Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

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A buff-crested bustard (Lophotis gindiana) at the Columbus Zoo.

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A buff-crested bustard (Lophotis gindiana) at the Columbus Zoo.

A northern carmine bee eater (Merops nubicus nubicus) at the Columbus Zoo.

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A northern carmine bee eater (Merops nubicus nubicus) at the Columbus Zoo.

Golden pheasants (Chrysolophus pictus) at the Bramble Park Zoo.

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Golden pheasants (Chrysolophus pictus) at the Bramble Park Zoo.

A Kenyan Sand Boa (Eryx colubrinus loveridgei) at Sedgwick County Zoo.

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A Kenyan Sand Boa (Eryx colubrinus loveridgei) at Sedgwick County Zoo.

Photo: A trumpeter hornbill (Ceratogymna bucinator) at the Denver Zoo, Denver, Colorado.

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A trumpeter hornbill (Ceratogymna bucinator) at the Denver Zoo, Denver, Colorado.

Photo: An auger buzzard (Buteo auger) at the Denver zoo, Denver, Colorado.

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An auger buzzard (Buteo auger) at the Denver zoo, Denver, Colorado.

Picture of a red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) at the Denver Zoo.

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A red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) at the Denver Zoo.

A military macaw (Ara militaris) and blue and gold macaw (Ara ararauna) at the Denver Zoo.

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A military macaw (Ara militaris) and blue and gold macaw (Ara ararauna) at the Denver Zoo.

Photo: An ocellated uromastyx lizard (Uromastyx hardwickii) at the Denver Zoo.

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An ocellated uromastyx lizard (Uromastyx hardwickii) at the Denver Zoo.

Photo: A helmeted hornbill head that's been carved intricately.

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A helmeted hornbill head that’s been carved intricately. Carving of the bird’s bills for ivory has led to a massive decline in this species. This was dropped off by an anonymous donor more than a dozen years ago at the Houston Zoo.

Photo: A helmeted hornbill head that's been carved intricately.

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A helmeted hornbill head that’s been carved intricately. Carving of the bird’s bills for ivory has led to a massive decline in this species. This was dropped off by an anonymous donor more than a dozen years ago at the Houston Zoo.

Photo: A helmeted hornbill head that's been carved intricately.

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A helmeted hornbill head that’s been carved intricately. Carving of the bird’s bills for ivory has led to a massive decline in this species. This was dropped off by an anonymous donor more than a dozen years ago at the Houston Zoo.

Photo: A helmeted hornbill head that's been carved intricately.

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A helmeted hornbill head that’s been carved intricately. Carving of the bird’s bills for ivory has led to a massive decline in this species. This was dropped off by an anonymous donor more than a dozen years ago at the Houston Zoo.

Photo: An umbrella, or white, cockatoo (Cacatua alba) at the Bramble Park Zoo.

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An umbrella, or white, cockatoo (Cacatua alba) at the Bramble Park Zoo.

Photo: Madagascar giant day gecko (Phelsuma gradis) at the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, Kansas.

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Madagascar giant day gecko (Phelsuma gradis) at the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, Kansas.

Picture of an endangered Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle (Chitra indica) at the Kukrail Gharial and Turtle Rehabilitation Centre in Lucknow, India.

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An endangered Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle (Chitra indica) at the Kukrail Gharial and Turtle Rehabilitation Centre in Lucknow, India.

Photo: African flower chafer (Mecynorrhina polyphemus) at the Insectarium in New Orleans.

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African flower chafer (Mecynorrhina polyphemus) at the Insectarium in New Orleans.

A Western hog-nosed snake (Heterodon nasicus nasicus) at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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A Western hog-nosed snake (Heterodon nasicus nasicus) at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Burmese pyhthon (Python molurus bivittatus) at the Bramble Park Zoo.

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Burmese pyhthon (Python molurus bivittatus) at the Bramble Park Zoo.

A beautiful fruit dove (Ptilinopus pulchellus) at the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, Kansas.

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A beautiful fruit dove (Ptilinopus pulchellus) at the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, Kansas.

A bush thick-knee (Burhinus grallarius) at the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita.

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A bush thick-knee (Burhinus grallarius) at the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita.

Picture of a Baracoa knight anole (Anolis baracoae) from a private collection.

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A Baracoa knight anole (Anolis baracoae) from a private collection.

A black spine-neck swamp turtle (Acanthochelys spixii) at the Houston Zoo.

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A black spine-neck swamp turtle (Acanthochelys spixii) at the Houston Zoo.

Picture of a redhead duck (Aythya americana) at the Columbus Zoo.

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A redhead duck (Aythya americana) at the Columbus Zoo.

A radiated ratsnake (Coelognathus radiatus) at the Columbus Zoo, Columbus, Ohio.

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A radiated ratsnake (Coelognathus radiatus) at the Columbus Zoo, Columbus, Ohio.

Picture of a vulnerable Victoria Crowned Pigeon (Goura victoria) at the Columbus Zoo.

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A vulnerable Victoria Crowned Pigeon (Goura victoria) at the Columbus Zoo.

Picture of a vulnerable (IUCN) and federally threatened loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) at the Riverbanks Zoo, Columbia, South Carolina.

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A vulnerable (IUCN) and federally threatened loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) at the Riverbanks Zoo, Columbia, South Carolina.

A western hog-nosed snake (Heterodon nasicus nasicus) at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans.

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A western hog-nosed snake (Heterodon nasicus nasicus) at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans.

Picture of a vulnerable North Sulawesi babirusa (Babyrousa celebensis) at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans.

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Vulnerable North Sulawesi babirusa (Babyrousa celebensis) at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans.

Picture of a grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) at the Sedgwick County Zoo.

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A grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) at the Sedgwick County Zoo.

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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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.

Portrait of a California sea lion (Zalophus californianus).

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Portrait of a California sea lion (Zalophus californianus).

Portrait of a California sea lion (Zalophus californianus).

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Portrait of a California sea lion (Zalophus californianus).

Portrait of a California sea lion (Zalophus californianus).

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Portrait of a California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) at the Houston Zoo.

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