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A great black-backed gull (Larus marinus) at Sharjah Safari in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

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A great black-backed gull (Larus marinus) at Sharjah Safari in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

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A great black-backed gull (Larus marinus) at Sharjah Safari in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

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A great black-backed gull (Larus marinus) at Sharjah Safari in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

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A Southern reedbuck (Redunca arundinum) at Sharjah Safari in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

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A Southern reedbuck (Redunca arundinum) at Sharjah Safari in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

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A klipspringer (Oreotragus oreotragus) at Sharjah Safari in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

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A klipspringer (Oreotragus oreotragus) at Sharjah Safari in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

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A klipspringer (Oreotragus oreotragus) at Sharjah Safari in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

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A klipspringer (Oreotragus oreotragus) at Sharjah Safari in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

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A two-month-old okapi (Okapia johnstoni) named Mzimu (which means “ghost” in Swahili) at the Al Bustan Zoological Centre in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. This individual is leucistic, meaning there is a lack of pigmentation in his hair and skin, giving him a rare white-gray appearance. Both of his parents and his brother have normal coloration, which makes him very unique among okapis. The species is listed as endangered by the IUCN.

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A two-month-old okapi (Okapia johnstoni) named Mzimu (which means “ghost” in Swahili) at the Al Bustan Zoological Centre in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. This individual is leucistic, meaning there is a lack of pigmentation in his hair and skin, giving him a rare white-gray appearance. Both of his parents and his brother have normal coloration, which makes him very unique among okapis. The species is listed as endangered by the IUCN.

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A male Nubian Soemmerring’s gazelle (Nanger soemmerringii soemmerringii) at Al Bustan Zoological Centre in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. This species is listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN.

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A male Nubian Soemmerring’s gazelle (Nanger soemmerringii soemmerringii) at Al Bustan Zoological Centre in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. This species is listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN.

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A male Nubian Soemmerring’s gazelle (Nanger soemmerringii soemmerringii) at Al Bustan Zoological Centre in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. This species is listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN.

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A male Nubian Soemmerring’s gazelle (Nanger soemmerringii soemmerringii) at Al Bustan Zoological Centre in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. This species is listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN.

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A tropical turkey vulture (Cathartes aura ruficollis) at the Kalba Bird of Prey Centre in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

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A jarbua terapon (Terapon jarbua) at the Sharjah Aquarium in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

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A ring-tailed cardinalfish (Ostorhinchus aureus) at the Sharjah Aquarium in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

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A ring-tailed cardinalfish (Ostorhinchus aureus) at the Sharjah Aquarium in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

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A ring-tailed cardinalfish (Ostorhinchus aureus) at the Sharjah Aquarium in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

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A ring-tailed cardinalfish (Ostorhinchus aureus) at the Sharjah Aquarium in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

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A black-spotted butterflyfish (Chaetodon nigro​punctatus) at the Sharjah Aquarium in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

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A black-spotted butterflyfish (Chaetodon nigro​punctatus) at the Sharjah Aquarium in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

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A yellowtail tang (Zebrasoma xanthurum) at the the Sharjah Aquarium in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

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A yellowtail tang (Zebrasoma xanthurum) at the the Sharjah Aquarium in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

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A blue-spotted dottyback (Pseudochromis persicus) at the Sharjah Aquarium in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

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A regal demoiselle (Neopomacentrus cyanomos) at the Sharjah Aquarium in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

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A regal demoiselle (Neopomacentrus cyanomos) at the Sharjah Aquarium in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

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Two Indian Ocean twospot cardinalfish (Cheilodipterus novemstriatus) at the Sharjah Aquarium in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

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A Peter’s toby (Canthigaster petersii) at the the Sharjah Aquarium in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

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A Peter’s toby (Canthigaster petersii) at the the Sharjah Aquarium in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

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A broomtail wrasse (Cheilinus lunulatus) at the Sharjah Aquarium in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

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A broomtail wrasse (Cheilinus lunulatus) at the Sharjah Aquarium in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

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A broomtail wrasse (Cheilinus lunulatus) at the Sharjah Aquarium in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

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A broomtail wrasse (Cheilinus lunulatus) at the Sharjah Aquarium in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

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