Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: rare

Photo: A female African elephant (Loxodonta africana) at the Cheyenne mountain Zoo.

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A female African elephant (Loxodonta africana) at the Cheyenne mountain Zoo.

Photo: An endangered Guangxi warty newt (Paramesotriton guangxiensis) at the Moscow Zoo.

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An endangered Guangxi warty newt (Paramesotriton guangxiensis) at the Moscow Zoo.

Photo: An endangered Guangxi warty newt (Paramesotriton guangxiensis) at the Moscow Zoo.

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An endangered Guangxi warty newt (Paramesotriton guangxiensis) at the Moscow Zoo.

Photo: An endangered Guangxi warty newt (Paramesotriton guangxiensis) at the Moscow Zoo.

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An endangered Guangxi warty newt (Paramesotriton guangxiensis) at the Moscow Zoo.

Photo: An endangered Siberian salamander (Ranodon sibiricus) at the Moscow Zoo.

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An endangered Siberian salamander (Ranodon sibiricus) at the Moscow Zoo.

Photo: An endangered Siberian salamander (Ranodon sibiricus) at the Moscow Zoo.

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An endangered Siberian salamander (Ranodon sibiricus) at the Moscow Zoo.

Photo: An endangered Siberian salamander (Ranodon sibiricus) at the Moscow Zoo.

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An endangered Siberian salamander (Ranodon sibiricus) at the Moscow Zoo.

Photo: An endangered Siberian salamander (Ranodon sibiricus) at the Moscow Zoo.

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An endangered Siberian salamander (Ranodon sibiricus) at the Moscow Zoo.

Photo: Caucasian salamander (Mertensiella caucasica) at the Moscow Zoo. This species is listed as Vulnerable according to IUCN.

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Caucasian salamander (Mertensiella caucasica) at the Moscow Zoo. This species is listed as Vulnerable according to IUCN.

Photo: Caucasian salamander (Mertensiella caucasica) at the Moscow Zoo. This species is listed as Vulnerable according to IUCN.

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Caucasian salamander (Mertensiella caucasica) at the Moscow Zoo. This species is listed as Vulnerable according to IUCN.

Photo: Caucasian salamander (Mertensiella caucasica) at the Moscow Zoo. This species is listed as Vulnerable according to IUCN.

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Caucasian salamander (Mertensiella caucasica) at the Moscow Zoo. This species is listed as Vulnerable according to IUCN.

Photo: A federally endangered, female Himalayan goral (Naemorhedus goral) at Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park in Darjeeling, India.

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A federally endangered, female Himalayan goral (Naemorhedus goral) at Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park in Darjeeling, India.

Photo: Kalibasib (Nickname is Kali), an 18-year-old male tamaraw or Mindoro dwarf buffalo, Bubalus mindorensis, at Tamaraw Gene Pool Farm on Mindoro Island in the Philippines.

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Kalibasib (Nickname is Kali), an 18-year-old male tamaraw or Mindoro dwarf buffalo, Bubalus mindorensis, at Tamaraw Gene Pool Farm on Mindoro Island in the Philippines.

This species critically endangered on the IUCN Red List.

Photo: A critically endangered 18-year-old male tamaraw or Mindoro dwarf buffalo (Bubalus mindorensis) at Tamaraw Gene Pool Farm.

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A critically endangered 18-year-old male tamaraw or Mindoro dwarf buffalo (Bubalus mindorensis) at Tamaraw Gene Pool Farm.

Photo: A critically endangered 18-year-old male tamaraw or Mindoro dwarf buffalo (Bubalus mindorensis) at Tamaraw Gene Pool Farm.

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A critically endangered 18-year-old male tamaraw or Mindoro dwarf buffalo (Bubalus mindorensis) at Tamaraw Gene Pool Farm.

Photo: A critically endangered 18-year-old male tamaraw or Mindoro dwarf buffalo (Bubalus mindorensis) at Tamaraw Gene Pool Farm.

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A critically endangered 18-year-old male tamaraw or Mindoro dwarf buffalo (Bubalus mindorensis) at Tamaraw Gene Pool Farm.

