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Photo: A pair of male African lions resting at a safari lodge.

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A pair of male African lions resting at a safari lodge.

A swallow-tail kite (Elanoides forficatus) at the Audubon Center for Birds of Prey.

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A swallow-tail kite (Elanoides forficatus) at the Audubon Center for Birds of Prey.

A swallow-tail kite (Elanoides forficatus) at the Audubon Center for Birds of Prey.

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A swallow-tail kite (Elanoides forficatus) at the Audubon Center for Birds of Prey.

Picture of a grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) at the Sedgwick County Zoo.

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A grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) at the Sedgwick County Zoo.

Picture of a grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) at the Sedgwick County Zoo.

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A grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) at the Sedgwick County Zoo.

Picture of a grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) at the Sedgwick County Zoo.

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A grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) at the Sedgwick County Zoo.

Picture of a Yuma myotis (Myotis yumanensis) at Northwest Trek Wildlife Park in Eatonville, Washington.

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Yuma myotis (Myotis yumanensis) at Northwest Trek Wildlife Park in Eatonville, Washington.

Picture of a Yuma myotis (Myotis yumanensis) at Northwest Trek Wildlife Park in Eatonville, Washington.

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Yuma myotis (Myotis yumanensis) at Northwest Trek Wildlife Park in Eatonville, Washington.

A critically endangered Utila iguana (Ctenosaura bakeri) at the Miller Park Zoo in Bloomington, Illinois.

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A critically endangered Utila iguana (Ctenosaura bakeri) at the Miller Park Zoo in Bloomington, Illinois.

Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) at the Lincoln Children's Zoo.

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Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

A critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer).

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A critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer).

A critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer).

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A critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer).

A critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer).

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A critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer).

A vulnerable red uakari monkey (Cacajao calvus ucayalii).

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A vulnerable red uakari monkey (Cacajao calvus ucayalii).

A vulnerable red uakari monkey (Cacajao calvus ucayalii).

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A vulnerable red uakari monkey (Cacajao calvus ucayalii).

A vulnerable red uakari monkey (Cacajao calvus ucayalii).

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A vulnerable red uakari monkey (Cacajao calvus ucayalii).

Ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) at the Lincoln Children's Zoo.

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Ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

Ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) at the Lincoln Children's Zoo.

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Ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) at the Lincoln Children's Zoo.

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Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) at the Lincoln Children's Zoo.

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Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

An Australian freshwater crocodile (Crocodylus johnsoni) at the Omaha Zoo.

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Australian freshwater crocodile (Crocodylus johnstoni) at the Omaha Zoo.

White-nosed coati (Nasua narica) at the Fort Worth Zoo.

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White-nosed coati (Nasua narica) at the Fort Worth Zoo.

An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered African wild dog (Lycaon pictus)

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered African wild dog (Lycaon pictus)

Picture of a vulnerable black-billed whistling duck (Dendrocygna arborea) at the Miller Park Zoo.

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A vulnerable black-billed whistling duck (Dendrocygna arborea) at the Miller Park Zoo.

A pair of vulnerable 1-year-old fossas, Cryptoprocta ferox, at the Omaha Zoo. This is Madagascar's largest mammalian predator, and it's numbers are declining in the wild.

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A pair of vulnerable 1-year-old fossas, Cryptoprocta ferox, at the Omaha Zoo. This is Madagascar’s largest mammalian predator, and it’s numbers are declining in the wild.

A pair of vulnerable 1-year-old fossas, Cryptoprocta ferox, at the Omaha Zoo. This is Madagascar's largest mammalian predator, and it's numbers are declining in the wild.

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A pair of vulnerable 1-year-old fossas, Cryptoprocta ferox, at the Omaha Zoo. This is Madagascar’s largest mammalian predator, and it’s numbers are declining in the wild.

A vulnerable 1-year-old fossa, Cryptoprocta ferox, at the Omaha Zoo. This is Madagascar's largest mammalian predator, and its numbers are declining in the wild.

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A vulnerable 1-year-old fossa, Cryptoprocta ferox, at the Omaha Zoo. This is Madagascar’s largest mammalian predator, and its numbers are declining in the wild.

A vulnerable 1-year-old fossa, Cryptoprocta ferox, at the Omaha Zoo. This is Madagascar's largest mammalian predator, and its numbers are declining in the wild.

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A vulnerable 1-year-old fossa, Cryptoprocta ferox, at the Omaha Zoo. This is Madagascar’s largest mammalian predator, and its numbers are declining in the wild.

A vulnerable 1-year-old fossa, Cryptoprocta ferox, at the Omaha Zoo. This is Madagascar's largest mammalian predator, and its numbers are declining in the wild.

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A vulnerable 1-year-old fossa, Cryptoprocta ferox, at the Omaha Zoo. This is Madagascar’s largest mammalian predator, and its numbers are declining in the wild.

A ringed map turtle, Graptemys oculifera, at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, IA. This species is listed as endangered (IUCN) and federally threatened.

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A ringed map turtle, Graptemys oculifera, at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, IA. This species is listed as endangered (IUCN) and federally threatened.

Portrait of a white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos).

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Portrait of a white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) photographed with the Wildlife Rescue Team in Nebraska.

Portrait of a white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos).

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Portrait of a white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) photographed with the Wildlife Rescue Team in Nebraska.

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