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: 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: 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.

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: 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.

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.

Photo: A small tree finch, Camarhynchus parvulus, on San Cristobal Island in the Galapagos.

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A small tree finch, Camarhynchus parvulus, on San Cristobal Island in the Galapagos.

Photo: A candelabra cactus, Jasminocereus thouarsii, on San Cristobal Island in the Galapagos.

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A candelabra cactus, Jasminocereus thouarsii, on San Cristobal Island in the Galapagos. This plant is listed as vulnerable.

Photo: Tourists board zodiac boats on San Cristobal Island in the Galapagos.

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Tourists board zodiac boats on San Cristobal Island in the Galapagos.

Photo: Tourists ride a zodiac boat near San Cristobal Island in the Galapagos.

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Tourists ride a zodiac boat near San Cristobal Island in the Galapagos.

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: Kicker Rock, on the edge of San Cristobal Island in Galapagos National Park.

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Kicker Rock, on the edge of San Cristobal Island in Galapagos National Park.

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