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INV006-00210
Six Panacea fiddler crab (Uca panacea) at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium.
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BIR062-00027
A female Western tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) at Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network.
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BIR053-00472
A great-tailed grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus) at Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network.
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ANI104-00295
A Chaco tortoise (Chelonoidis chilensis) at the Santiago Zoo in Chile.
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ANI110-00432
A hairy frog (Trichobatrachus robustus) from a private collection.
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INV006-00030
A porcelain anemone crab (Neopetrolisthes oshimai) at the Downtown Aquarium in Denver, Colorado.
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BIR057-00498
A Wilson’s warbler (Cardellina pusilla) at the Wildlife Rehab Center of Minnesota.
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BIR057-00488
A male scarlet tanager (Piranga olivacea) at the Wildlife Rehab Center of Minnesota.
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INS006-00432
An oreo spider (Cyclocosmia latusicosta) from a private collection. The members of this genus are living fossils. Its abdomen ends with a strong disc of reinforced ribs and grooves, it uses this hardened disc to defend its burrow from intruders.
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INS006-00425
A bumblebee tarantula (Neoholothele fasciaaurinigra) from a private collection.
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BIR052-00249
A Western spotted dove (Streptopelia suratensis) at the Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.
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BIR052-00247
A Western spotted dove (Streptopelia suratensis) at the Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.
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INS016-00122
A female Egyptian desert cockroach (Polyphaga aegyptiaca) at Prague Zoo.
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ANI109-00387
An Iraqi spiny-tailed lizard (Saara loricata) at Prague Zoo. This is the male. It can use its thick tail as a form of defense. It spends most of the year underground and is only active during the spring.
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BIR076-00049
A female yellow warbler (Setophaga petechia aestiva) at Rum River Central Park.
This bird was caught and banded as part of a nation-wide study of birds called MAPS (Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship) coordinated by the Institute for Bird Populations.
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BIR048-00118
A female hairy woodpecker (Leuconotopicus villosus villosus) wild caught at Rum River Central Park.
This bird was caught and banded as part of a nation-wide study of birds called MAPS (Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship) coordinated by the Institute for Bird Populations.
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BIR040-00281
A male and a female lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni) at the Prague Zoo.
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BIR040-00279
A male lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni) at the Prague Zoo.
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BIR076-00032
A common linnet (Linaria cannabina) at the Prague Zoo.
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BIR076-00029
A barred laughingthrush (Garrulax lunulatus) at the Prague Zoo.
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BIR005-00331
A bar-backed partridge (Arborophila brunneopectus) at the Prague Zoo.
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BIR064-00251
A female short-billed honeycreeper (Cyanerpes nitidus) at Zoopark Zajezd.
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ANI072-00233
A red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris fuscoater) at Zoopark Zajezd.
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INS006-00386
A silver orb weaver (Argiope argentata) at the Museo d’Orbigny Natural History Museum in Cochabamba, Bolivia.
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ANI111-00026
Southern hognose snakes (Heterodon simus) in red and white color phases, at a private collection.
These individuals are “playing dead”, a common defense tactic for this species as some predators don’t want to touch something that’s sick, dying or dead.
This species is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
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ANI111-00024
Southern hognose snakes (Heterodon simus) in red and white color phases, at a private collection.
These individuals are “playing dead”, a common defense tactic for this species as some predators don’t want to touch something that’s sick, dying or dead.
This species is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
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ANI110-00287
A red rubber frog (Phrynomantis microps) at a private collection.
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INS014-00438
An unidentified cricket species (Grillidea family) at the Museo d’Orbigny Natural History Museum in Cochabamba, Bolivia.
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INS002-00461
An unidentified ground beetle (Carabidea family) at the Museo d’Orbigny Natural History Museum in Cochabamba, Bolivia.
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ANI109-00346
A Anzamala Madagascar swift (Oplurus fierinensis) at the Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.
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ANI101-00501
A Merlin’s dwarf grey frog (Pseudhymenochirus merlini) at the Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.
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ANI110-00276
A siren poison dart frog (Ranitomeya sirensis) at the Amphibian Foundation in Atlanta, GA.
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BIR048-00115
An acorn woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus bairdi) at the Big Bear Alpine Zoo. This bird’s name is Narwhal.
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BIR070-00119
A striped owl (Asio clamator midas) at BioParque do Rio.
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ANI014-00334
A pale-faced bat (Phylloderma stenops) at BioParque do Rio.
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A pale-faced bat (Phylloderma stenops) at BioParque do Rio.