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An endangered and federally endangered black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) named Elizabeth Ann at the National Black-Footed Ferret Conservation Center in Colorado. She’s the world’s first cloned black-footed ferret, created from the genetics of an animal named Willa that died in 1987.

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An endangered and federally endangered black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) named Elizabeth Ann at the National Black-Footed Ferret Conservation Center in Colorado. She’s the world’s first cloned black-footed ferret, created from the genetics of an animal named Willa that died in 1987.

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An endangered and federally endangered black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) named Elizabeth Ann at the National Black-Footed Ferret Conservation Center in Colorado. She’s the world’s first cloned black-footed ferret, created from the genetics of an animal named Willa that died in 1987.

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A pallid bat (Antrozous pallidus pacificus) named Vesper at Lindsay Wildlife Experience in California.

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A black-tailed marmoset (Mico melanurus) at Hemsley Conservation Centre in Fairseat, England.

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A male Sumatran mangrove pitviper (Trimeresurus cf. purpureomaculatus) at Eco Animal Encounters in Whiteway, England.

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An owl-faced monkey (Cercopithecus hamlyni) at Zoo Leipzig in Germany.
This species is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN.

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An owl-faced monkey (Cercopithecus hamlyni) at Zoo Leipzig in Germany.
This species is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN.

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A male, endangered eastern quoll (Dasyurus viverrinus) at Zoo Leipzig in Germany.

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A four-year-old toy poodle named Ruby in Oakland, California.

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A western burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia hypugaea) at Raptor Conservation Alliance in Elmwood, Nebraska.

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A western burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia hypugaea) at Raptor Conservation Alliance in Elmwood, Nebraska.

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A rough-legged hawk (Buteo lagopus sanctijohannis) at Raptor Conservation Alliance.

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A male Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo interpositus) from the North of Israel, at Wildlife Hospital of Israel & Ramat Gan Safari Park, in Ramat Gan, Israel.

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A male Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo interpositus) from the North of Israel, at Wildlife Hospital of Israel & Ramat Gan Safari Park, in Ramat Gan, Israel.

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A Southern white-breasted hedgehog (Erinaceus concolor) at Wildlife Hospital of Israel & Ramat Gan Safari Park, in Ramat Gan, Israel.

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A Southern white-breasted hedgehog (Erinaceus concolor) at Wildlife Hospital of Israel & Ramat Gan Safari Park, in Ramat Gan, Israel.

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A long-eared hedgehog (Hemiechinus auritus auritus) at Wildlife Hospital of Israel & Ramat Gan Safari Park, in Ramat Gan, Israel.

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A long-eared hedgehog (Hemiechinus auritus auritus) at Wildlife Hospital of Israel & Ramat Gan Safari Park, in Ramat Gan, Israel.

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A hairy hermit crab (Pagurus hirsutiusculus) from San Francisco Bay. Photographed at the East Bay Regional Parks Mobile Education Program.

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A hairy hermit crab (Pagurus hirsutiusculus) from San Francisco Bay. Photographed at the East Bay Regional Parks Mobile Education Program.

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A female Siberian crane (Leucogeranus leucogeranus) named Hagrid at the International Crane Foundation in Baraboo, Wisconsin. This species is listed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN.

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A two-month-old okapi (Okapia johnstoni) named Mzimu (which means “ghost” in Swahili) at the Al Bustan Zoological Centre in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. This individual is leucistic, meaning there is a lack of pigmentation in his hair and skin, giving him a rare white-gray appearance. Both of his parents and his brother have normal coloration, which makes him very unique among okapis. The species is listed as endangered by the IUCN.

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A Chacoan horned frog (Ceratophrys cranwelli) named Hulk at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium in Omaha, Nebraska.

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A Chacoan horned frog (Ceratophrys cranwelli) named Hulk at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium in Omaha, Nebraska.

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A red-backed saki monkey (Chiropotes sagulatus) named Winnifred at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium in Omaha, Nebraska.

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A red-backed saki monkey (Chiropotes sagulatus) named Winnifred at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium in Omaha, Nebraska.

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A red-backed saki monkey (Chiropotes sagulatus) named Winnifred at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium in Omaha, Nebraska.

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A red-backed saki monkey (Chiropotes sagulatus) named Winnifred at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium in Omaha, Nebraska.

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A red-backed saki monkey (Chiropotes sagulatus) named Winnifred at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium in Omaha, Nebraska.

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A juvenile golden-mantled howler monkey (Alouatta palliata palliata) at Centro de Rescate Las Pumas in Cañas, Costa Rica.
This species is considered vulnerable by the IUCN.

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A male East African striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena dubbah) named N’Dali at Zoo Boise in Boise, Idaho.

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A grey-crowned Central American squirrel monkey (Saimiri oerstedii citrinellus) named Nacho at Rescue Center Costa Rica in Guacima, Alajuela, Costa Rica. This species is listed as Endangered by the IUCN.

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A white-nosed coati (Nasua narica narica) named Nina at Rescue Center Costa Rica in Guacima, Alajuela, Costa Rica.

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An Isthmian raccoon (Procyon lotor pumilus) named Estrellita at Rescue Center Costa Rica in Guacima, Alajuela, Costa Rica.

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A female Arabian eagle-owl (Bubo (africanus) milesi) at the Kalba Bird of Prey Centre in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates.

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