Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: the living desert

A kit fox (Vulpes macrotis) named Frankie at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California.

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A kit fox (Vulpes macrotis) named Frankie at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California.

A kit fox (Vulpes macrotis) named Frankie at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California.

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A kit fox (Vulpes macrotis) named Frankie at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California.

A black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli) at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California. His name is James Bond because his ISIS number is 007.

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A black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli) at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California. His name is James Bond because his ISIS number is 007.

A black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli) at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California. His name is James Bond because his ISIS number is 007.

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A black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli) at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California. His name is James Bond because his ISIS number is 007.

A panamint rattlesnake (Crotalus mitchellii stephensi) at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California.

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A panamint rattlesnake (Crotalus mitchellii stephensi) at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California.

A panamint rattlesnake (Crotalus mitchellii stephensi) at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California.

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A panamint rattlesnake (Crotalus mitchellii stephensi) at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California.

A panamint rattlesnake (Crotalus mitchellii stephensi) at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California.

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A panamint rattlesnake (Crotalus mitchellii stephensi) at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California.

A panamint rattlesnake (Crotalus mitchellii stephensi) at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California.

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A panamint rattlesnake (Crotalus mitchellii stephensi) at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California.

A kit fox (Vulpes macrotis) named Frankie at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California.

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A kit fox (Vulpes macrotis) named Frankie at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California.

A kit fox (Vulpes macrotis) named Frankie at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California.

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A kit fox (Vulpes macrotis) named Frankie at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California.

A kit fox (Vulpes macrotis) named Frankie at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California.

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A kit fox (Vulpes macrotis) named Frankie at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California.

A kit fox (Vulpes macrotis) named Frankie at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California.

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A kit fox (Vulpes macrotis) named Frankie at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California.

A federally endangered female desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni) named April at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California.

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A federally endangered female desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni) named April at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California.

A federally endangered female desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni) named April at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California.

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A federally endangered female desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni) named April at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California.

A federally endangered female desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni) named April at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California.

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A federally endangered female desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni) named April at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California.

A federally endangered female desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni) named April at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California.

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A federally endangered female desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni) named April at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California.

Picture of a yellow-billed stork (Mycteria ibis) at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California.

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A yellow-billed stork (Mycteria ibis) at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California.

Picture of a yellow-billed stork (Mycteria ibis) at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California.

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A yellow-billed stork (Mycteria ibis) at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California.

Picture of a yellow-billed stork (Mycteria ibis) at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California.

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A yellow-billed stork (Mycteria ibis) at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California.

Picture of a yellow-billed stork (Mycteria ibis) at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California.

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A yellow-billed stork (Mycteria ibis) at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California.

Picture of a yellow-billed stork (Mycteria ibis) at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California.

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A yellow-billed stork (Mycteria ibis) at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California.

An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Cuvier's gazelle (Gazella cuvieri) named Francois at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Cuvier’s gazelle (Gazella cuvieri) named Francois at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California.

An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered slender-horned gazelle (Gazella leptoceros) named Adin at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered slender-horned gazelle (Gazella leptoceros) named Adin at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California.

An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered slender-horned gazelle (Gazella leptoceros) named Adin at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered slender-horned gazelle (Gazella leptoceros) named Adin at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California.

An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered slender-horned gazelle (Gazella leptoceros) named Adin at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered slender-horned gazelle (Gazella leptoceros) named Adin at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California.

An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Cuvier's gazelle (Gazella cuvieri) named Francois at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Cuvier’s gazelle (Gazella cuvieri) named Francois at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California.

A male and female Eurasian black vulture (Aegypius monachus) at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California. The female, Vickie, has the lighter colored head. The male is named Vinnie.

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A male and female Eurasian black vulture (Aegypius monachus) at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California. The female, Vickie, has the lighter colored head. The male is named Vinnie.

A Eurasian black vulture (Aegypius monachus) at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California.

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A Eurasian black vulture (Aegypius monachus) at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California.

A male and female Eurasian black vulture (Aegypius monachus) at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California. The female, Vickie, has the lighter colored head. The male is named Vinnie.

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A male and female Eurasian black vulture (Aegypius monachus) at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California. The female, Vickie, has the lighter colored head. The male is named Vinnie.

A Eurasian black vulture (Aegypius monachus) at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California.

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A Eurasian black vulture (Aegypius monachus) at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California.

A black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli) at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California. His name is James Bond because his ISIS number is 007.

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A black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli) at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California. His name is James Bond because his ISIS number is 007.

A black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli) at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California. His name is James Bond because his ISIS number is 007.

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A black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli) at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California. His name is James Bond because his ISIS number is 007.

A black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli) at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California. His name is James Bond because his ISIS number is 007.

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A black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli) at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California. His name is James Bond because his ISIS number is 007.

A black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli) at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California. His name is James Bond because his ISIS number is 007.

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A black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli) at The Living Desert in Palm Desert, California. His name is James Bond because his ISIS number is 007.

An ornate spiny tail lizard (Uromastyx ornata) named Luxor at The LIving Desert in Palm Desert, California.

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An ornate spiny tail lizard (Uromastyx ornata) named Luxor at The LIving Desert in Palm Desert, California.

An ornate spiny tail lizard (Uromastyx ornata) named Luxor at The LIving Desert in Palm Desert, California.

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An ornate spiny tail lizard (Uromastyx ornata) named Luxor at The LIving Desert in Palm Desert, California.

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