Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: juvenile animal

Photo: Gigi, a two-week-old Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata) at the Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines, IA. She is being hand-raised for the first couple months because her mom wouldn't nurse her.

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Gigi, a two-week-old Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata) at the Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines, IA. She is being hand-raised for the first couple months because her mom wouldn’t nurse her. Gigi will be re-integrated into the rest of the troop by the time she’s four-months-old.

Photo: A Mississippi kite (Ictinia mississippiensis) at Rogers Wildlife Rehabilitation Center.

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A Mississippi kite (Ictinia mississippiensis) at Rogers Wildlife Rehabilitation Center.

Photo: A Mississippi kite (Ictinia mississippiensis) at Rogers Wildlife Rehabilitation Center.

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A Mississippi kite (Ictinia mississippiensis) at Rogers Wildlife Rehabilitation Center.

Photo: A Mississippi kite (Ictinia mississippiensis) at Rogers Wildlife Rehabilitation Center.

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A Mississippi kite (Ictinia mississippiensis) at Rogers Wildlife Rehabilitation Center.

Photo: A Mississippi kite (Ictinia mississippiensis) at Rogers Wildlife Rehabilitation Center.

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A Mississippi kite (Ictinia mississippiensis) at Rogers Wildlife Rehabilitation Center.

Photo: A black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) at Rogers Wildlife Rehabilitation Center.

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A black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) at Rogers Wildlife Rehabilitation Center.

Photo: A black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) at Rogers Wildlife Rehabilitation Center.

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A black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) at Rogers Wildlife Rehabilitation Center.

Photo: An immature (first year) Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula) at Rogers Wildlife Rehabilitation Center.

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An immature (first year) Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula) at Rogers Wildlife Rehabilitation Center.

Photo: An immature (first year) Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula) at Rogers Wildlife Rehabilitation Center.

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An immature (first year) Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula) at Rogers Wildlife Rehabilitation Center.

Photo: Pimniq, an 18-month-old ringed seal (Pusa hispida) at the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward, AK.

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Pimniq, an 18-month-old ringed seal (Pusa hispida) at the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward, AK.

Photo: A juvenile Puget Sound king crab (Lopholithodes mandtii) at the Alaska SeaLife Center.

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A juvenile Puget Sound king crab (Lopholithodes mandtii) at the Alaska SeaLife Center.

Photo: A juvenile Puget Sound king crab (Lopholithodes mandtii) at the Alaska SeaLife Center.

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A juvenile Puget Sound king crab (Lopholithodes mandtii) at the Alaska SeaLife Center.

Photo: A two month old female crimson crested woodpecker (Campephilus melanoleucos) at the National Aviary of Colombia.

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A two month old female crimson crested woodpecker (Campephilus melanoleucos) at the National Aviary of Colombia.

Photo: Horned lark chicks (Eremophila alpestris) at the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Roseville, Minnesota.

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Horned lark chicks (Eremophila alpestris) at the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Roseville, Minnesota. These lark chicks are five to seven weeks old.

Photo: Horned lark chicks (Eremophila alpestris) at the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Roseville, Minnesota.

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Horned lark chicks (Eremophila alpestris) at the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Roseville, Minnesota. These lark chicks are five to seven weeks old.

The back of an endangered Indian rhinoceros female and calf (Rhinoceros unicornis) at the Fort Worth Zoo.

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The back of an endangered Indian rhinoceros female with calf (Rhinoceros unicornis) at the Fort Worth Zoo.

Picture of Eyton's whistling duck (Dendrocygna eytoni), Hottentot teal (Spatula Anas hottentota) and Ringed teal (Calonetta leucophrys) from Le Parc des Oiseaux in Villars Les Dombes, France.

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Eyton’s whistling duck (Dendrocygna eytoni), Hottentot teal (Spatula Anas hottentota) and Ringed teal (Calonetta leucophrys) from Le Parc des Oiseaux in Villars Les Dombes, France.

