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Joel Sartore photographs Johnny, the serval, at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo. ©Cole Sartore

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An emperor scorpion (Pandinus imperator) at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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An emperor scorpion (Pandinus imperator) at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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A Chinese water dragon (Physignathus cocincinus) named Atticus at The Lincoln Children’s Zoo in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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A Chinese water dragon (Physignathus cocincinus) named Atticus at The Lincoln Children’s Zoo in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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A Chinese water dragon (Physignathus cocincinus) named Atticus at The Lincoln Children’s Zoo in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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A Chinese water dragon (Physignathus cocincinus) named Atticus at The Lincoln Children’s Zoo in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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A Brazilian porcupine (Coendou prehensilis) named Renzo at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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A Brazilian porcupine (Coendou prehensilis) named Renzo at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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A laughing kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae) named Banjo at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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A juvenile Humbolt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti) named Pebbles at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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A juvenile Humbolt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti) named Pebbles at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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A juvenile Humbolt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti) named Pebbles at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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A juvenile Humbolt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti) named Pebbles at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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A lesser hedgehog tenrec (Echinops telfairi) named Pokey at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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A lesser hedgehog tenrec (Echinops telfairi) named Pokey at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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A southern three-banded armadillo (Tolypeutes matacus) named Eli at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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A Chinese water dragon (Physignathus cocincinus) at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo in Lincoln, Nebraska. This species is listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN.

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A Chinese water dragon (Physignathus cocincinus) at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo in Lincoln, Nebraska. This species is listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN.

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A Chinese water dragon (Physignathus cocincinus) at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo in Lincoln, Nebraska. This species is listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN.

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A Brazilian porcupine (Coendou prehensilis) at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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A Hoffmann’s two-toed sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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A Hoffmann’s two-toed sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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A lesser hedgehog tenrec (Echinops telfairi) at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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A lesser hedgehog tenrec (Echinops telfairi) at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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A ball python (Python regius) named Brutus at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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A ball python (Python regius) named Brutus at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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Images from the Photo Ark as part of an exhibit at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo. The gallery winds its way throughout the zoo and features animals across all the classes of the animal kingdom. Photo by Abigail Billing.

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Images from the Photo Ark as part of an exhibit at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo. Photo by Abigail Billing.

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Images from the Photo Ark as part of an exhibit at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo. Among the animals featured is the Sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis), which is listed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN. Photo by Abigail Billing.

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Images from the Photo Ark as part of an exhibit at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo, including the southern three-banded armadillo (Tolypeutes matacus), photographed at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo. Photo by Abigail Billing.

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Images from the Photo Ark as part of an exhibit at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo, including the southern three-banded armadillo (Tolypeutes matacus), photographed at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo. Photo by Abigail Billing.

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A Madagascar hissing cockroach (Gromphadorhina portentosa) from the Lincoln Children’s Zoo in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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A Madagascar hissing cockroach (Gromphadorhina portentosa) from the Lincoln Children’s Zoo in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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A Madagascar hissing cockroach (Gromphadorhina portentosa) from the Lincoln Children’s Zoo in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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Two American flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber ruber) at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

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