Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

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Photo: Joel Sartore photographs a female white-thighed hornbill (Bycanistes albotibialis) at the North Florida Wildlife Center.

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Joel Sartore photographs a female white-thighed hornbill (Bycanistes albotibialis) at the North Florida Wildlife Center.

Photo: Joel Sartore photographs a female white-thighed hornbill (Bycanistes albotibialis) at the North Florida Wildlife Center.

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Joel Sartore photographs a female white-thighed hornbill (Bycanistes albotibialis) at the North Florida Wildlife Center.

Photo: Joel Sartore photographs a female white-thighed hornbill (Bycanistes albotibialis) at the North Florida Wildlife Center.

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Joel Sartore photographs a female white-thighed hornbill (Bycanistes albotibialis) at the North Florida Wildlife Center.

A picture of a white-bellied kingfisher (Corythornis leucogaster leucogaster) from Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea.

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A white-bellied kingfisher (Corythornis leucogaster leucogaster) from Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea.

Photo: Joel Sartore and Rebecca Wright with studio gear for the Photo Ark. ©Rebecca Wright

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Joel Sartore and Rebecca Wright with studio gear for the Photo Ark. ©Rebecca Wright

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.

Photo: An endangered African penguin (Spheniscus demersus), aka a black-footed penguin or jackass penguin, at the Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City.

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An endangered African penguin (Spheniscus demersus), aka a black-footed penguin or jackass penguin, at the Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City.

Photo: An endangered African penguin (Spheniscus demersus), aka a black-footed penguin or jackass penguin, at the Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City.

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An endangered African penguin (Spheniscus demersus), aka a black-footed penguin or jackass penguin, at the Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City.

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.

Picture of a male and a female rainbow stag beetle (Phalacrognathus muelleri) at the Houston Zoo.

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A male and a female rainbow stag beetle (Phalacrognathus muelleri) at the Houston Zoo. The male is larger with huge mandibles out front.

A black-sided meadow katydid (Conocephalus nigropleurum) found at Spring Creek Prairie near Denton, Nebraska.

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A black-sided meadow katydid (Conocephalus nigropleurum) found at Spring Creek Prairie near Denton, Nebraska.

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.

The Salt Creek tiger beetle (Cicindela nevadica lincolniana) in a lab at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. With a count of fewer than 205 adults in the summer of 2010, this subspecies of tiger beetle could be the rarest insect in North America. Found only in the interior saline wetlands of Lancaster County, Nebraska, the beetle has been in decline for years due to habitat loss from development. (US: Endangered)

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The Salt Creek tiger beetle (Cicindela nevadica lincolniana) in a lab at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. With a count of fewer than 205 adults in the summer of 2010, this subspecies of tiger beetle could be the rarest insect in North America. Found only in the interior saline wetlands of Lancaster County, Nebraska, the beetle has been in decline for years due to habitat loss from development. (US: Endangered)

A honeybee (Apis mellifera) photographed in a studio in Lincoln, NE.

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A honeybee (Apis mellifera) photographed in a studio in Lincoln, NE.

A honeybee (Apis mellifera) photographed in a studio in Lincoln, NE.

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A honeybee (Apis mellifera) photographed in a studio in Lincoln, NE.

A group of Augochlorine green sweat bees (Augochlorirni) photographed at a studio in Lincoln, NE.

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A group of Augochlorine green sweat bees (Augochlorirni) photographed at a studio in Lincoln, NE.

Picture of a Black and gold bumblebee (Bombus auricomus).

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Black and gold bumblebee (Bombus auricomus). This is a female, and is one of the most “primitive” New World bumble bees.

A wolf spider (Hogna osceola) at the Archbold Biological Station.

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A wolf spider (Hogna osceola) at the Archbold Biological Station.

A Sabah stick insect (Aretaon asperrimus) at the Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure.

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A Sabah stick insect (Aretaon asperrimus) at the Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure.

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: A rosy boa (Lichanura trivirgata) at Scaly Dave's Herp Shack in Manhattan, Kansas.

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A rosy boa (Lichanura trivirgata) at Scaly Dave’s Herp Shack in Manhattan, Kansas.

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 rosy boa (Lichanura trivirgata) at Scaly Dave's Herp Shack in Manhattan, Kansas.

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A rosy boa (Lichanura trivirgata) at Scaly Dave’s Herp Shack in Manhattan, Kansas.

Photo: A rosy boa (Lichanura trivirgata) at Scaly Dave's Herp Shack in Manhattan, Kansas.

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A rosy boa (Lichanura trivirgata) at Scaly Dave’s Herp Shack in Manhattan, Kansas.

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 endangered Malaysian giant turtle (Orlitia borneensis) at the Columbus Zoo.

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An endangered Malaysian giant turtle (Orlitia borneensis) at the Columbus Zoo.

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

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

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