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Photo: Cactus parakeet, Eupsittula cactorum, at Loro Parque Fundacion.

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Cactus parakeet, Eupsittula cactorum, at Loro Parque Fundacion.

Photo: A young man is shown during a slow shutter on a rope swing.

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A young man is shown during a slow shutter on a rope swing.

Photo: Crop dusting plane over corn in the Platte River Valley of central Nebraska.

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Crop dusting plane over corn in the Platte River Valley of central Nebraska.

American goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) feed at Waveland Farm near Walton, Nebraska.

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American goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) feed at Waveland Farm near Walton, Nebraska.

Photo: A brother and sister at Stony Point Park, near Walker, Minnesota.

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A brother and sister at Stony Point Park, near Walker, Minnesota.

Photo: A twelve year-old girl on the shores of Mar Caribe peninsula, Cancun, Mexico.

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A twelve year-old girl on the shores of Mar Caribe peninsula, Cancun, Mexico. Taken near ME Melia Hotel where Hurricane Wilma came through in 2005 and removed much of the beach.

Photo: Close-up portrait of a young boy in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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Close-up portrait of a young boy in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Photo: Close-up portrait of a young boy in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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Close-up portrait of a young boy in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Evergreen toads (Incilius coniferus or Bufo coniferus) at Zoo Atlanta.

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Evergreen toads (Incilius coniferus or Bufo coniferus) at Zoo Atlanta.

Gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus) (US: Threatened, IUCN: Vulnerable) in the southeastern U.S. often end up as roadkill. Invasive fire ants and armadillos prey on their eggs and young, while urban expansion, logging and fire mismanagement degrade tortoise habitat, pushing these reptiles closer to the edge.

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Gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus) (US: Threatened, IUCN: Vulnerable) in the southeastern U.S. often end up as roadkill. Invasive fire ants and armadillos prey on their eggs and young, while urban expansion, logging and fire mismanagement degrade tortoise habitat, pushing these reptiles closer to the edge.

A red knot (Calidris canutus) is released into the wild.

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A red knot (Calidris canutus) is released into the wild.

Photo: A tern flies near a lighthouse on Petit Manan National Wildlife Refuge, where thousands of shore and sea birds nest each year.

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A tern flies near a lighthouse on Petit Manan National Wildlife Refuge, where thousands of shore and sea birds nest each year.

Photo: A cowboy riding a bucking bronco during the Burwell Rodeo in Burwell, Nebraska.

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A cowboy riding a bucking bronco during the Burwell Rodeo in Burwell, Nebraska.

Photo: Local people watch a demolition derby at the Phelps County Fair.

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Local people watch a demolition derby at the Phelps County Fair.

A polar bear (Ursus maritimus) moving about at twilight. (IUCN: Vulnerable, US: Threatened)

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A polar bear (Ursus maritimus) moving about at twilight. (IUCN: Vulnerable, US: Threatened)

Picture of a pileated woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) at Bayou De View in the Cache River National Wildlife Refuge, Arkansas.

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A pileated woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) at Bayou De View in the Cache River National Wildlife Refuge, Arkansas.

Photo: Night time shots of people on the beach of Bioko Island.

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Night time shots of people on the beach of Bioko Island.

American goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) feed at Waveland Farm near Walton, Nebraska.

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American goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) feed at Waveland Farm near Walton, Nebraska.

American goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) feed at Waveland Farm near Walton, Nebraska.

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American goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) feed at Waveland Farm near Walton, Nebraska.

American goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) perched at Waveland Farm near Walton, Nebraska.

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American goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) perched at Waveland Farm near Walton, Nebraska.

American goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) feed at Waveland Farm near Walton, Nebraska.

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American goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) feed at Waveland Farm near Walton, Nebraska.

Photo: A boy runs and plays at Mahoney State Park near Ashland, NE.

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A boy runs and plays at Mahoney State Park near Ashland, NE.

A Patagonian crested duck (Lophonetta specularioides specularioides) on Carcass Island in the West Falkland Islands.

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A Patagonian crested duck (Lophonetta specularioides specularioides) on Carcass Island in the West Falkland Islands.

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