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ANI025-00495
An endangered (IUCN) relict leopard frog (Rana onca) caught near the Hoover Dam. This animal’s habitat has been reduced over the years substantially. Though it is a candidate species for federal protection, federal and state agencies are working to ensure that it doesn’t need to be listed.
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SCE051-00369
A red-footed booby (Sula sula) with vegetation for nesting on Tower Island in Galapagos National Park.
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SCE051-00296
Lonesome George, the very last of the Pinta Island tortoises (Chelonoidis nigra abingdoni) on Santa Cruz Island, on the edge of Galapagos National Park.
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SCE051-00243
A pair of waved albatross, also known as Galapagos Albatross, (Phoebastria irrorata) in one of the primary nesting grounds on Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park. This species nests only on the island of Espanola and one other small island in the Galapagos.
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SCE051-00244
A pair of waved albatross, also known as Galapagos Albatross, (Phoebastria irrorata) in one of the primary nesting grounds on Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park. This species nests only on the island of Espanola and one other small island in the Galapagos.
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SCE051-00251
An American flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber), in the Floreana Island in Galapagos National Park.
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SCE051-00212
A Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) on Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.
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SCE051-00214
A Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) on Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.
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SCE051-00162
A Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) around Puerto Egas, Santiago Island in Galapagos National Park.
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SCE051-00163
A Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) around Puerto Egas, Santiago Island in Galapagos National Park.
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SCE051-00164
A Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) around Puerto Egas, Santiago Island in Galapagos National Park.
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SCE051-00166
One of the rarest birds in the world, the lava gull (Leucophaeus fuliginosus) on Santa Cruz Island, on the edge of Galapagos National Park.
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SCE051-00068
A AMarine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) on Fernandina Island in Galapagos National Park.
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SCE051-00036
Close up of a Galapagos Land Iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) on North Seymour Island, part of Galapagos National Park.
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ANI033-00069
Arabian oryx, Oryx leucoryx, at the Phoenix Zoo. This species is listed as vulnerable.
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ANI019-00210
An endangered Malayan tiger, Panthera tigris jacksoni, at the Omaha Zoo.
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ANI017-00392
An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered San Esteban chuckwalla, Sauromalus varius, at the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum
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ANI017-00389
An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered San Esteban chuckwalla, Sauromalus varius, at the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum
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ANI080-00052
A ringed map turtle, Graptemys oculifera, at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, IA. This species is listed as endangered (IUCN) and federally threatened.
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ANI074-00109
Eastern indigo snake, Drymarchon couperi, at the Toledo Zoo. This species is federally threatened.
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ANI074-00103
Eastern indigo snake, Drymarchon couperi, at the Toledo Zoo. This species is federally threatened.
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INS020-00005
A federally endangered Salt Creek tiger beetle (Cicindela nevadica lincolniana) in a lab at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. With a count of fewer than 250 adults in the summer of 2007, this subspecies of tiger beetle could be the rarest insect in North America. Found only in the interior saline wetlands of Lancaster County, Nebraska, the beetle has been in decline for years due to habitat loss from development.
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ANI027-00494
An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Virgin Islands boa (Chilabothrus granti) at Toledo Zoo.
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ANI027-00495
An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Virgin Islands boa (Chilabothrus granti) at Toledo Zoo.
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FIS014-00014
Smoky madtom (Noturus baileyi) is a federally endangered species at Conservation Fisheries, a native stream fish breeding center. This species is listed as vulnerable on IUCN.
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ESA001-00566
Cape Fear shiner (Notropis mekistocholas) an endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered species at Conservation Fisheries, a native stream fish breeding center.
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ESA001-00569
Citico darter (Etheostoma sitikuense) a vulnerable (IUCN) species at Conservation Fisheries, a native stream fish breeding center.
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ESA001-00570
Citico darters (Etheostoma sitikuense) a vulnerable (IUCN) species at Conservation Fisheries, a native stream fish breeding center.
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ESA001-00472
A vulnerable (IUCN) and federally threatened Atlantic loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) at Riverbanks Zoo.
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ESA001-00203
Chiricahua leopard frog (Lithobates chiricahuensis), a vulnerable (IUCN) and federally threatened species, at the Phoenix Zoo.
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ESA001-00221
An ocelot (Leopardus pardalis)
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ESA001-00222
An ocelot (Leopardus pardalis)
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PEO005-00503
Portrait of a young boy with light seeping from blinds across his face.
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ANI007-00038
A coyote (Canis latrans) at the Great Plains Zoo.
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ANI007-00037
A coyote (Canis latrans) at the Great Plains Zoo.
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ANI071-00358
Solomon Island leaf frog or eyelash frog (Ceratobatrachus guentheri) at the Fresno Chaffe Zoo.