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 saurita saurita) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

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

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

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

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

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An Eastern ribbon snake or common ribbon snake (Thamnophis saurita saurita) 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 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.

A northern map turtle (Graptemys geographica) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

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A northern map turtle (Graptemys geographica) 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.

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

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African forest turtle (Pelusios gabonensis) 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 Zambezi flapshelled turtle (Cycloderma frenatum) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

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Zambezi flapshelled turtle (Cycloderma frenatum) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

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

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

Picture of a red-cheeked mud turtle (Kinosternon scorpioides cruentatum) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

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Red-cheeked mud turtle (Kinosternon scorpioides cruentatum) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

Picture of a scorpion mud turtle (Kinosternon scorpioides) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

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Scorpion mud turtle (Kinosternon scorpioides) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

Picture of a Northern white-lipped mud turtle (Kinosternon leucostomum leucostomum) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

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Northern white-lipped mud turtle (Kinosternon leucostomum leucostomum) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

Picture of a Zambezi flapshelled turtle (Cycloderma frenatum) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

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Zambezi flapshelled turtle (Cycloderma frenatum) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

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

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

Picture of a red-cheeked mud turtle (Kinosternon scorpioides cruentatum) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

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Red-cheeked mud turtle (Kinosternon scorpioides cruentatum) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

Picture of a scorpion mud turtle (Kinosternon scorpioides) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

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Scorpion mud turtle (Kinosternon scorpioides) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

Picture of a Northern white-lipped mud turtle (Kinosternon leucostomum leucostomum) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

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Northern white-lipped mud turtle (Kinosternon leucostomum leucostomum) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

Picture of a Zambezi flapshelled turtle (Cycloderma frenatum) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

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Zambezi flapshelled turtle (Cycloderma frenatum) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

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

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

Picture of a red-cheeked mud turtle (Kinosternon scorpioides cruentatum) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

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Red-cheeked mud turtle (Kinosternon scorpioides cruentatum) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

Picture of a scorpion mud turtle (Kinosternon scorpioides) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

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Scorpion mud turtle (Kinosternon scorpioides) at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

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