Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: Gold

Photo: A three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus gymnurus) at Alpenzoo Innsbruck in Innsbruck, Austria.

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A three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus gymnurus) at Alpenzoo Innsbruck in Innsbruck, Austria.

Photo: A three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus gymnurus) at Alpenzoo Innsbruck in Innsbruck, Austria.

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A three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus gymnurus) at Alpenzoo Innsbruck in Innsbruck, Austria.

Photo: A Vimba bream (Vimba vimba) at Alpenzoo Innsbruck in Innsbruck, Austria.

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A Vimba bream (Vimba vimba) at Alpenzoo Innsbruck in Innsbruck, Austria.

Photo: A Vimba bream (Vimba vimba) at Alpenzoo Innsbruck in Innsbruck, Austria.

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A Vimba bream (Vimba vimba) at Alpenzoo Innsbruck in Innsbruck, Austria.

Photo: A Vimba bream (Vimba vimba) at Alpenzoo Innsbruck in Innsbruck, Austria.

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A Vimba bream (Vimba vimba) at Alpenzoo Innsbruck in Innsbruck, Austria.

Photo: A Vimba bream (Vimba vimba) at Alpenzoo Innsbruck in Innsbruck, Austria.

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A Vimba bream (Vimba vimba) at Alpenzoo Innsbruck in Innsbruck, Austria.

Photo: A Trinidad olive tarantula and Trinidad gold tarantula (Neoholothele incei) at Verve Biotech in Waverly, Nebraska.

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A Trinidad olive tarantula and Trinidad gold tarantula (Neoholothele incei) at Verve Biotech in Waverly, Nebraska. These two animals are the same genus and species, both on the island of Trinidad. The olive version displays the dominate color trait, while the gold displays a rare recessive gene.

Photo: A Trinidad olive tarantula and Trinidad gold tarantula (Neoholothele incei) at Verve Biotech in Waverly, Nebraska.

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A Trinidad olive tarantula and Trinidad gold tarantula (Neoholothele incei) at Verve Biotech in Waverly, Nebraska. These two animals are the same genus and species, both on the island of Trinidad. The olive version displays the dominate color trait, while the gold displays a rare recessive gene.

Photo: A walleye (Sander vitreus vitreus) at the Genoa National Fish Hatchery.

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A walleye (Sander vitreus vitreus) at the Genoa National Fish Hatchery.

Photo: A walleye (Sander vitreus vitreus) at the Genoa National Fish Hatchery.

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A walleye (Sander vitreus vitreus) at the Genoa National Fish Hatchery.

Photo: A walleye (Sander vitreus vitreus) at the Genoa National Fish Hatchery.

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A walleye (Sander vitreus vitreus) at the Genoa National Fish Hatchery.

Photo: A spectaclecase mussel (Cumberlandia monodonta) from the St. Croix River near Taylors Falls, Minnesota.

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A spectaclecase mussel (Cumberlandia monodonta) from the St. Croix River near Taylors Falls, Minnesota. This species is listed as Endangered by the IUCN and Federally Endangered by the USFWS.

Photo: A spectaclecase mussel (Cumberlandia monodonta) from the St. Croix River near Taylors Falls, Minnesota.

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A spectaclecase mussel (Cumberlandia monodonta) from the St. Croix River near Taylors Falls, Minnesota. This species is listed as Endangered by the IUCN and Federally Endangered by the USFWS.

Photo: Two deertoe mussels (Truncilla truncata) from the St. Croix River near Lakeland, MN. A male is on the left and a female is on the right.

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Two deertoe mussels (Truncilla truncata) from the St. Croix River near Lakeland, MN. A male is on the left and a female is on the right.

Photo: Two deertoe mussels (Truncilla truncata) from the St. Croix River near Lakeland, MN. A male is on the left and a female is on the right.

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Two deertoe mussels (Truncilla truncata) from the St. Croix River near Lakeland, MN. A male is on the left and a female is on the right.

Photo: A creeper mussel (Strophitus undulatus) from the St. Croix River near Taylors Falls, Minnesota.

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A creeper mussel (Strophitus undulatus) from the St. Croix River near Taylors Falls, Minnesota.

Photo: A creeper mussel (Strophitus undulatus) from the St. Croix River near Taylors Falls, Minnesota.

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A creeper mussel (Strophitus undulatus) from the St. Croix River near Taylors Falls, Minnesota.

