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

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Endangered Florida manatee in the wild. Injuries from boat’s propellers are a leading threat to this species’ survival.

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A critically endangered manjuari (Atractosteus tristoechus) at the ‘Gar Lab’ of the Nicholls State University.

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A critically endangered manjuari (Atractosteus tristoechus) at the ‘Gar Lab’ of the Nicholls State University.

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A variable mud turtle (Pelusios rhodesianus) from the Turtle Survival Center.

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A variable mud turtle (Pelusios rhodesianus) from the Turtle Survival Center.

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A variable mud turtle (Pelusios rhodesianus) from the Turtle Survival Center.

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A variable mud turtle (Pelusios rhodesianus) from the Turtle Survival Center.

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An Ivory Coast mud turtle (Pelusios cupulatta) from the Turtle Survival Center.

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An Ivory Coast mud turtle (Pelusios cupulatta) from the Turtle Survival Center.

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An Ivory Coast mud turtle (Pelusios cupulatta) from the Turtle Survival Center.

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An Ivory Coast mud turtle (Pelusios cupulatta) from the Turtle Survival Center.

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A Kimberley long neck turtle (Chelodina walloyarrina) from the Turtle Survival Center.

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A Kimberley long neck turtle (Chelodina walloyarrina) from the Turtle Survival Center.

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A Kimberley long neck turtle (Chelodina walloyarrina) from the Turtle Survival Center.

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A Darwin snake-necked turtle (Chelodina kurrichalpongo) from the Turtle Survival Center. This species was recently described in 2019.

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A Darwin snake-necked turtle (Chelodina kurrichalpongo) from the Turtle Survival Center. This species was recently described in 2019.

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A Darwin snake-necked turtle (Chelodina kurrichalpongo) from the Turtle Survival Center. This species was recently described in 2019.

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A Southern black-knobbed map turtle (Graptemys nigrinoda delticola) from the Turtle Survival Center.

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A bluespar darter (Etheostoma meadiae) at the Aquatic Wildlife Conservation Center in Marion, Virginia.

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A bluespar darter (Etheostoma meadiae) at the Aquatic Wildlife Conservation Center in Marion, Virginia.

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A female wavy-rayed lampmussel (Lampsilis fasciola) at the Aquatic Wildlife Conservation Center in Marion, Virginia.

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

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

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A vulnerable Parker’s snake-necked turtle (Chelodina parkeri).

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Moon jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) from the Toledo Zoo, Toldeo, Ohio.

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An Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis) at INPA, an aquatic conservation center in Manaus, Brazil. This species is listed as vulnerable on IUCN’s red list.

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An Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis) at INPA, an aquatic conservation center in Manaus, Brazil. This species is listed as vulnerable on IUCN’s red list.

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An Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis) at INPA, an aquatic conservation center in Manaus, Brazil. This species is listed as vulnerable on IUCN’s red list.

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An Amazonian manatee (Trichechus inunguis) at INPA, an aquatic conservation center in Manaus, Brazil. This species is listed as vulnerable on IUCN’s red list.

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Sea peach, (Halocynthia aurantium), at the Alaska SeaLife Center.

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Sea peach, (Halocynthia aurantium), at the Alaska SeaLife Center.

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Mexican tetra (Astyanax mexicanus). This species is listed as threatened by the state of New Mexico, but is not federally listed.

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A heart crab (Phyllolithodes papillosus) at the Alaska SeaLife Center.

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