Photo: A critically endangered 18-year-old male tamaraw or Mindoro dwarf buffalo (Bubalus mindorensis) at Tamaraw Gene Pool Farm.

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A critically endangered 18-year-old male tamaraw or Mindoro dwarf buffalo (Bubalus mindorensis) at Tamaraw Gene Pool Farm.

Photo: A critically endangered 18-year-old male tamaraw or Mindoro dwarf buffalo (Bubalus mindorensis) at Tamaraw Gene Pool Farm.

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A critically endangered 18-year-old male tamaraw or Mindoro dwarf buffalo (Bubalus mindorensis) at Tamaraw Gene Pool Farm.

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.

Picture of a federally endangered jaguar, Panthera onca, at the Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo.

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A federally endangered jaguar, Panthera onca, at the Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo.

Picture of a vulnerable (IUCN) and federally endangered cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) at the Denver Zoo.

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A vulnerable (IUCN) and federally endangered cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) at the Denver Zoo.

Photo: An endangered Bell's turtle (Myuchelys bellii) at Turtles Australia.

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An endangered Bell’s turtle (Myuchelys bellii) at Turtles Australia.

Photo: An endangered Bell's turtle (Myuchelys bellii) at Turtles Australia.

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An endangered Bell’s turtle (Myuchelys bellii) at Turtles Australia.

Photo: Horsfield's tarsier (Cephalopachus bancanus borneanus) at Taman Safari.

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Horsfield’s tarsier (Cephalopachus bancanus borneanus) at Taman Safari. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN.

Photo: A critically endangered Edward's pheasant (Lophura edwardsi) at the Berlin Zoo.

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A critically endangered Edward’s pheasant (Lophura edwardsi) at the Berlin Zoo.

Photo: A critically endangered Edward's pheasant (Lophura edwardsi) at the Berlin Zoo.

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A critically endangered Edward’s pheasant (Lophura edwardsi) at the Berlin Zoo.

Photo: Belize yellow headed amazon (Amazona oratrix beliziensis) at Loro Parque Fundacion.

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Belize yellow headed amazon (Amazona oratrix beliziensis) at Loro Parque Fundacion.

Photo: Belize yellow headed amazon (Amazona oratrix beliziensis) at Loro Parque Fundacion.

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Belize yellow headed amazon (Amazona oratrix beliziensis) at Loro Parque Fundacion.

Photo: Belize yellow headed amazon (Amazona oratrix beliziensis) at Loro Parque Fundacion.

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Belize yellow headed amazon (Amazona oratrix beliziensis) at Loro Parque Fundacion.

Photo: Belize yellow headed amazon (Amazona oratrix beliziensis) at Loro Parque Fundacion.

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Belize yellow headed amazon (Amazona oratrix beliziensis) at Loro Parque Fundacion.

Photo: Belize yellow headed amazon (Amazona oratrix beliziensis) at Loro Parque Fundacion.

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Belize yellow headed amazon (Amazona oratrix beliziensis) at Loro Parque Fundacion.

Photo: Western yellow headed amazon (Amazona oratrix oratrix) at Loro Parque Fundacion.

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Western yellow headed amazon (Amazona oratrix oratrix) at Loro Parque Fundacion.

Photo: Western yellow headed amazon (Amazona oratrix oratrix) at Loro Parque Fundacion.

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Western yellow headed amazon (Amazona oratrix oratrix) at Loro Parque Fundacion.

Photo: Western yellow headed amazon (Amazona oratrix oratrix) at Loro Parque Fundacion.

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Western yellow headed amazon (Amazona oratrix oratrix) at Loro Parque Fundacion.

Photo: Western yellow headed amazon (Amazona oratrix oratrix) at Loro Parque Fundacion.

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Western yellow headed amazon (Amazona oratrix oratrix) at Loro Parque Fundacion.

Photo: Western yellow headed amazon (Amazona oratrix oratrix) at Loro Parque Fundacion.

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Western yellow headed amazon (Amazona oratrix oratrix) at Loro Parque Fundacion.

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