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Bilby (Macrotis lagotis), a vulnerable Australian mammal.
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Bilby (Macrotis lagotis), a vulnerable Australian mammal.
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Yellow-knobbed curassow (Crax daubentoni) at the Houston Zoo. This bird is over 20 years old and has fathered many offspring. The whistle of this species sounds like a bomb dropping in a cartoon.
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An African pygmy falcon (Polihierax semitorquatus) at the Houston Zoo.
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An endangered African penguin (Spheniscus demersus), aka a black-footed penguin or jackass penguin, at the Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City.
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An endangered African penguin (Spheniscus demersus), aka a black-footed penguin or jackass penguin, at the Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City.
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An endangered African penguin (Spheniscus demersus), aka a black-footed penguin or jackass penguin, at the Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City.
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An endangered African penguin (Spheniscus demersus), aka a black-footed penguin or jackass penguin, at the Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City.
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An endangered African penguin (Spheniscus demersus), aka a black-footed penguin or jackass penguin, at the Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City.
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An endangered African penguin (Spheniscus demersus), aka a black-footed penguin or jackass penguin, at the Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City.
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An endangered African penguin (Spheniscus demersus), aka a black-footed penguin or jackass penguin, at the Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City.
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An endangered African penguin (Spheniscus demersus), aka a black-footed penguin or jackass penguin, at the Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City.
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A green toad (Bufo viridis or Pseudepidalea virdis) at the Audubon Aquarium in New Orleans.
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A white-eyed imperial pigeon (Ducula perspicillata perspicillata) at the Houston Zoo.
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An American kestrel (Falco sparverius) at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.
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A Javan common palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus musanga) at Taman Safari.
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A Javan common palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus musanga) at Taman Safari.
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A Palawan mongoose (Herpestes semitorquatus palawanensis) at the Avilon Zoo.
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A critically endangered Talaud bear cuscus (Ailurops melanotis) at a private collection in Jakarta, Indonesia. This animal is under the care of PT. Alam Nusantara Jayatama.
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A critically endangered Talaud bear cuscus (Ailurops melanotis) at a private collection in Jakarta, Indonesia. This animal is under the care of PT. Alam Nusantara Jayatama.
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A juvenile common wombat (Vombatus ursinus tasmaniensis) at the Healesville Sanctuary. This is a ten-month-old named ‘Poa.’
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A juvenile common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula vulpecula).
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Ellen Sartore poses for a front lighting technique.
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A tawny owl (Strix aluco sylvatica) at the Wildlife Rescue Center of Rome (LIPU).
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An endangered Malayan tiger, Panthera tigris jacksoni, at the Omaha Zoo.
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A Harris’s hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus harrisi) at the New York State Zoo in Watertown, NY.
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Kanzi the Bonobo (Pan paniscus) at the Ape Cognition and Conservation Initiative (ACCI) in Des Moines, Iowa.
Bonobos are listed as endangered on the IUCN red list.
The Ape Cognition and Conservation Initiative is the only research facility in North America to exclusively house and study bonobos. The Ape Initiative’s programs aim to enrich the lives of bonobos and increase awareness of bonobos and other great apes worldwide through responsible and sustainable research and conservation education. The Ape Initiative is situated on 230 acres in Des Moines, Iowa, USA – with over 6 acres of ape-accessible space. The Ape Initiative bonobos include the world-famous Kanzi, whose comprehension of spoken English and use of a lexigram keyboard has been well documented. All bonobos living at the Ape Initiative participate in a variety of husbandry activities as well as behavioral and cognitive research aimed at uncovering the evolutionary origins of human language, cognition, and behavior.
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Kanzi the Bonobo (Pan paniscus) at the Ape Cognition and Conservation Initiative (ACCI) in Des Moines, Iowa.
Bonobos are listed as endangered on the IUCN red list.
The Ape Cognition and Conservation Initiative is the only research facility in North America to exclusively house and study bonobos. The Ape Initiative’s programs aim to enrich the lives of bonobos and increase awareness of bonobos and other great apes worldwide through responsible and sustainable research and conservation education. The Ape Initiative is situated on 230 acres in Des Moines, Iowa, USA – with over 6 acres of ape-accessible space. The Ape Initiative bonobos include the world-famous Kanzi, whose comprehension of spoken English and use of a lexigram keyboard has been well documented. All bonobos living at the Ape Initiative participate in a variety of husbandry activities as well as behavioral and cognitive research aimed at uncovering the evolutionary origins of human language, cognition, and behavior.
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A critically endangered Madagascar big-headed turtle (Erymnochelys madagascariensis) at the Houston Zoo.
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A critically endangered Madagascar big-headed turtle (Erymnochelys madagascariensis) at the Houston Zoo.
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A giant scops owl (Otus gurneyi) at the Avilon Zoo. This species is listed as vulnerable on the IUCN red list and as federally endangered.
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A giant scops owl (Otus gurneyi) at the Avilon Zoo. This species is listed as vulnerable on the IUCN red list and as federally endangered.
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An Eastern grass owl (Tyto longimembris amauronota) at the Avilon Zoo.
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An Eastern grass owl (Tyto longimembris amauronota) at the Avilon Zoo.
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An endangered North Philippine hawk-eagle (Nisaetus philippensis) at the Avilon Zoo.
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A Philippine tarsier (Tarsius syrichta syrichta) at the Avilon Zoo.
This animal has the second largest eyes in the world compared to brain size.
