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A five-month-old mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. The species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN.

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A northern red fan parrot (Deroptyus accipitrinus accipitrinus) at the Houston Zoo. This unusual Amazon basin parrot has a crown of brightly-colored head feathers it raises when it feels threatened or aggressive.

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Horsfield’s tarsier (Cephalopachus bancanus borneanus) at Taman Safari. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN.

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“I texted Santa but got Satan. Stupid Autocorrect”

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A northern red fan parrot (Deroptyus accipitrinus accipitrinus) at the Houston Zoo. This unusual Amazon basin parrot has a crown of brightly-colored head feathers it raises when it feels threatened or aggressive.

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Black hawk-eagle or tyrant hawk-eagle (Spizaetus tyrannus) at Parque Jaime Duque near Bogota, Colombia.

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Black hawk-eagle or tyrant hawk-eagle (Spizaetus tyrannus) at Parque Jaime Duque near Bogota, Colombia.

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Black hawk-eagle or tyrant hawk-eagle (Spizaetus tyrannus) at Parque Jaime Duque near Bogota, Colombia.

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An endangered silvery Javan gibbon (Hylobates moloch) at the Gibbon Conservation Center.

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A woman sings and plays a piano in a field in Nebraska.

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Twin farmers enjoy lunch at Mulligan’s Bar in Oxford, NE.

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Llamas, Lama glama, after a recent summer haircut at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo

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Llamas, Lama glama, after a recent summer haircut at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo

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A llama (Lama glama) after a recent summer haircut at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

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Crested oropendola (Psarocolius decumanus) at Tracy Aviary.

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

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Malie, an endangered, 12-yr-old Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea) at the Taronga Zoo.

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Malie, an endangered, 12-yr-old Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea) at the Taronga Zoo.

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An injured black flying fox delicately “tastes” Joel’s thumb at the Australia Bat Clinic in Advancetown, Queensland. Huge bats such as these are smart, social and play extremely critical roles in the environment, both as pollinators of crops and as seed dispersers.

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Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

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Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

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Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

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An endangered Golden lion tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia) at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

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A vulnerable (IUCN) and federally threatened Florida scrub jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens) happily rests on a woman’s head.

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