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Photo: A stick insect (Phryganistria heusii yentuensis) from a private collection.

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A stick insect (Phryganistria heusii yentuensis) from a private collection.

Photo: A Florida grasshopper sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum floridanus) at White Oak Conservation Center, Yulee, Florida.

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A Florida grasshopper sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum floridanus) at White Oak Conservation Center, Yulee, Florida. This adult bird was hatched here last year.

This bird is part of a captive breeding program for this critically endangered species, a few of which still live in the vanishing prairies of central Florida. There are nearly 100 adults, nestlings and hatch year birds here now at White Oak. This is likely more than are left in the wild now.

Picture of a Red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) at Tracy Aviary.

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Red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) at Tracy Aviary.

Photo: A dead-leaf mantis (Deroplatys desiccata) on the hand of an assistant at the Audubon Insectarium in New Orleans.

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A dead-leaf mantis (Deroplatys desiccata) on the hand of an assistant at the Audubon Insectarium in New Orleans.

Southern grasshopper mouse or scorpion mouse (Onychomys torridus torridus) at Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center.

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Southern grasshopper mouse or scorpion mouse (Onychomys torridus torridus) at Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center.

A white-striped gecko (Gonatodes vittatus) from a private collection.

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A white-striped gecko (Gonatodes vittatus) from a private collection.

Photo: A studio portrait of an golden-rumped tinkerbird (Pogoniulus bilineatus poensis).

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A studio portrait of an golden-rumped tinkerbird (Pogoniulus bilineatus poensis).

Delalande's gecko (Tarentola delalandii) at Wroclaw Zoo.

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Delalande’s gecko (Tarentola delalandii) at Wroclaw Zoo.

Photo: Two-month old yellow-faced turtles (Emydura tanybaraga) at the Oklahoma City Zoo.

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Two-month old yellow-faced turtles (Emydura tanybaraga) at the Oklahoma City Zoo.

Photo: Two-month old yellow-faced turtles (Emydura tanybaraga) at the Oklahoma City Zoo.

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Two-month old yellow-faced turtles (Emydura tanybaraga) at the Oklahoma City Zoo.

Photo: An America robin (Turdus migratorius nigrideus) at the Carolina Waterfowl Rescue.

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An America robin (Turdus migratorius nigrideus) at the Carolina Waterfowl Rescue.

Photo: Oriole warbler (Hypergerus atriceps) at the Oklahoma City Zoo.

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Oriole warbler (Hypergerus atriceps) at the Oklahoma City Zoo.

Photo: Western fence lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis) at Nebraska Wildlife Rehab.

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Western fence lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis) at Nebraska Wildlife Rehab.

Photo: Rough earth snake (Virginia striatula) at Wildcare in Noble, Oklahoma.

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Rough earth snake (Virginia striatula) at Wildcare in Noble, Oklahoma.

Photo: A giant deep-sea roach (Bathynomus giganteus) held by a staff member at the Virginia Aquarium.

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A giant deep-sea roach (Bathynomus giganteus) held by a staff member at the Virginia Aquarium.

Photo: A female giant winged walking stick (Phasma gigas "Jailolo") at the Budapest Zoo.

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A female giant winged walking stick (Phasma gigas “Jailolo”) at the Budapest Zoo.

Photo: Eurasian pygmy owl (Glaucidium passerinum passerinum) at Alpenzoo in Innsbruck, Austria.

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Eurasian pygmy owl (Glaucidium passerinum passerinum) at Alpenzoo in Innsbruck, Austria.

Photo: Malayan giant stick insect (Pharnacia cantori) at Zoo Negara.

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Malayan giant stick insect (Pharnacia cantori) at Zoo Negara.

A ring-tailed lemur and her pups (Lemur catta) at the Lincoln Children's Zoo.

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A ring-tailed lemur and her pups (Lemur catta) at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

A ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) at the Lincoln Children's Zoo.