Photo: A male pistolgrip mussel (Tritogonia verrucosa) from the St. Croix River near Taylors Falls, Minnesota.

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A male pistolgrip mussel (Tritogonia verrucosa) from the St. Croix River near Taylors Falls, Minnesota.

Photo: Two pistolgrip mussels (Tritogonia verrucosa) from the St. Croix River near Taylors Falls, Minnesota.

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Two pistolgrip mussels (Tritogonia verrucosa) from the St. Croix River near Taylors Falls, Minnesota. A female is on the left, a male is on the right.

Photo: Two pistolgrip mussels (Tritogonia verrucosa) from the St. Croix River near Taylors Falls, Minnesota.

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Two pistolgrip mussels (Tritogonia verrucosa) from the St. Croix River near Taylors Falls, Minnesota. A female is on the left, a male is on the right.

Photo: A juvenile giant floater mussel (Pyganodon grandis) from the St. Croix River near Taylors Falls, Minnesota.

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A juvenile giant floater mussel (Pyganodon grandis) from the St. Croix River near Taylors Falls, Minnesota.

Photo: A juvenile giant floater mussel (Pyganodon grandis) from the St. Croix River near Taylors Falls, Minnesota.

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A juvenile giant floater mussel (Pyganodon grandis) from the St. Croix River near Taylors Falls, Minnesota.

Photo: A giant floater mussel (Pyganodon grandis) from the St. Croix River near Taylors Falls, Minnesota.

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A giant floater mussel (Pyganodon grandis) from the St. Croix River near Taylors Falls, Minnesota. This individual is estimated to be 11 years old.

Photo: A giant floater mussel (Pyganodon grandis) from the St. Croix River near Taylors Falls, Minnesota.

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A giant floater mussel (Pyganodon grandis) from the St. Croix River near Taylors Falls, Minnesota. This individual is estimated to be 11 years old.

Photo: A spike mussel (Eurynaia dilatata) from the St. Croix River near Taylors Falls, Minnesota.

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A spike mussel (Eurynaia dilatata) from the St. Croix River near Taylors Falls, Minnesota.

Photo: A monkeyface mussel (Theliderma metanevra) from the St. Croix River at Taylors Falls, Minnesota.

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A monkeyface mussel (Theliderma metanevra) from the St. Croix River at Taylors Falls, Minnesota.

Photo: A monkeyface mussel (Theliderma metanevra) from the St. Croix River at Taylors Falls, Minnesota.

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A monkeyface mussel (Theliderma metanevra) from the St. Croix River at Taylors Falls, Minnesota.

Photo: A spike mussel (Eurynaia dilatata) from the St. Croix River near Taylors Falls, Minnesota.

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A spike mussel (Eurynaia dilatata) from the St. Croix River near Taylors Falls, Minnesota.

Photo: A flutedshell mussel (Lasmigona costata) from the St. Croix River near Taylors Falls, Minnesota.

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A flutedshell mussel (Lasmigona costata) from the St. Croix River near Taylors Falls, Minnesota.

Photo: A flutedshell mussel (Lasmigona costata) from the St. Croix River near Taylors Falls, Minnesota.

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A flutedshell mussel (Lasmigona costata) from the St. Croix River near Taylors Falls, Minnesota.

Photo: A hickorynut mussel (Obovaria olivaria) from the St. Croix River near Taylors Falls, Minnesota.

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A hickorynut mussel (Obovaria olivaria) from the St. Croix River near Taylors Falls, Minnesota.

Photo: A hickorynut mussel (Obovaria olivaria) from the St. Croix River near Taylors Falls, Minnesota.

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A hickorynut mussel (Obovaria olivaria) from the St. Croix River near Taylors Falls, Minnesota.

Photo: A male Ugandan kob (Kobus kob thomasi) at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in Escondido, California.

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A male Ugandan kob (Kobus kob thomasi) at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in Escondido, California.

Photo: A male Ugandan kob (Kobus kob thomasi) at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in Escondido, California.

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A male Ugandan kob (Kobus kob thomasi) at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in Escondido, California.

Photo: A male Ugandan kob (Kobus kob thomasi) at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in Escondido, California.

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A male Ugandan kob (Kobus kob thomasi) at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in Escondido, California.

Photo: A male Ugandan kob (Kobus kob thomasi) at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in Escondido, California.

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A male Ugandan kob (Kobus kob thomasi) at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in Escondido, California.

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