Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: Shell

Picture of a Bell's hinge-back tortoise (Kinixys belliana belliana) at the Omaha Zoo.

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Bell’s hinge-back tortoise (Kinixys belliana belliana) at the Omaha Zoo.

A bog turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii) an endangered (IUCN) and federally threatened species at the Atlanta Zoo.

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A bog turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii) an endangered (IUCN) and federally threatened species at the Atlanta Zoo.

A bog turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii) an endangered (IUCN) and federally threatened species at the Atlanta Zoo.

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A bog turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii) an endangered (IUCN) and federally threatened species at the Atlanta Zoo.

A bog turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii) an endangered (IUCN) and federally threatened species at the Atlanta Zoo.

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A bog turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii) an endangered (IUCN) and federally threatened species at the Atlanta Zoo.

A spiny softshell turtle (Apalone spinifera spinifera) at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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A spiny softshell turtle (Apalone spinifera spinifera) at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans, Louisiana.

A spiny softshell turtle (Apalone spinifera spinifera) at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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A spiny softshell turtle (Apalone spinifera spinifera) at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans, Louisiana.

A gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) sits alongside a highway. This animal is federally listed as threatened from west of Mobile Bay, Alabama throughout southern Mississippi, and into eastern Louisiana. (IUCN: Vulnerable)

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A gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) sits alongside a highway. This animal is federally listed as threatened from west of Mobile Bay, Alabama throughout southern Mississippi, and into eastern Louisiana. (IUCN: Vulnerable)

An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Alabama red-bellied turtle (Pseudemys alabamensis) at the Tennesee Aquarium.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Alabama red-bellied turtle (Pseudemys alabamensis) at the Tennesee Aquarium.

An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Alabama red-bellied turtle (Pseudemys alabamensis) at the Tennesee Aquarium.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Alabama red-bellied turtle (Pseudemys alabamensis) at the Tennesee Aquarium.

An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Alabama red-bellied turtle (Pseudemys alabamensis) at the Tennesee Aquarium.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Alabama red-bellied turtle (Pseudemys alabamensis) at the Tennesee Aquarium.

A Stock Island tree snail (Orthalicus reses reses), a federally-threatened species.

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A Stock Island tree snail (Orthalicus reses reses), a federally-threatened species.

A federally threatened Stock Island tree snail (Orthalicus reses reses).

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A federally threatened Stock Island tree snail (Orthalicus reses reses).

A close up of a banded tree snail (Orthalicus floridensis) from Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge on Key Largo.

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A close up of a banded tree snail (Orthalicus floridensis) from Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge on Key Largo.

A close up of a banded tree snail (Orthalicus floridensis) from Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge on Key Largo.

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A close up of a banded tree snail (Orthalicus floridensis) from Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge on Key Largo.

A close up of a banded tree snail (Orthalicus floridensis) from Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge on Key Largo.

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A close up of a banded tree snail (Orthalicus floridensis) from Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge on Key Largo.

A Liguus tree snail (Liguus fasciatus) at Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Key Largo, FL.

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A Liguus tree snail (Liguus fasciatus) at Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Key Largo, FL.

A Liguus tree snail (Liguus fasciatus) at Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Key Largo, FL.

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A Liguus tree snail (Liguus fasciatus) at Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Key Largo, FL.

Snuffbox mussel (Epioblasma triquetra), a species found in the eastern US. Remaining populations are small and isolated.

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Snuffbox mussel (Epioblasma triquetra), a species found in the eastern US. Remaining populations are small and isolated.

Three-toed box turtle (Terrapene carolina triunguis) from the Houston Zoo.

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Three-toed box turtle (Terrapene carolina triunguis) from the Houston Zoo.

Photo: Shells along the beach on Floreana Island in Galapagos National Park.

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Shells along the beach on Floreana Island in Galapagos National Park.

A Galapagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis vicina) on Urbina Bay, Isabela Island in Galapagos National Park.

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A Galapagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis vicina) on Urbina Bay, Isabela Island in Galapagos National Park.

A Galapagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis vicina) on Urbina Bay, Isabela Island in Galapagos National Park.

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A Galapagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis vicina) on Urbina Bay, Isabela Island in Galapagos National Park.

A bog turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii) an endangered (IUCN) and federally threatened species at the Atlanta Zoo.

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A bog turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii) an endangered (IUCN) and federally threatened species at the Atlanta Zoo.

A bog turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii) an endangered (IUCN) and federally threatened species at the Atlanta Zoo.

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A bog turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii) an endangered (IUCN) and federally threatened species at the Atlanta Zoo.

A bog turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii) an endangered (IUCN) and federally threatened species at the Atlanta Zoo.

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A bog turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii) an endangered (IUCN) and federally threatened species at the Atlanta Zoo.

A gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) a vulnerable (IUCN) and federally threatened species at Zoo Atlanta.

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A gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) a vulnerable (IUCN) and federally threatened species at Zoo Atlanta.

A gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) a vulnerable (IUCN) and federally threatened species at Zoo Atlanta.

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A gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) a vulnerable (IUCN) and federally threatened species at Zoo Atlanta.

A gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) a vulnerable (IUCN) and federally threatened species at Zoo Atlanta.

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A gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) a vulnerable (IUCN) and federally threatened species at Zoo Atlanta.

A gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) a vulnerable (IUCN) and federally threatened species at Zoo Atlanta.

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A gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) a vulnerable (IUCN) and federally threatened species at Zoo Atlanta.

A gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) a vulnerable (IUCN) and federally threatened species at Zoo Atlanta.

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A gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) a vulnerable (IUCN) and federally threatened species at Zoo Atlanta.

A gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) a vulnerable (IUCN) and federally threatened species at Zoo Atlanta.

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A gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) a vulnerable (IUCN) and federally threatened species at Zoo Atlanta.

A bog turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii) an endangered (IUCN) and federally threatened species at the Atlanta Zoo.

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A bog turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii) an endangered (IUCN) and federally threatened species at the Atlanta Zoo.

A gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) a vulnerable (IUCN) and federally threatened species at Zoo Atlanta.

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A gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) a vulnerable (IUCN) and federally threatened species at Zoo Atlanta.

A bog turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii) an endangered (IUCN) and federally threatened species at the Atlanta Zoo.

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A bog turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii) an endangered (IUCN) and federally threatened species at the Atlanta Zoo.

A bog turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii) an endangered (IUCN) and federally threatened species at the Atlanta Zoo.

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A bog turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii) an endangered (IUCN) and federally threatened species at the Atlanta Zoo.

A bog turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii) an endangered (IUCN) and federally threatened species at the Atlanta Zoo.

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A bog turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii) an endangered (IUCN) and federally threatened species at the Atlanta Zoo.

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