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From left, a male and female Eurasian wigeon (Mareca penelope) at Sylvan Heights Bird Park in Scotland Neck, North Carolina.

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From left, a male and female bufflehead duck (Bucephala albeola) at Sylvan Heights Bird Park in Scotland Neck, North Carolina.

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From left, a female and male New Zealand scaup (Aythya novaeseelandiae) at Sylvan Heights Bird Park in Scotland Neck, North Carolina.

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From left, a female and male Northern shoveler (Spatula clypeata) at Sylvan Heights Bird Park in Scotland Neck, North Carolina.

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A white-browed laughingthrush (Pterorhinus sannio sannio) at Tierpark Berlin in Germany.

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A prehensile tailed skink (Corucia zebrata zebrata) at Tierpark Berlin in Berlin, Germany.

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A Southwestern pond turtle (Actinemys pallida) named Emmy at Lindsay Wildlife Experience in California.

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A pallid bat (Antrozous pallidus pacificus) named Vesper at Lindsay Wildlife Experience in California.

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A male and female ruff (Calidris pugnax) at Lundi Farm in Verl, Germany. This male is a white-headed color morph.

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A bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica) at Lundi Farm in Verl, Germany.

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A Chilean tinamou (Nothoprocta perdicaria) at Lundi Farm in Verl, Germany.

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A European black widow (Latrodectus tredecimguttatus) at Verve Biotech in Waverly, Nebraska.

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A European black widow (Latrodectus tredecimguttatus) at Verve Biotech in Waverly, Nebraska.

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A Madagascar black widow (Latrodectus menavodi) at Verve Biotech in Waverly, Nebraska.

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A Madagascar black widow (Latrodectus menavodi) at Verve Biotech in Waverly, Nebraska.

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An endangered mountain anoa (Bubalus quarlesi) at Zoo Krefeld in Krefeld, Germany.

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An owl-faced monkey (Cercopithecus hamlyni) at Zoo Leipzig in Germany.
This species is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN.

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A critically endangered Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla pentadactyla) at Zoo Leipzig in Germany.

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A Eurasian golden oriole (Oriolus oriolus) at Walsrode Bird Park in Walsrode, Germany.

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A blue coua (Coua caerulea) at Walsrode Bird Park in Walsrode, Germany.

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A piapiac (Ptilostomus afer) at Walsrode Bird Park in Walsrode, Germany.

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A southern gerenuk (Litocranius walleri walleri) at Sheikh Butti bin Juma Al Maktoum Wildlife Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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A male banded palm civet (Hemigalus derbyanus derbyanus) at the Nashville Zoo in Tennessee. His name is Vinny.

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Two endangered northern rockhopper penguins (Eudyptes moseleyi) at the Calgary Zoo in Alberta, Canada.

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Two endangered northern rockhopper penguins (Eudyptes moseleyi) at the Calgary Zoo in Alberta, Canada.

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A male and female greater sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) at the Wilder Institute Calgary Zoo’s Devonian Wildlife Conservation Center in Alberta, Canada. The male grouse is named Clifford and is three years old, on left, the female grouse is named Kootenay and is four years old, on right.

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A male and female greater sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) at the Wilder Institute Calgary Zoo’s Devonian Wildlife Conservation Center in Alberta, Canada. The male grouse is named Clifford and is three years old, on left, the female grouse is named Kootenay and is four years old, on right.

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A male and female greater sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) at the Wilder Institute Calgary Zoo’s Devonian Wildlife Conservation Center in Alberta, Canada. The male grouse is named Clifford and is three years old, on left, the female grouse is named Kootenay and is four years old, on right.

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A male and female greater sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) at the Wilder Institute Calgary Zoo’s Devonian Wildlife Conservation Center in Alberta, Canada. The male grouse is named Clifford and is three years old, on right, the female grouse is named Kootenay and is four years old, on left.

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A male and female greater sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) at the Wilder Institute Calgary Zoo’s Devonian Wildlife Conservation Center in Alberta, Canada. The male grouse is named Clifford and is three years old, on left, the female grouse is named Kootenay and is four years old, on right.

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A female Torreya trap-door spider (Cyclocosmia torreya) at Verve Biotech in Waverly, Nebraska.

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A female Torreya trap-door spider (Cyclocosmia torreya) at Verve Biotech in Waverly, Nebraska.

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An American kestrel (Falco sparverius sparverius) at Raptor Conservation Alliance in Elmwood, Nebraska.

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An American kestrel (Falco sparverius sparverius) at Raptor Conservation Alliance in Elmwood, Nebraska.

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A federally endangered peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus anatum) at Raptor Conservation Alliance.

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A long-eared owl (Asio otus wilsonianus) at Raptor Conservation Alliance in Elmwood, Nebraska.

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