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The standard morph of a sira poison frog (Ranitomeya sirensis) from a private collection.

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The standard morph of a sira poison frog (Ranitomeya sirensis) from a private collection.

A short-tailed weasel (Mustela erminea cicognanii) at the New York State Zoo.

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A short-tailed weasel (Mustela erminea cicognanii) at the New York State Zoo.

Vulnerable (IUCN) Oregon spotted frog (Rana pretiosa) at the Sunriver Nature Center in Deschutes County, OR.

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Vulnerable (IUCN) Oregon spotted frog (Rana pretiosa) at the Sunriver Nature Center in Deschutes County, OR.

Photo: An umbrella, or white, cockatoo (Cacatua alba) at the Bramble Park Zoo.

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An umbrella, or white, cockatoo (Cacatua alba) at the Bramble Park Zoo.

Photo: White-cheeked turaco (Tauraco leucotis leucotis) at the Bramble Park Zoo.

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White-cheeked turaco (Tauraco leucotis leucotis) at the Bramble Park Zoo.

Photo: The western Arctic caribou herd heads east and inland from their calving grounds to their summer range in the Brooks Mountains on the North Slope of Alaska.

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The western Arctic caribou herd heads east and inland from their calving grounds to their summer range in the Brooks Mountains on the North Slope of Alaska.

Photo: The western Arctic caribou herd heads east and inland from their calving grounds to their summer range in the Brooks Mountains on the North Slope of Alaska.

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The western Arctic caribou herd heads east and inland from their calving grounds to their summer range in the Brooks Mountains on the North Slope of Alaska.

Photo: The western Arctic caribou herd heads east and inland from their calving grounds to their summer range in the Brooks Mountains on the North Slope of Alaska.

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The western Arctic caribou herd heads east and inland from their calving grounds to their summer range in the Brooks Mountains on the North Slope of Alaska.

Photo: The western Arctic caribou herd heads east and inland from their calving grounds to their summer range in the Brooks Mountains on the North Slope of Alaska.

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The western Arctic caribou herd heads east and inland from their calving grounds to their summer range in the Brooks Mountains on the North Slope of Alaska.

Photo: Caribou in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska.

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Caribou in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska.

Photo: A moose (Alces americanus) crosses the Kukpuk River on Alaska's North Slope.

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A moose (Alces americanus) crosses the Kukpuk River on Alaska’s North Slope.

Picture of a horned puffin (Fratercula corniculata) on St. Paul Island (Pribilofs), part of the Alaska Maritime NWR.

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A horned puffin (Fratercula corniculata) on St. Paul Island (Pribilofs), part of the Alaska Maritime NWR.

Picture of a horned puffin (Fratercula corniculata) on St. Paul Island (Pribilofs), part of the Alaska Maritime NWR.

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A horned puffin (Fratercula corniculata) on St. Paul Island (Pribilofs), part of the Alaska Maritime NWR.

Photo: The north side of the Brooks Range, which marks the southern edge of the North Slope of Alaska.

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The north side of the Brooks Range, which marks the southern edge of the North Slope of Alaska.

Photo: The upper Colville River and headwaters on the North Slope of Alaska.

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The upper Colville River and headwaters on the North Slope of Alaska.

Photo: A rainbow spreads across the sky and over the tundra at Toolik Lake on the North Slope of Alaska.

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A rainbow spreads across the sky and over the tundra at Toolik Lake on the North Slope of Alaska.

Photo: The upper Colville River and headwaters on the North Slope of Alaska.

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The upper Colville River and headwaters on the North Slope of Alaska.

Photo: Landscape in the Lisburne Peninsula area of the North Slope of Alaska.

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Landscape in the Lisburne Peninsula area of the North Slope of Alaska.

Photo: Tundra in the summertime in the Cape Sabine area of the North Slope of Alaska.

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Tundra in the summertime in the Cape Sabine area of the North Slope of Alaska.

Photo: A beaded stream crosses the tundra in the Cape Sabine area of Alaska on the North Slope.

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A beaded stream crosses the tundra in the Cape Sabine area of Alaska on the North Slope.

Photo: A barrier island near Point Lay separates Kasegaluk Lagoon from the Arctic Ocean near Point Lay. This lagoon is home to beluga whales, bowhead whales and seals.

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A barrier island near Point Lay separates Kasegaluk Lagoon from the Arctic Ocean near Point Lay. This lagoon is home to beluga whales, bowhead whales and seals.

Photo: A barrier island near Point Lay separates Kasegaluk Lagoon from the Arctic Ocean near Point Lay. This lagoon is home to beluga whales, bowhead whales and seals.

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A barrier island near Point Lay separates Kasegaluk Lagoon from the Arctic Ocean near Point Lay. This lagoon is home to beluga whales, bowhead whales and seals.

Photo: The Brooks Range, inside the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska.

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The Brooks Range, inside the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska.

Photo: Freezing and thawing creates polygon shapes in a river delta on the North Slope of Alaska.

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Freezing and thawing creates polygon shapes in a river delta on the North Slope of Alaska.

Photo: A rainbow spreads across the sky and over the tundra at Toolik Lake on the North Slope of Alaska.

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A rainbow spreads across the sky and over the tundra at Toolik Lake on the North Slope of Alaska.

Photo: The Colville River at Killik Bend on the North Slope of Alaska.

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The Colville River at Killik Bend on the North Slope of Alaska.

Photo: Ridges of the eastern Utukok uplands, the calving ground of the western Arctic caribou herd.

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Ridges of the eastern Utukok uplands, the calving ground of the western Arctic caribou herd. (Alaska.)

Photo: Landscape in the Lisburne Peninsula area of the North Slope of Alaska.

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Landscape in the Lisburne Peninsula area of the North Slope of Alaska.

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Tundra, aerial, aerial view, landscape, melt, nature, no people, nobody, scenic, show, stream

Photo: A braided stream crosses the tundra on the North Slope of Alaska near Prudhoe Bay.

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A braided stream crosses the tundra on the North Slope of Alaska near Prudhoe Bay.

Photo: The Brooks Range, inside the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska.

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The Brooks Range, inside the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska.

A crevice spiny lizard (Sceloporus poinsettii) at the Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure in Salina, KS.

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A crevice spiny lizard (Sceloporus poinsettii) at the Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure in Salina, KS.

Photo: A calf that was killed by a wolf pack near Red Deer, MT. Wolves very seldom kill cattle.

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A calf that was killed by a wolf pack near Red Deer, MT. Wolves very seldom kill cattle. Defenders of Wildlife actually reimburses ranchers for any cattle loss to wolves in Montana.

A vulnerable giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) in Brazil's Pantanal region.

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A vulnerable giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) in Brazil’s Pantanal region.

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