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Photo: Three juvenile eastern cottontail rabbits (Sylvilagus floridanus) at the Carolina Wildlife Center, a place that rescues and rehabilitates injured and orphaned wildlife.

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Three juvenile eastern cottontail rabbits (Sylvilagus floridanus) at the Carolina Wildlife Center, a place that rescues and rehabilitates injured and orphaned wildlife.

Photo: A woman cares for an injured peregrine falcon at Raptor Recovery Nebraska.

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A woman cares for an injured peregrine falcon at Raptor Recovery Nebraska.

Photo: A pink ringed tent turtle (Pangshura tentoria circumdata) at the Gharial and Turtle Rehabiliation Center.

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A pink ringed tent turtle (Pangshura tentoria circumdata) at the Gharial and Turtle Rehabiliation Center.

Photo: A pink ringed tent turtle (Pangshura tentoria circumdata) at the Gharial and Turtle Rehabiliation Center.

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A pink ringed tent turtle (Pangshura tentoria circumdata) at the Gharial and Turtle Rehabiliation Center.

Picture of an endangered Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle (Chitra indica) at the Kukrail Gharial and Turtle Rehabilitation Centre in Lucknow, India.

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An endangered Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle (Chitra indica) at the Kukrail Gharial and Turtle Rehabilitation Centre in Lucknow, India.

Picture of an endangered Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle (Chitra indica) at the Kukrail Gharial and Turtle Rehabilitation Centre in Lucknow, India.

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An endangered Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle (Chitra indica) at the Kukrail Gharial and Turtle Rehabilitation Centre in Lucknow, India.

Photo: An endangered Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle (Chitra indica) at the Kukrail Gharial and Turtle Rehabilitation Centre in Lucknow, India.

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An endangered Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle (Chitra indica) at the Kukrail Gharial and Turtle Rehabilitation Centre in Lucknow, India.

Photo: An endangered Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle (Chitra indica) at the Kukrail Gharial and Turtle Rehabilitation Centre in Lucknow, India.

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An endangered Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle (Chitra indica) at the Kukrail Gharial and Turtle Rehabilitation Centre in Lucknow, India.

Photo: An endangered Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle (Chitra indica) at the Kukrail Gharial and Turtle Rehabilitation Centre in Lucknow, India.

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An endangered Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle (Chitra indica) at the Kukrail Gharial and Turtle Rehabilitation Centre in Lucknow, India.

Photo: An endangered Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle (Chitra indica) at the Kukrail Gharial and Turtle Rehabilitation Centre in Lucknow, India.

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An endangered Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle (Chitra indica) at the Kukrail Gharial and Turtle Rehabilitation Centre in Lucknow, India.

Picture of a vulnerable Indian peacock softshell turtle (Nilssonia hurum) at the Gharial and Turtle Rehabilitation Center.

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An Indian peacock softshell turtle (Nilssonia hurum) at the Gharial and Turtle Rehabilitation Center. This is a vulnerable species.

Picture of a vulnerable Indian peacock softshell turtle (Nilssonia hurum) at the Gharial and Turtle Rehabilitation Center.

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An Indian peacock softshell turtle (Nilssonia hurum) at the Gharial and Turtle Rehabilitation Center. This is a vulnerable species.

Picture of a vulnerable Indian peacock softshell turtle (Nilssonia hurum) at the Gharial and Turtle Rehabilitation Center.

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An Indian peacock softshell turtle (Nilssonia hurum) at the Gharial and Turtle Rehabilitation Center. This is a vulnerable species.

Photo: Ganges soft shelled turtle (Nilssonia gangetica) at the Gharial and Turtle Rehabilitation Center in Lucknow, India.

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Ganges soft shelled turtle (Nilssonia gangetica) at the Gharial and Turtle Rehabilitation Center in Lucknow, India.

Photo: A vulnerable Indian soft shelled turtle (Nilssonia gangetica) at the Kukrail Gharial and Turtle Rehabilitation Centre in Lucknow, India.

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A vulnerable Indian soft shelled turtle (Nilssonia gangetica) at the Kukrail Gharial and Turtle Rehabilitation Centre in Lucknow, India.

Photo: A Ganges soft shelled turtle (Nilssonia gangetica) at the Gharial and Turtle Rehabilitation Center in Lucknow, India.

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A Ganges soft shelled turtle (Nilssonia gangetica) at the Gharial and Turtle Rehabilitation Center in Lucknow, India.

