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A male tailless whipscorpion (Paraphrynus laevifrons) from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

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A male tailless whipscorpion (Paraphrynus laevifrons) from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

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A pale giant squirrel (Ratufa affinis hypolecucos) in Jakarta, Indonesia. This animal is under the care of PT. Alam Nusantara Jayatama.

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A saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) at Dreamworld.

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Columbian tegu lizard (Tupinambis teguixin) at Seattle Reptiles.

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Columbian tegu lizard (Tupinambis teguixin) at Seattle Reptiles.

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A white-striped gecko (Gonatodes vittatus) from a private collection.

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A white-striped gecko (Gonatodes vittatus) from a private collection.

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A white-striped gecko (Gonatodes vittatus) from a private collection.

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A prairie ringneck snake (Diadophis punctatus arnyi) from a private collection.

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A manatee (Trichecus manatus) feeds on a carrot.

Mitchell’s lorikeet (Trichoglossus forsteni mitchellii) at the Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

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Mitchell’s lorikeet (Trichoglossus forsteni mitchellii) at the Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

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Kanzi the Bonobo (Pan paniscus) at the Ape Cognition and Conservation Initiative (ACCI) in Des Moines, Iowa.
Bonobos are listed as endangered on the IUCN red list.

The Ape Cognition and Conservation Initiative is the only research facility in North America to exclusively house and study bonobos. The Ape Initiative’s programs aim to enrich the lives of bonobos and increase awareness of bonobos and other great apes worldwide through responsible and sustainable research and conservation education. The Ape Initiative is situated on 230 acres in Des Moines, Iowa, USA – with over 6 acres of ape-accessible space. The Ape Initiative bonobos include the world-famous Kanzi, whose comprehension of spoken English and use of a lexigram keyboard has been well documented. All bonobos living at the Ape Initiative participate in a variety of husbandry activities as well as behavioral and cognitive research aimed at uncovering the evolutionary origins of human language, cognition, and behavior.