shy images - Joel Sartore

*Brazilian porcupine (Coendou quichua) at the Saint Louis Zoo.

An Andean porcupine (Coendou quichua) named Piper at the Saint Louis Zoo.

A yellow-bellied glider (Petaurus australis) named Shy at the Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia.

A young girl sucks her thumbs while hanging on tight to her blanket.

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