Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

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Sun conure (Aratinga solstitialis) at the Bramble Park Zoo.

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Sun conure (Aratinga solstitialis) at the Bramble Park Zoo.

Sun conure (Aratinga solstitialis) at the Bramble Park Zoo.

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Sun conure (Aratinga solstitialis) at the Bramble Park Zoo.

Sun conure (Aratinga solstitialis) at the Bramble Park Zoo.

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Sun conure (Aratinga solstitialis) at the Bramble Park Zoo.

Sun conure (Aratinga solstitialis) at the Bramble Park Zoo.

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Sun conure (Aratinga solstitialis) at the Bramble Park Zoo.

Picture of a veiled chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus) at the Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure.

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A veiled chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus) at the Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure.

A wild caterpillar in Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea.

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A wild caterpillar in Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea.

El Segundo flower-loving fly (Rhaphiomidas terminatus terminatus). This insect was thought to be extinct since the end of the 1960s but a small remnant population of less than 100 individuals was discovered in the early 2000s.

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El Segundo flower-loving fly (Rhaphiomidas terminatus terminatus). This insect was thought to be extinct since the end of the 1960s but a small remnant population of less than 100 individuals was discovered in the early 2000s.

Photo: A tiger snake (Notechis scutatus) at Reptile Gardens.

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A tiger snake (Notechis scutatus) at Reptile Gardens. This snake is venomous.

Photo: West Indian iguana (Iguana delicatissima) at the Detroit Zoo. This species is listed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN.

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West Indian iguana (Iguana delicatissima) at the Detroit Zoo. This species is listed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN.

Photo: A Central American wood turtle (Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima manni) at the Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

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A Central American wood turtle (Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima manni) at the Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Photo: West African gaboon viper (Bitis rhinoceros) at Zoo Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia.

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West African gaboon viper (Bitis rhinoceros) at Zoo Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia.

Photo: West African gaboon viper (Bitis rhinoceros) at Zoo Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia.

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West African gaboon viper (Bitis rhinoceros) at Zoo Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia.

Photo: A New Calendonian giant gecko (Rhacodactylus leachianus leachianus) at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium in Omaha, Nebraska.

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A New Calendonian giant gecko (Rhacodactylus leachianus leachianus) at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium in Omaha, Nebraska.

Photo: A New Calendonian giant gecko (Rhacodactylus leachianus leachianus) at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium in Omaha, Nebraska.

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A New Calendonian giant gecko (Rhacodactylus leachianus leachianus) at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium in Omaha, Nebraska.

An ocellated uromastyx lizard (Saara hardwickii) at the Denver Zoo.

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An ocellated uromastyx lizard (Saara hardwickii) at the Denver Zoo.

Picture of a federally endangered, American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) at the Kansas City Zoo.

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A federally endangered, American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) at the Kansas City Zoo.

A ferruginous hawk (Buteo regalis) at the Sutton Avian Research Center.

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A ferruginous hawk (Buteo regalis) at the Sutton Avian Research Center.

The standard morph of a sira poison frog (Ranitomeya sirensis) from a private collection.

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The standard morph of a sira poison frog (Ranitomeya sirensis) from a private collection.

A musk ox (Ovibos moschatus moschatus) at the University of Alaska in Fairbanks, AK.

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A musk ox (Ovibos moschatus moschatus) at the University of Alaska in Fairbanks, AK.

A musk ox (Ovibos moschatus moschatus) at the University of Alaska in Fairbanks, AK.

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A musk ox (Ovibos moschatus moschatus) at the University of Alaska in Fairbanks, AK.

Picture of a critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered female eastern black rhino (Diceros bicornis michaeli) named Imara at the Great Plains Zoo.

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A critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered female eastern black rhino (Diceros bicornis michaeli) named Imara at the Great Plains Zoo.

A picture of a western slender glass lizard (Ophisaurus attenuatus attenuatus) at the Sunset Zoo in Manhattan, Kansas.

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A western slender glass lizard (Ophisaurus attenuatus attenuatus) at the Sunset Zoo in Manhattan, Kansas.

A picture of a western slender glass lizard (Ophisaurus attenuatus attenuatus) at the Sunset Zoo in Manhattan, Kansas.

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A western slender glass lizard (Ophisaurus attenuatus attenuatus) at the Sunset Zoo in Manhattan, Kansas.

Photo: A five-month-old mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.

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A five-month-old mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. The species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN.

Photo: A red uakari monkey (Cacajao calvus ucayalii) at the LA Zoo. This species is listed as vulnerable on the IUCN red list.

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A red uakari monkey (Cacajao calvus ucayalii) at the LA Zoo. This species is listed as vulnerable on the IUCN red list.

Photo: A half-day-old hatchling leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) from Bioko Island.

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A half-day-old hatchling leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) from Bioko Island. (IUCN: Critically Endangered, US: Endangered)

Photo: A half-day-old hatchling leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) from Bioko Island.

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A half-day-old hatchling leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) from Bioko Island. (IUCN: Critically Endangered, US: Endangered)

Photo: Two Calabash nutmeg flowers (Monodora myristica) in Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea.

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Two Calabash nutmeg flowers (Monodora myristica) in Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea.

A very ill, critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital.

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A very ill, critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) at the Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital.

A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) named Bensar at the George M. Sutton Avian Research Center.

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A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) named Bensar at the George M. Sutton Avian Research Center.

Photo: Buckwheat, a golden Polish chicken at the Soukup Farm.

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Buckwheat, a golden Polish chicken at the Soukup Farm.

A picture of a male (front) and female brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater ater) in Fort Hood, Texas.

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A male (front) and female brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater ater) in Fort Hood, Texas.

A Columbia spotted frog (Rana luteiventris) from the Toiyabe subpopulation near Austin, Nevada.

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A Columbia spotted frog (Rana luteiventris) from the Toiyabe subpopulation near Austin, Nevada.

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