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Photo: A blue rice coral (Montipora flabellata) at California Science Center in Los Angeles, CA. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN.

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A blue rice coral (Montipora flabellata) at California Science Center in Los Angeles, CA. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN.

Photo: A blue rice coral (Montipora flabellata) at California Science Center in Los Angeles, California.

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A blue rice coral (Montipora flabellata) at California Science Center in Los Angeles, California. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN.

Photo: A cauliflower coral (Pocillopora eydouxi) at California Science Center in Los Angeles, California.

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A cauliflower coral (Pocillopora eydouxi) at California Science Center in Los Angeles, California.

Photo: A cauliflower coral (Pocillopora eydouxi) at California Science Center in Los Angeles, California.

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A cauliflower coral (Pocillopora eydouxi) at California Science Center in Los Angeles, California.

Photo: A yellow Fiji leather coral (Sarcophyton elegans) at California Science Center in Los Angeles, California.

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A yellow Fiji leather coral (Sarcophyton elegans) at California Science Center in Los Angeles, California.

Photo: A yellow Fiji leather coral (Sarcophyton elegans) at California Science Center in Los Angeles, California.

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A yellow Fiji leather coral (Sarcophyton elegans) at California Science Center in Los Angeles, California.

Photo: Soft finger coral or flexible leather coral (Sinularia sp.) at California Science Center in Los Angeles, California.

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Soft finger coral or flexible leather coral (Sinularia sp.) at California Science Center in Los Angeles, California.

Photo: Soft finger coral or flexible leather coral (Sinularia sp.) at California Science Center in Los Angeles, California.

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Soft finger coral or flexible leather coral (Sinularia sp.) at California Science Center in Los Angeles, California.

Photo: A Florida grasshopper sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum floridanus) at White Oak Conservation Center, Yulee, Florida.

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A Florida grasshopper sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum floridanus) at White Oak Conservation Center, Yulee, Florida. This adult bird was hatched here last year.

This bird is part of a captive breeding program for this critically endangered species, a few of which still live in the vanishing prairies of central Florida. There are nearly 100 adults, nestlings and hatch year birds here now at White Oak. This is likely more than are left in the wild now.

Picture of a Red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) at Tracy Aviary.

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Red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) at Tracy Aviary.

Photo: The feet of a male red grouse (Lagopus muticus scotica) at a private collection.

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The feet of a male red grouse (Lagopus muticus scotica) at a private collection.

Photo: A male black-throated monitor (Varanus albigularis microstictus) named Vulture, at Cub Creek Science Camp in Rolla, MO. Cub Creek Science Camp is a science summer camp located in central Missouri.

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A male black-throated monitor (Varanus albigularis microstictus) named Vulture, at Cub Creek Science Camp in Rolla, MO. Cub Creek Science Camp is a science summer camp located in central Missouri. Children from all over the world come here to learn about the Earth’s creatures and to gain an appreciation for science and nature.

Photo: A Peru mushroom tongue salamander (Bolitoglossa peruviana) at Centro Jambatu in Quito, Ecuador.

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A Peru mushroom tongue salamander (Bolitoglossa peruviana) at Centro Jambatu in Quito, Ecuador. This animal is originally from Yasuni, Orellana Province, Ecuador. Built to look like a twig, this animal is arboreal.

Photo: A rattlesnake explores Joel SartoreÕs camera bag during a Photo Ark photoshoot.

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A rattlesnake explores Joel SartoreÕs camera bag during a Photo Ark photoshoot.

Photo: The feet of a striped owl (Asio clamator forbesi) at the Nispero Zoo.

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The feet of a striped owl (Asio clamator forbesi) at the Nispero Zoo.

Photo: An unidentified pot of gold coral (Favia sp.) at the Akron Zoo.

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An unidentified pot of gold coral (Favia sp.) at the Akron Zoo.

Photo: A disc coral (Turbinaria peltata) at the Akron Zoo. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN.

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A disc coral (Turbinaria peltata) at the Akron Zoo. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN.

Photo: An unidentified green eye coral (Mycedium sp.) at the Akron Zoo.

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An unidentified green eye coral (Mycedium sp.) at the Akron Zoo.

Photo: An unidentified Caribbean sea whip (Plexaura sp.) at the Akron Zoo.

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An unidentified Caribbean sea whip (Plexaura sp.) at the Akron Zoo.

Photo: An unidentified Caribbean sea whip (Plexaura sp.) at the Akron Zoo.

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An unidentified Caribbean sea whip (Plexaura sp.) at the Akron Zoo.

Photo: A white polyp coral (Montipora undata) at the Akron Zoo.

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A white polyp coral (Montipora undata) at the Akron Zoo.

Photo: A white polyp coral (Montipora undata) at the Akron Zoo.

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A white polyp coral (Montipora undata) at the Akron Zoo.

Photo: A cactus coral (Pavona cactus) at the Akron Zoo. This species is listed as vulnerable on the IUCN list.

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A cactus coral (Pavona cactus) at the Akron Zoo. This species is listed as vulnerable on the IUCN list.

Photo: A Western lyre snake (Trimorphodon biscutatus), at the Phoenix Zoo.

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A Western lyre snake (Trimorphodon biscutatus), at the Phoenix Zoo.

Photo: An Atlantic tarpon (Megalops atlanticus) at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab.

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An Atlantic tarpon (Megalops atlanticus) at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab.

Photo: An Atlantic tarpon (Megalops atlanticus) at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab.

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An Atlantic tarpon (Megalops atlanticus) at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab.

Photo: A federally endangered South China tiger (Panther tigris amoyensis) at Suzhou Zoo. This species is nearly extinct in the wild, and numbers only 100 or so in captivity, all of which come from six founders many years ago.

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A federally endangered South China tiger (Panther tigris amoyensis) at Suzhou Zoo. This species is nearly extinct in the wild, and numbers only 100 or so in captivity, all of which come from six founders many years ago.

Photo: A federally endangered South China tiger (Panther tigris amoyensis) at Suzhou Zoo. This species is nearly extinct in the wild, and numbers only 100 or so in captivity, all of which come from six founders many years ago.

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A federally endangered South China tiger (Panther tigris amoyensis) at Suzhou Zoo. This species is nearly extinct in the wild, and numbers only 100 or so in captivity, all of which come from six founders many years ago.

Southern grasshopper mouse or scorpion mouse (Onychomys torridus torridus) at Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center.

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Southern grasshopper mouse or scorpion mouse (Onychomys torridus torridus) at Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center.

Photo: Southwestern bobcat (Lynx rufus baileyi) at Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center.

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Southwestern bobcat (Lynx rufus baileyi) at Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center.

Photo: A Siberut macaque (Macaca siberu) at Taman Safari in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia.

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A Siberut macaque (Macaca siberu) at Taman Safari in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia.

Photo: A Mangrove salt marsh snake (Nerodia clarkii compressicauda) at a private collection.

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A Mangrove salt marsh snake (Nerodia clarkii compressicauda) at a private collection.

Photo: A saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) at Dreamworld.

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A saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) at Dreamworld.

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