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A Chilean flamingo (Phoenicoparrus jamesi) at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas.

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A Chilean flamingo (Phoenicoparrus jamesi) at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas.

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The legs of a Chilean flamingo (Phoenicoparrus jamesi) at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas.

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A male striped day gecko (Phelsuma dorsivittata) at Drayton Manor Park in England.

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A male striped day gecko (Phelsuma dorsivittata) at Drayton Manor Park in England.

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A male striped day gecko (Phelsuma dorsivittata) at Drayton Manor Park in England.

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A solitary tinamou (Tinamus solitarius) at Walsrode Bird Park in Walsrode, Germany.

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A solitary tinamou (Tinamus solitarius) at Walsrode Bird Park in Walsrode, Germany.

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A solitary tinamou (Tinamus solitarius) at Walsrode Bird Park in Walsrode, Germany.

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A solitary tinamou (Tinamus solitarius) at Walsrode Bird Park in Walsrode, Germany.

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A chestnut-naped imperial pigeon (Ducula aenea paulina) at Walsrode Bird Park in Walsrode, Germany.

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A chestnut-naped imperial pigeon (Ducula aenea paulina) at Walsrode Bird Park in Walsrode, Germany.

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A chestnut-naped imperial pigeon (Ducula aenea paulina) at Walsrode Bird Park in Walsrode, Germany.

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A chestnut-naped imperial pigeon (Ducula aenea paulina) at Walsrode Bird Park in Walsrode, Germany.

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A colocolo or pampas cat (Leopardus colocola garleppi) at Parque de las Leyendas in Lima, Peru.

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A federally endangered Asiatic golden cat (Catopuma temminckii) at the Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden in Guwahati, Assam, India. This cat was melanistic (black in color).

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A guanay cormorant (Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum) at Parque de las Leyendas in Lima, Peru.

This species is listed as near threatened on the IUCN Red List.

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A guanay cormorant (Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum) at Parque de las Leyendas in Lima, Peru.

This species is listed as near threatened on the IUCN Red List.

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A colocolo or pampas cat (Leopardus colocolo garleppi) at Parque de las Leyendas in Lima, Peru.

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A colocolo or pampas cat (Leopardus colocolo garleppi) at Parque de las Leyendas in Lima, Peru.

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A colocolo or pampas cat (Leopardus colocolo garleppi) at Parque de las Leyendas in Lima, Peru.

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A colocolo or pampas cat (Leopardus colocolo garleppi) at Parque de las Leyendas in Lima, Peru.

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A king rail (Rallus elegans) at the Carolina Wildlife Center, a place that rescues and rehabilitates injured and orphaned wildlife.

They get about 3,700 wildlife patients a year, from gray squirrels to opossums to songbirds.

This bird was found wandering on a football field at Williams-Bryce Stadium at the University of South Carolina.

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A king rail (Rallus elegans) at the Carolina Wildlife Center, a place that rescues and rehabilitates injured and orphaned wildlife.

They get about 3,700 wildlife patients a year, from gray squirrels to opossums to songbirds.

This bird was found wandering on a football field at Williams-Bryce Stadium at the University of South Carolina.

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A king rail (Rallus elegans) at the Carolina Wildlife Center, a place that rescues and rehabilitates injured and orphaned wildlife.

They get about 3,700 wildlife patients a year, from gray squirrels to opossums to songbirds.

This bird was found wandering on a football field at Williams-Bryce Stadium at the University of South Carolina.

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A king rail (Rallus elegans) at the Carolina Wildlife Center, a place that rescues and rehabilitates injured and orphaned wildlife.

They get about 3,700 wildlife patients a year, from gray squirrels to opossums to songbirds.

This bird was found wandering on a football field at Williams-Bryce Stadium at the University of South Carolina.

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BIR053-00461

A king rail (Rallus elegans) at the Carolina Wildlife Center, a place that rescues and rehabilitates injured and orphaned wildlife.

They get about 3,700 wildlife patients a year, from gray squirrels to opossums to songbirds.

This bird was found wandering on a football field at Williams-Bryce Stadium at the University of South Carolina.

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An Alabama creekmussel, (Pseudodontoideus connasaugaensis) at the Alabama Aquatic Biodiversity Center in Marion, Alabama.

This species is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

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An Alabama creekmussel, (Pseudodontoideus connasaugaensis) at the Alabama Aquatic Biodiversity Center in Marion, Alabama.

This species is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

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A round hickorynut (Obovaria unicolor) at the Alabama Aquatic Biodiversity Center in Marion, Alabama.

This species is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

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A orangenacre mucket (Hamiota perovalis) at the Alabama Aquatic Biodiversity Center in Marion, Alabama.

This species is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

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A orangenacre mucket (Hamiota perovalis) at the Alabama Aquatic Biodiversity Center in Marion, Alabama.

This species is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

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An Alabama creekmussel (Pseudodontoideus connasaugaensis) at the Alabama Aquatic Biodiversity Center in Marion, Alabama.

This species is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

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An Alabama creekmussel (Pseudodontoideus connasaugaensis) at the Alabama Aquatic Biodiversity Center in Marion, Alabama.

This species is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

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A Cumberland mocassinshell (Medionidus conradicus) at the Alabama Aquatic Biodiversity Center in Marion, Alabama.

This species is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List and is petitioned for listing as part of the Endangered Species Act.

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A glass catfish (Kryptopterus minor) at the Downtown Aquarium in Denver, Colorado.

This species is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

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