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

Photo: A 24-day-old slow loris (Nycticebus) at the Endangered Primate Rescue Center in Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam.

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A 24-day-old slow loris (Nycticebus) at the Endangered Primate Rescue Center in Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam. This baby is named ‘Captain Hook’ because he is missing a hand.

Photo: A 24-day-old slow loris (Nycticebus) at the Endangered Primate Rescue Center in Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam.

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A 24-day-old slow loris (Nycticebus) at the Endangered Primate Rescue Center in Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam. This baby is named ‘Captain Hook’ because he is missing a hand.

Photo: A 24-day-old slow loris (Nycticebus) at the Endangered Primate Rescue Center in Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam.

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A 24-day-old slow loris (Nycticebus) at the Endangered Primate Rescue Center in Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam. This baby is named ‘Captain Hook’ because he is missing a hand.

"Luna", a hand-raised, 56-day-old red-shanked douc langur (Pygathrix nemaeus) at the Endangered Primate Rescue Center in Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam. Critcially Endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered.

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“Luna”, a hand-raised, 56-day-old red-shanked douc langur (Pygathrix nemaeus) at the Endangered Primate Rescue Center in Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam. Critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered.

"Luna", a hand-raised, 56-day-old red-shanked douc langur (Pygathrix nemaeus) at the Endangered Primate Rescue Center in Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam. Critically Endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered.

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“Luna”, a hand-raised, 56-day-old red-shanked douc langur (Pygathrix nemaeus) at the Endangered Primate Rescue Center in Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam. Critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered.

Photo: Baby tortoise at Parco Natura Viva in Bussolengo, Italy.

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Baby tortoise at Parco Natura Viva in Bussolengo, Italy.

Six-month-old Greek tortoises (the large one is Testudo marginata, and the smaller one is testudo graeca) at Parco Natura in Bussolengo, Italy.

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Six-month-old Greek tortoises (the large one is Testudo marginata, and the smaller one is testudo graeca) at Parco Natura in Bussolengo, Italy.

Photo: Baby tortoises at Parco Natura Viva in Bussolengo, Italy.

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Baby tortoises at Parco Natura Viva in Bussolengo, Italy.

Six-month-old Greek tortoises (the large one is Testudo marginata, and the smaller one is testudo graeca) at Parco Natura in Bussolengo, Italy.

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Six-month-old Greek tortoises (the large one is Testudo marginata, and the smaller one is testudo graeca) at Parco Natura in Bussolengo, Italy.

Six-month-old Greek tortoises (the large one is Testudo marginata, and the smaller one is testudo graeca) at Parco Natura in Bussolengo, Italy.

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Six-month-old Greek tortoises (the large one is Testudo marginata, and the smaller one is testudo graeca) at Parco Natura in Bussolengo, Italy.

Photo: Savage's thin-toed frog (Leptodactylus savagei) at the El Valle Amphibian Conservation Center (EVACC).

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Savage’s thin-toed frog (Leptodactylus savagei) at the El Valle Amphibian Conservation Center (EVACC).

Photo: European toad (Bufo bufo) at the Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

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European toad (Bufo bufo) at the Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

Photo: European toad (Bufo bufo) at the Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

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European toad (Bufo bufo) at the Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

Photo: Ellen Sartore, age 11, with morel mushrooms (Morchella) that she found in Elkhorn, NE.

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Ellen Sartore, age 11, with morel mushrooms (Morchella) that she found in Elkhorn, NE.

Picture of a critically endangered, Pirre harlequin frog (Atelopus glyphus) at the Panama Amphibian Rescue and Conservation Project.

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The critically endangered, Pirre harlequin frog (Atelopus glyphus) at the Panama Amphibian Rescue and Conservation Project. The male is smaller. This is a project designed to establish captive breeding populations of frogs at risk of extinction from the frog-killing Chytrid fungus.

The male is smaller and darker with small yellow spots.

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