Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

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Photo: Two lounging polar bears (Ursus maritimus) at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium.

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Two lounging polar bears (Ursus maritimus) at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium.

Photo: A grizzly bear at rest on the edge of the Larson Bay dump.

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A grizzly bear at rest on the edge of the Larson Bay dump.

Photo: A federally threatened koala (phascolarctos cinereus) at a wildlife sanctuary in Healesville, Victoria, Australia.

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A federally threatened koala (phascolarctos cinereus) at a wildlife sanctuary in Healesville, Victoria, Australia.

Wulfing’s stick insect (Acrophylla wuelfingi) at the Wild Life Sydney Zoo."

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Wulfing’s stick insect (Acrophylla wuelfingi) at the Wild Life Sydney Zoo.”

Photo: A yellow warbler, Dendroica petechia, on San Cristobal Island in the Galapagos.

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A yellow warbler, Dendroica petechia, on San Cristobal Island in the Galapagos.

Photo: An adult yellow warbler, Dendroica petechia, on Santa Cruz Island in Galapagos National Park.

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An adult yellow warbler, Dendroica petechia, on Santa Cruz Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: An endangered Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) at Tagus Cove in Galapagos National Park.

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An endangered Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) at Tagus Cove in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: A group of tourists photograph an endangered Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) at Tagus Cove in Galapagos National Park.

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A group of tourists photograph an endangered Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) at Tagus Cove in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: A juvenile yellow warbler (Dendroica petechia) on Urbina Bay, Isabel Island in Galapagos National Park.

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A juvenile yellow warbler (Dendroica petechia) on Urbina Bay, Isabel Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: A male small ground finch (Geospiza fuliginosa) on Urbina Bay, Isabela Island in Galapagos National Park.

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A male small ground finch (Geospiza fuliginosa) on Urbina Bay, Isabela Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: A Galapagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) on Urbina Bay, Isabela Island in Galapagos National Park.

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A Galapagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) on Urbina Bay, Isabela Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: A painted locust (Schistocerca melanocera) rests on a form of prickly pear cactus on Rabida in the Galapagos Islands.

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A painted locust (Schistocerca melanocera) rests on a form of prickly pear cactus on Rabida in the Galapagos Islands.

A federally threatened Northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) named Opal.

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A federally threatened Northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) named Opal.

Photo: A yellow warbler (Dendroica petechia) on San Cristobal Island (formerly known as Chatham Island).

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A yellow warbler (Dendroica petechia) on San Cristobal Island (formerly known as Chatham Island).

Photo: Tourists photographing a Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) at Tagus Cove in Galapagos National Park.

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Tourists photographing a Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) at Tagus Cove in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: Tourists photographing a Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) at Tagus Cove in Galapagos National Park.

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Tourists photographing a Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) at Tagus Cove in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: A Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) at Tagus Cove in Galapagos National Park.

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A Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) at Tagus Cove in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: Flightless cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi) at Tagus Cove in Galapagos National Park.

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Flightless cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi) at Tagus Cove in Galapagos National Park. With only 1500 estimated individuals, it is one of the world’s rarest birds and is the subject of an active conservation program.

Photo: A Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) at Tagus Cove in Galapagos National Park.

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A Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) at Tagus Cove in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: A Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) at Tagus Cove in Galapagos National Park.

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A Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) at Tagus Cove in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: A Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) at Tagus Cove in Galapagos National Park.

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A Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) at Tagus Cove in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: A Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) at Tagus Cove in Galapagos National Park.

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A Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) at Tagus Cove in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: Galapagos penguins (Spheniscus mendiculus) at Tagus Cove in Galapagos National Park.

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Galapagos penguins (Spheniscus mendiculus) at Tagus Cove in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: A Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) at Tagus Cove in Galapagos National Park.

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A Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) at Tagus Cove in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: Flightless cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi) on Tagus Cove in Galapagos National Park.

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Flightless cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi) on Tagus Cove in Galapagos National Park. With only 1500 estimated individuals, it is one of the world’s rarest birds and is the subject of an active conservation program.

Photo: A Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) at Tagus Cove in Galapagos National Park.

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A Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) at Tagus Cove in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: Detail of the foot of a Galapagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) on Urbina Bay, Isabela Island in Galapagos National Park.

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Detail of the foot of a Galapagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) on Urbina Bay, Isabela Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: Tourists walk by a Galapagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) on Urbina Bay, Isabela Island in Galapagos National Park.

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Tourists walk by a Galapagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) on Urbina Bay, Isabela Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: Tourists stop to photograph a Galapagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) on Urbina Bay, Isabela Island in Galapagos National Park.

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Tourists stop to photograph a Galapagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) on Urbina Bay, Isabela Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: A yellow warbler (Dendroica petechia) at Tagus Cove in Galapagos National Park.

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A yellow warbler (Dendroica petechia) at Tagus Cove in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: A Galapagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) on Urbina Bay, Isabela Island in Galapagos National Park.

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A Galapagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) on Urbina Bay, Isabela Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: A Galapagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) on Urbina Bay, Isabela Island in Galapagos National Park.

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A Galapagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) on Urbina Bay, Isabela Island in Galapagos National Park.

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