indian blue peafowl (Pavo cristatus) at the Lincoln Children's Zoo.

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Indian blue peafowl (Pavo cristatus) at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

A chaco tortoise (Chelonoidis petersi) at Zoo Atlanta.

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A chaco tortoise (Chelonoidis petersi) at Zoo Atlanta.

A close up of the wing of a federally endangered Cape Sable seaside sparrow, Ammodramus maritimus mirabilis. This bird is down to about 2,000 individuals and declining, with nearly all found within Everglades National Park in south Florida.

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A close up of the wing of a federally endangered Cape Sable seaside sparrow, Ammodramus maritimus mirabilis. This bird is down to about 2,000 individuals and declining, with nearly all found within Everglades National Park in south Florida.

An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Virgin Islands boa (Chilabothrus granti) at Toledo Zoo.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Virgin Islands boa (Chilabothrus granti) at Toledo Zoo.

A Galapagos tortoise, Chelonoidis vicina, at the Charles Darwin Research Station on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos.

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A Galapagos tortoise, Chelonoidis vicina, at the Charles Darwin Research Station on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos.

Photo: Galapagos carpet weed, Sesuvium edmondstonei, on Santa Cruz Island in Galapagos National Park.

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Galapagos carpet weed, Sesuvium edmondstonei, on Santa Cruz Island in Galapagos National Park.

Celebes leaf insect (Phyllium celebicum) at the Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo.

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Celebes leaf insect (Phyllium celebicum) at the Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo.

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