Photo: A Ganges soft shelled turtle (Nilssonia gangetica) at the Gharial and Turtle Rehabilitation Center in Lucknow, India.

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A Ganges soft shelled turtle (Nilssonia gangetica) at the Gharial and Turtle Rehabilitation Center in Lucknow, India.

Photo: A male and female critically endangered red-crowned roof turtle (Batagur kachuga) at the Kukrail Gharial and Turtle Rehabilitation Centre in Lucknow, Upper Pradesh, India.

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A male and female critically endangered red-crowned roof turtle (Batagur kachuga) at the Kukrail Gharial and Turtle Rehabilitation Centre in Lucknow, Upper Pradesh, India. There are less than 500 breeding adult animals left in the wild.

Photo: A red-crowned roof turtle (Batagur kachuga) at the Gharial and Turtle Rehabilitation Center in Lucknow, Upper Pradesh, India.

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A red-crowned roof turtle (Batagur kachuga) at the Gharial and Turtle Rehabilitation Center in Lucknow, Upper Pradesh, India. There are less than 500 breeding adult animals left in the wild.

Picture of a critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) at the Gharial and Turtle Rehabilitation Center in Lucknow, India.

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A critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) at the Gharial and Turtle Rehabilitation Center in Lucknow, India. There are fewer than 1,000 of this species left in the wild.

Picture of a critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) at the Gharial and Turtle Rehabilitation Center in Lucknow, India.

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A critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) at the Gharial and Turtle Rehabilitation Center in Lucknow, India. There are fewer than 1,000 of this species left in the wild.

Picture of a critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) at the Gharial and Turtle Rehabilitation Center in Lucknow, India.

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A critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) at the Gharial and Turtle Rehabilitation Center in Lucknow, India. There are fewer than 1,000 of this species left in the wild.

Picture of a critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) at the Gharial and Turtle Rehabilitation Center in Lucknow, India.

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A critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) at the Gharial and Turtle Rehabilitation Center in Lucknow, India. There are fewer than 1,000 of this species left in the wild.

Picture of a critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) at the Gharial and Turtle Rehabilitation Center in Lucknow, India.

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A critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) at the Gharial and Turtle Rehabilitation Center in Lucknow, India. There are fewer than 1,000 of this species left in the wild.

Photo: A veterinarian checks the conjunctivitis in a sick koala at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital.

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A veterinarian checks the conjunctivitis in a sick koala at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital.

Photo: A nurse treats an animal with cystitis at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital.

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A nurse treats an animal with cystitis at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital.

Photo: A koala named 'Poseidon', recovers at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital from a dog attack.

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A koala named ‘Poseidon’, recovers at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital from a dog attack.

Photo: A woman soothes Whistler, a koala who was blinded by an allergic reaction to an anesthetic.

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A woman soothes Whistler, a koala who was blinded by an allergic reaction to an anesthetic.

Photo: Koalas recuperate at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital.

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Koalas recuperate at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital.

Photo: An anesthetized koala is carried back from the X-Ray room.

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An anesthetized koala is carried back from the X-Ray room.

Photo: Young koalas recuperate from disease and traumatic injury in 'The Rainforest', an enclosed space for recovering koalas at the wildlife hospital.

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Young koalas recuperate from disease and traumatic injury in ‘The Rainforest’, an enclosed space for recovering koalas at the wildlife hospital.

Photo: Young koalas recuperate from disease and traumatic injury in 'The Rainforest', an enclosed space for recovering koalas at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital.

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Young koalas recuperate from disease and traumatic injury in ‘The Rainforest’, an enclosed space for recovering koalas at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital.

Photo: A koala with a walking disability is evaluated on the move by zoo veterinarians.

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A koala with a walking disability is evaluated on the move by zoo veterinarians.

Photo: Koalas recuperate at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital.

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Koalas recuperate at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital.

Photo: A koala inside the 'rainforest', a fenced habitat at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital where koalas learn to forage on their own.

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A koala inside the ‘rainforest’, a fenced habitat at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital where koalas learn to forage on their own.

Photo: A koala inside the 'rainforest', a fenced habitat at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital where koalas learn to forage on their own.

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A koala inside the ‘rainforest’, a fenced habitat at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital where koalas learn to forage on their own.

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