Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

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A critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered five-month-old Sumatran tiger cub (Panthera tigris sumatrae) at Zoo Atlanta.

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A critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered five-month-old Sumatran tiger cub (Panthera tigris sumatrae) at Zoo Atlanta.

Photo: Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) swim along Floreana Island in Galapagos National Park.

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Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) swim along Floreana Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) swim along Floreana Island in Galapagos National Park.

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Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) swim along Floreana Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) swim along Floreana Island in Galapagos National Park.

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Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) swim along Floreana Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) swim along Floreana Island in Galapagos National Park.

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Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) swim along Floreana Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) on Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

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Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) on Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: A scene from San Cristobal Island (formerly known as Chatham Island).

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A scene from San Cristobal Island (formerly known as Chatham Island).

Photo: Galapagos fur seal (Arctocephalus galapagoensis) on Isabella Island in Galapagos National Park.

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Galapagos fur seal (Arctocephalus galapagoensis) on Isabella Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: Galapagos fur seal (Arctocephalus galapagoensis) on Isabella Island in Galapagos National Park.

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Galapagos fur seal (Arctocephalus galapagoensis) on Isabella Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: Galapagos fur seal (Arctocephalus galapagoensis) on Isabella Island in Galapagos National Park.

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Galapagos fur seal (Arctocephalus galapagoensis) on Isabella Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: Galapagos fur seal (Arctocephalus galapagoensis) on Isabella Island in Galapagos National Park.

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Galapagos fur seal (Arctocephalus galapagoensis) on Isabella Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: Galapagos fur seal (Arctocephalus galapagoensis) on Isabella Island in Galapagos National Park.

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Galapagos fur seal (Arctocephalus galapagoensis) on Isabella Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: A young boy stand proudly in his treehouse at his home in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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A young boy stand proudly in his treehouse at his home in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Photo: A young boy stands proudly in his treehouse at his home in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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A young boy stands proudly in his treehouse at his home in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Photo: A young boy kneels proudly in his treehouse at his home in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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A young boy kneels proudly in his treehouse at his home in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Photo: A young boy kneels proudly in his treehouse at his home in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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A young boy kneels proudly in his treehouse at his home in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Photo: A young boy stands proudly in his treehouse at his home in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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A young boy stands proudly in his treehouse at his home in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Photo: A young boy stands on a ladder by his treehouse at his home in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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A young boy stands on a ladder by his treehouse at his home in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Photo: A young boy climbs a ladder to his treehouse at his home in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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A young boy climbs a ladder to his treehouse at his home in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Photo: A young boy climbing a ladder to his treehouse at his home in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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A young boy climbing a ladder to his treehouse at his home in Lincoln, Nebraska.

A California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) with its trainer at the Houston Zoo.

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A California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) with its trainer at the Houston Zoo.

A California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) with its trainer at the Houston Zoo.

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A California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) with its trainer at the Houston Zoo.

A California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) with its trainer at the Houston Zoo.

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A California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) with its trainer at the Houston Zoo.

A California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) with its trainer at the Houston Zoo.

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A California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) with its trainer at the Houston Zoo.

A California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) with its trainer at the Houston Zoo.

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A California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) with its trainer at the Houston Zoo.

Photo: Retirees frolic in a pool at the Fun N Sun Resort in San Benito, one of many border communities that attract "winter Texans" from the north every fall.

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Retirees frolic in a pool at the Fun N Sun Resort in San Benito, one of many border communities that attract “winter Texans” from the north every fall.

Photo: A young boy plays in a stream in Willamette National Forest, Oregon.

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A young boy plays in a stream in Willamette National Forest, Oregon.

Photo: Two pet dogs mouth the same ball in Boston Common, the oldest public park in American history, in Massachusetts.

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Two pet dogs mouth the same ball in Boston Common, the oldest public park in American history, in Massachusetts.

An eastern hognose snake (Heterodon platirhinos) plays dead on the Snake Road, a three-mile stretch of road in the Shawnee National Forest in southern Illinois. To prevent herp deaths, this section of road is closed in the spring and fall when snakes are migrating.

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An eastern hognose snake (Heterodon platirhinos) plays dead on the Snake Road, a three-mile stretch of road in the Shawnee National Forest in southern Illinois. To prevent herp deaths, this section of road is closed in the spring and fall when snakes are migrating.

Photo: An eastern hognose snake plays dead on the Snake Road, a three-mile stretch of road in the Shawnee National Forest in southern Illinois.

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An eastern hognose snake plays dead on the Snake Road, a three-mile stretch of road in the Shawnee National Forest in southern Illinois. To prevent herp deaths, this section of road is closed in the spring and fall when snakes are migrating.

Photo: A sister and brother ride together on an ATV at their farmhouse in Dunbar, Nebraska.

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A sister and brother ride together on an ATV at their farmhouse in Dunbar, Nebraska.

Photo: A young boy poses for a photograph while on vacation in Crosslake, Minnesota.

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A young boy poses for a photograph while on vacation in Crosslake, Minnesota.

Photo: A young boy laughs while sitting along a stream with his sister near Dunbar, Nebraska.

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A young boy laughs while sitting along a stream with his sister near Dunbar, Nebraska.

Photo: Two brothers wrestling at a cabin in Leech Lake, Minnesota.

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Two brothers wrestling at a cabin in Leech Lake, Minnesota.

Photo: A young boy laughing while on vacation at Leech Lake, Minnesota.

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A young boy laughing while on vacation at Leech Lake, Minnesota.

Photo: A family walking along the Steamboat Trace trail between Nebraska City and Peru, Nebraska.

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A family walking along the Steamboat Trace trail between Nebraska City and Peru, Nebraska.

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