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Photo: A leopard plecostomus (Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps) from a private collection.

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A leopard plecostomus (Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps) from a private collection.

Photo: A Salvadori’s pheasant (Lophura inornata inornata) at Prague Zoo. This species is listed as near threatened on IUCN’s red list.

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A Salvadori’s pheasant (Lophura inornata inornata) at Prague Zoo. This species is listed as near threatened on IUCN’s red list.

Photo: A Salvadori’s pheasant (Lophura inornata inornata) at Prague Zoo. This species is listed as near threatened on IUCN’s red list.

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A Salvadori’s pheasant (Lophura inornata inornata) at Prague Zoo. This species is listed as near threatened on IUCN’s red list.

Photo: A shining eye killifish (Aplocheilichthys normani) at Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

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A shining eye killifish (Aplocheilichthys normani) at Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

Photo: A cape kurper (Sandelia capensis) at Plzen Zoo, in the Czech Republic.

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A cape kurper (Sandelia capensis) at Plzen Zoo, in the Czech Republic. This animal was originally from South Africa.

Photo: A cape kurper (Sandelia capensis) at Plzen Zoo, in the Czech Republic.

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A cape kurper (Sandelia capensis) at Plzen Zoo, in the Czech Republic. This animal was originally from South Africa.

Photo: A European brown bear (Ursus arctos arctos) at Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

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A European brown bear (Ursus arctos arctos) at Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic. This is a male, age 40, named Pista. His parents were wild caught in Romania.

Photo: An endangered Kulan (Equus hemionus kulan) at Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

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An endangered Kulan (Equus hemionus kulan) at Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

Photo: An African magpie (Pica mauritanica) at the Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

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An African magpie (Pica mauritanica) at the Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

Photo: An African magpie (Pica mauritanica) at the Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

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An African magpie (Pica mauritanica) at the Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

Photo: A pin-tailed sandgrouse (Pterocles alchata caudacutus) at the Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

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A pin-tailed sandgrouse (Pterocles alchata caudacutus) at the Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

Photo: A Western spotted dove (Streptopelia suratensis) at the Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

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A Western spotted dove (Streptopelia suratensis) at the Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

Photo: A Western spotted dove (Streptopelia suratensis) at the Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

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A Western spotted dove (Streptopelia suratensis) at the Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

Photo: A South Caucasus pheasant (Phasianus colchicus colchicus) at the Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

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A South Caucasus pheasant (Phasianus colchicus colchicus) at the Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

Photo: A Henderson's anole (Anolis hendersoni) at the Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

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A Henderson’s anole (Anolis hendersoni) at the Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

Photo: An East African spiny-tailed lizard (Cordylus jonesi) at the Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

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An East African spiny-tailed lizard (Cordylus jonesi) at the Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

Photo: A secret toad-headed agama (Phrynocephalus mystaceus mystaceus) at Prague Zoo. It has cheek flaps that it can extend out the sides of its head to make its mouth look wider, scaring off some predators.

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A secret toad-headed agama (Phrynocephalus mystaceus mystaceus) at Prague Zoo. It has cheek flaps that it can extend out the sides of its head to make its mouth look wider, scaring off some predators.

Photo: A male crowned river turtle, Hardella thurjii, at Prague Zoo. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN. This turtle is native to the Ganges river system in India.

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A male crowned river turtle, Hardella thurjii, at Prague Zoo. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN. This turtle is native to the Ganges river system in India. It is the only species of turtle to lay its eggs in the water. Its shell is ground up and used as an aphrodisiac

Photo: A California red-shouldered hawk (Buteo lineatus elegans) at the Avian Biodiversity Center.

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A California red-shouldered hawk (Buteo lineatus elegans) at the Avian Biodiversity Center.

Photo: A female critically endangered ray-finned fish species (Garra festai) at Zoo Plzeň.

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A female critically endangered ray-finned fish species (Garra festai) at Zoo Plzeň. This species is from Lebanon.

Photo: A red junglefowl (Gallus gallus jabouillei) at Zoo Plzeň.

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A red junglefowl (Gallus gallus jabouillei) at Zoo Plzeň. This species is from Vietnam.

Photo: A red junglefowl (Gallus gallus gallus) at Zoo Plzeň.

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A red junglefowl (Gallus gallus gallus) at Zoo Plzeň. This species is from Vietnam.

Photo: A red junglefowl (Gallus gallus gallus) at Zoo Plzeň.

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A red junglefowl (Gallus gallus gallus) at Zoo Plzeň. This species is from Vietnam.

Photo: Amargosa speckled dace (Rhinichthys osculus nevadensis) collected on the Amargosa River in Tecopa, California.

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Amargosa speckled dace (Rhinichthys osculus nevadensis) collected on the Amargosa River in Tecopa, California.

Photo: A juvenile African civet (Civettictis civetta australis) named 'Honda', age eight weeks, at Zooville USA near Plant City, Florida.

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A juvenile African civet (Civettictis civetta australis) named ‘Honda’, age eight weeks, at Zooville USA near Plant City, Florida.

This civet originated from the Limpopo Province, South Africa

Photo: An African wattled lapwing (Vanellus senegallus senegallus) at the Prague Zoo.

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An African wattled lapwing (Vanellus senegallus senegallus) at the Prague Zoo.

Photo: An African wattled lapwing (Vanellus senegallus senegallus) at the Prague Zoo.

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An African wattled lapwing (Vanellus senegallus senegallus) at the Prague Zoo.

Photo: A boat-billed heron (Cochlearius cochlearius cochlearius) at the Prague Zoo.

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A boat-billed heron (Cochlearius cochlearius cochlearius) at the Prague Zoo.

Photo: A female Elliot’s groove-throated chameleon (Trioceros ellioti) at Zoopark Zajezd.

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A female Elliot’s groove-throated chameleon (Trioceros ellioti) at Zoopark Zajezd.

Photo: A giant bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus irianjayensis) at a private collection.

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A giant bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus irianjayensis) at a private collection.

Photo: A giant bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus irianjayensis) at a private collection.

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A giant bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus irianjayensis) at a private collection.

Photo: A glittering-bellied emerald hummingbird (Chlorostilbon lucidus) at the Museo d'Orbigny Natural History Museum in Cochabamba, Bolivia.

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A glittering-bellied emerald hummingbird (Chlorostilbon lucidus) at the Museo d’Orbigny Natural History Museum in Cochabamba, Bolivia.

Photo: A South Caucasus pheasant (Phasianus colchicus colchicus) from Greece population, at Zoo Plzen

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A South Caucasus pheasant (Phasianus colchicus colchicus) from Greece population, at Zoo Plzen

Photo: A Pacific black duck (Anas superciliosa rogersi) at the Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

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A Pacific black duck (Anas superciliosa rogersi) at the Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

Photo: A Madagascan blue pigeon (Alectroenas madagascariensis) at the Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

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A Madagascan blue pigeon (Alectroenas madagascariensis) at the Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

Photo: A Madagascan blue pigeon (Alectroenas madagascariensis) at the Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

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A Madagascan blue pigeon (Alectroenas madagascariensis) at the Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

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