Picture of an Eyton's whistling duck (Dendrocygna eytoni), Hottentot teal (Spatula Anas hottentota) and Ringed teal (Callonetta leucophrys) from Le Parc des Oiseaux in Villars Les Dombes, France.

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A Eyton’s whistling duck (Dendrocygna eytoni), Hottentot teal (Spatula Anas hottentota) and Ringed teal (Callonetta leucophrys) from Le Parc des Oiseaux in Villars Les Dombes, France.

A juvenile tawny frogmouth (Podargus strigoides) from Le Parc des Oiseaux in Villars Les Dombes, France.

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A juvenile tawny frogmouth (Podargus strigoides) from Le Parc des Oiseaux in Villars Les Dombes, France.

Picture of Ralph, an endangered 6 month old baby Pygmy hippopotamus and his mother, Chomel (Choeropsis liberiensis) at Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo.

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Ralph, an endangered 6 month old baby Pygmy hippopotamus and his mother, Chomel (Choeropsis liberiensis) at Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo.

Picture of Ralph, an endangered 6 month old baby Pygmy hippopotamus and his mother, Chomel (Choeropsis liberiensis) at Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo.

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Ralph, an endangered 6 month old baby Pygmy hippopotamus and his mother, Chomel (Choeropsis liberiensis) at Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo.

Picture of Ralph, an endangered 6 month old baby Pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis) at Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo.

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Ralph, an endangered 6 month old baby Pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis) at Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo.

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

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

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 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 female, critically endangered Northern white-cheeked gibbon with her year-old baby (Nomascus leucogenys) at the Gibbon Conservation Center.

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A female, critically endangered Northern white-cheeked gibbon with her year-old baby (Nomascus leucogenys) at the Gibbon Conservation Center.

A female, critically endangered Northern white-cheeked gibbon with her year-old baby (Nomascus leucogenys) at the Gibbon Conservation Center.

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A female, critically endangered Northern white-cheeked gibbon with her year-old baby (Nomascus leucogenys) at the Gibbon Conservation Center.

A female, critically endangered Northern white-cheeked gibbon with her year-old baby (Nomascus leucogenys) at the Gibbon Conservation Center.

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A female, critically endangered Northern white-cheeked gibbon with her year-old baby (Nomascus leucogenys) at the Gibbon Conservation Center.

Photo: Stump-tailed macaque (Macaca arctoides) mother and baby, at the Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden in India.

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Stump-tailed macaque (Macaca arctoides) mother and baby, at the Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden in India.

Photo: A Volcan wolf Galapagos tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra becki). This is a juvenile female tortoise named Isabela.

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A Volcan wolf Galapagos tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra becki). This is a juvenile female tortoise named Isabela.

Photo: A Volcan wolf Galapagos tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra becki). This is a juvenile female tortoise named Isabela.

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A Volcan wolf Galapagos tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra becki). This is a juvenile female tortoise named Isabela.

Photo: A male, juvenile, northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) at the Marine Mammal Care Center.

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A male, juvenile, northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) at the Marine Mammal Care Center.

Photo: A male, juvenile, northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) at the Marine Mammal Care Center.

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A male, juvenile, northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) at the Marine Mammal Care Center.

Photo: A critically endangered, juvenile male helmeted hornbill (Rhinoplax vigil) at Penang Bird Park.

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A critically endangered, juvenile male helmeted hornbill (Rhinoplax vigil) at Penang Bird Park.

Photo: Joel photographs a juvenile, northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) at the Marine Mammal Care Center at Fort MacArthur, California.

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Joel photographs a juvenile, northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) at the Marine Mammal Care Center at Fort MacArthur, California.

Photo: A male, juvenile, Northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) at the Marine Mammal Care Center at Fort MacArthur, CA.

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A male, juvenile, Northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) at the Marine Mammal Care Center at Fort MacArthur, CA.

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