Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium

Photo: A federally threatened ringed map turtle, Graptemys oculifera, at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium.

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A federally threatened ringed map turtle, Graptemys oculifera, at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium.

Picture of an Eastern ribbon snake or common ribbon snake (Thamnophis sauritus sauritus) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

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An Eastern ribbon snake or common ribbon snake (Thamnophis sauritus sauritus) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

Picture of an Eastern ribbon snake or common ribbon snake (Thamnophis sauritus sauritus) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

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An Eastern ribbon snake or common ribbon snake (Thamnophis sauritus sauritus) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

Picture of an Eastern ribbon snake or common ribbon snake (Thamnophis sauritus sauritus) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

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An Eastern ribbon snake or common ribbon snake (Thamnophis sauritus sauritus) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

Picture of a lesser siren (Siren intermedia texana) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

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A lesser siren (Siren intermedia texana) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

Picture of a lesser siren (Siren intermedia texana) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

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A lesser siren (Siren intermedia texana) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

Picture of a lesser siren (Siren intermedia texana) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

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A lesser siren (Siren intermedia texana) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

Picture of a lesser siren (Siren intermedia texana) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

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A lesser siren (Siren intermedia texana) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

Picture of a sunflower sea star (Pycnopodia helianthoides) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

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A sunflower sea star (Pycnopodia helianthoides) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

Picture of ochre sea stars (Pisaster ochraceus) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

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Ochre sea stars (Pisaster ochraceus) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

Photo: An unknown species of sea star at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

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An unknown species of sea star at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

Picture of purple sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

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Purple sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

Picture of purple sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

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Purple sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

Picture of a purple sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

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A purple sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

Picture of a sharp-nosed crab (Scyra acutifrons) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

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A sharp-nosed crab (Scyra acutifrons) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

Picture of a false map turtle (Graptemys pseudogeographica) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

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False map turtle (Graptemys pseudogeographica) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

Picture of a vulnerable Spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

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A vulnerable Spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

Picture of a vulnerable Spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

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A vulnerable Spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

Picture of a vulnerable Spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

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A vulnerable Spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

Picture of an African dwarf mud turtle (Pelusios nanus) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

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African dwarf mud turtle (Pelusios nanus) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

Picture of a Caspian pond turtle (Mauremys caspica) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

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Caspian pond turtle (Mauremys caspica) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

New Guinea snapping turtle (Elseya novaeguineae) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

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New Guinea snapping turtle (Elseya novaeguineae) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

Picture of a Nicaraguan slider (Trachemys emolli) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

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Nicaraguan slider (Trachemys emolli) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

Picture of a vulnerable Malayan box turtle (Cuora amboinensis) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

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Vulnerable Malayan box turtle (Cuora amboinensis) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

Picture of a serrated hinged terrapin (Pelusios sinuatus) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

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Serrated hinged terrapin (Pelusios sinuatus) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

Picture of a European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

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European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

New Guinea snapping turtle (Elseya novaeguineae) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

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New Guinea snapping turtle (Elseya novaeguineae) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

Photo: Nicaraguan slider (Trachemys emolli) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

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Nicaraguan slider (Trachemys emolli) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

Picture of a vulnerable Malayan box turtle (Cuora amboinensis) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

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A vulnerable Malayan box turtle (Cuora amboinensis) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

Southeast Asian softshelled turtle (Amyda cartilaginea) a vulnerable species at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

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Southeast Asian softshelled turtle (Amyda cartilaginea) a vulnerable species at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

Picture of a serrated hinged terrapin (Pelusios sinuatus) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

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Serrated hinged terrapin (Pelusios sinuatus) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

Picture of a European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

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European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

Picture of a Murray River turtle (Emydura macquarii) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

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Murray River turtle (Emydura macquarii) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

Picture of a tuberculated toad-headed turtle (Mesoclemmys tuberculata) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

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Tuberculated toad-headed turtle (Mesoclemmys tuberculata) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

Picture of a vulnerable Malayan box turtle (Cuora amboinensis) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

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A vulnerable Malayan box turtle (Cuora amboinensis) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

Picture of a Peninsula cooter (Pseudemys peninsularis) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

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Peninsula cooter (Pseudemys peninsularis) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

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