Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: Island

Photo: A hatchling leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) crawls along the beach toward the ocean on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea.

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A hatchling leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) crawls along the beach toward the ocean on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea. (IUCN: Critically Endangered, US: Endangered)

Photo: Leaf-imitating katydid (Corycoides jurinei) from Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea.

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Leaf-imitating katydid (Corycoides jurinei) from Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea.

Photo: Leaf-imitating katydid (Corycoides jurinei) from Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea.

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Leaf-imitating katydid (Corycoides jurinei) from Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea.

Green katydid (Arantia accrana) from Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea.

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Green katydid (Arantia accrana) from Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea.

Green katydid (Arantia accrana) from Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea.

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Green katydid (Arantia accrana) from Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea.

Green katydid (Arantia accrana) from Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea.

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Green katydid (Arantia accrana) from Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea.

Photo: A zig-zag spider (Neoscona cooksoni) on Floreana Island, in Galapagos National Park.

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A zig-zag spider (Neoscona cooksoni) on Floreana Island, in Galapagos National Park. The zig-zag is a species endemic to the Galapagos.

An American oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) on Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos National Park.

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An American oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) on Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos National Park.

Photo: An endangered Galapagos sea lion, Zalophus wollebaeki, on the beach at Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

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An endangered Galapagos sea lion, Zalophus wollebaeki, on the beach at Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: A man photographs an endangered Galapagos sea lion, Zalophus wollebaeki, on the beach at Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

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A man photographs an endangered Galapagos sea lion, Zalophus wollebaeki, on the beach at Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: An endangered Galapagos sea lion, Zalophus wollebaeki, on the beach at Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

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An endangered Galapagos sea lion, Zalophus wollebaeki, on the beach at Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: Endangered Galapagos sea lions, Zalophus wollebaeki, on the beach at Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

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Endangered Galapagos sea lions, Zalophus wollebaeki, on the beach at Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: Endangered Galapagos sea lions, Zalophus wollebaeki, on the beach at Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

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Endangered Galapagos sea lions, Zalophus wollebaeki, on the beach at Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: Tourist walk among the Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) on Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

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Tourist walk among the Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) on Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: Endangered Galapagos sea lions, Zalophus wollebaeki, on the beach at Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

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Endangered Galapagos sea lions, Zalophus wollebaeki, on the beach at Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: Tourist walk among the Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) on Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

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Tourist walk among the Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) on Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: Endangered Galapagos sea lions, Zalophus wollebaeki, on the beach at Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

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Endangered Galapagos sea lions, Zalophus wollebaeki, on the beach at Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: Endangered Galapagos sea lions, Zalophus wollebaeki, on the beach at Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

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Endangered Galapagos sea lions, Zalophus wollebaeki, on the beach at Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: Endangered Galapagos sea lions, Zalophus wollebaeki, on the beach at Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

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Endangered Galapagos sea lions, Zalophus wollebaeki, on the beach at Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: An endangered Galapagos sea lion, Zalophus wollebaeki, on the beach at Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

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An endangered Galapagos sea lion, Zalophus wollebaeki, on the beach at Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: Silhouette of a cruise ship at sunset near San Cristobal Island in the Galapagos.

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Silhouette of a cruise ship at sunset near San Cristobal Island in the Galapagos.

Photo: A San Cristobal mockingbird or Chatham mockingbird (Mimus melanotis) on San Cristobal Island (formerly known as Chatham Island).

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A San Cristobal mockingbird or Chatham mockingbird (Mimus melanotis) on San Cristobal Island (formerly known as Chatham Island).

Photo: The hood mockingbird, also known as the Espanola mockingbird, (Mimus macdonaldi) is a very rare bird species that's found only on Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

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The hood mockingbird, also known as the Espanola mockingbird, (Mimus macdonaldi) is a very rare bird species that’s found only on Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: Close up of a Galapagos sea lion sleeping, Zalophus wollebaeki, on Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

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Close up of a Galapagos sea lion sleeping, Zalophus wollebaeki, on Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

A brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, on San Cristobal Island in the Galapagos.

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A brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, on San Cristobal Island in the Galapagos.

Photo: San Cristobal Island at sunset, part of the Galapagos Islands.

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San Cristobal Island at sunset, part of the Galapagos Islands.

Photo: A tourist snorkels near Kicker Rock, near San Cristobal Island in Galapagos National Park.

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A tourist snorkels near Kicker Rock, near San Cristobal Island in Galapagos National Park.

An endangered (IUCN and US) green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas, near Kicker Rock on the edge of San Cristobal Island in Galapagos National Park.

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An endangered (IUCN and US) green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas, near Kicker Rock on the edge of San Cristobal Island in Galapagos National Park.

An endangered (IUCN and US) green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas, near Kicker Rock on the edge of San Cristobal Island in Galapagos National Park.

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An endangered (IUCN and US) green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas, near Kicker Rock on the edge of San Cristobal Island in Galapagos National Park.

An endangered (IUCN and US) green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas, near Kicker Rock on the edge of San Cristobal Island in Galapagos National Park.

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An endangered (IUCN and US) green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas, near Kicker Rock on the edge of San Cristobal Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: Galapagos sea lions, Zalophus wollebaeki, sleep on a fishing boat near San Cristobal Island in the Galapagos.

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Galapagos sea lions, Zalophus wollebaeki, sleep on a fishing boat near San Cristobal Island in the Galapagos.

Photo: A yellow warbler, Dendroica petechia, on San Cristobal Island in the Galapagos.

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A yellow warbler, Dendroica petechia, on San Cristobal Island in the Galapagos.

Photo: A medium ground finch, Geospiza fortis, on San Cristobal Island in the Galapagos.

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A medium ground finch, Geospiza fortis, on San Cristobal Island in the Galapagos.

Photo: A smooth-billed ani, Crotophaga ani, on San Cristobal Island in the Galapagos.

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A smooth-billed ani, Crotophaga ani, on San Cristobal Island in the Galapagos.

Photo: A medium ground finch, Geospiza fortis, on San Cristobal Island in the Galapagos.

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A medium ground finch, Geospiza fortis, on San Cristobal Island in the Galapagos.

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