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A Willan’s chromodoris (Chromodoris willani) at De Jong Marinelife in Spijk, Netherlands.

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A Willan’s chromodoris (Chromodoris willani) at De Jong Marinelife in Spijk, Netherlands.

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An Anna’s chromodoris (Chromodoris annae) at De Jong Marinelife in Spijk, Netherlands.

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A leucistic red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis borealis) named ‘Lucy’ at Raptor Conservation Alliance in Elmwood, Nebraska.

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A white morph of gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus) photographed at the Dubai Falcon Center in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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A white morph of gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus) photographed at the Dubai Falcon Center in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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A white morph of gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus) photographed at the Dubai Falcon Center in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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A white morph of gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus) photographed at the Dubai Falcon Center in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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A Bulwer’s pheasant (Lophura bulweri) named Mrs. Bulwer, at Al Bustan Zoological Centre in the United Arab Emirates.

This species is listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. This is the last known female in captivity. She is twenty-two years old.

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A Bulwer’s pheasant (Lophura bulweri) named Mrs. Bulwer, at Al Bustan Zoological Centre in the United Arab Emirates.

This species is listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. This is the last known female in captivity. She is twenty-two years old.

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An elderly female Bulwer’s pheasant (Lophura bulweri) named Mrs. Bulwer, at Al Bustan Zoological Centre in the United Arab Emirates.

This species is listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. This is the last known female in captivity. She is twenty-two years old.

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An elderly female Bulwer’s pheasant (Lophura bulweri) named Mrs. Bulwer, at Al Bustan Zoological Centre in the United Arab Emirates.

This species is listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. This is the last known female in captivity. She is twenty-two years old.

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A blue phase jeweled mudbug (Lacunicambarus dalyae) at the EW Shell Center in Auburn, Alabama.

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A hickory horned devil caterpillar (Citheronia regalis x splendens) at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, Nebraska. This is a hybrid between the caterpillar of the regal moth (Citheronia regalis) and the Arizona devil caterpillar of the splendid royal moth (Citheronia splendens).

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A two-month-old male okapi (Okapia johnstoni) named Mzimu (which means “ghost” in Swahili) at the Al Bustan Zoological Centre in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. This individual is leucistic, meaning there is a lack of pigmentation in his hair and skin, giving him a rare white-gray appearance. Both of his parents and his brother have normal coloration, which makes him very unique among okapis. The species is listed as endangered by the IUCN.

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A two-month-old male okapi (Okapia johnstoni) named Mzimu (which means “ghost” in Swahili) at the Al Bustan Zoological Centre in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. This individual is leucistic, meaning there is a lack of pigmentation in his hair and skin, giving him a rare white-gray appearance. Both of his parents and his brother have normal coloration, which makes him very unique among okapis. The species is listed as endangered by the IUCN.

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A two-month-old male okapi (Okapia johnstoni) named Mzimu (which means “ghost” in Swahili) at the Al Bustan Zoological Centre in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. This individual is leucistic, meaning there is a lack of pigmentation in his hair and skin, giving him a rare white-gray appearance. Both of his parents and his brother have normal coloration, which makes him very unique among okapis. The species is listed as endangered by the IUCN.

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A Mexican caecilian (Dermophis mexicanus) at the St. Louis Zoo.

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A male Malagasy blue stick insect (Achrioptera fallax) from ABQ BioPark.

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A male Malagasy blue stick insect (Achrioptera fallax) from ABQ BioPark.

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A male Malagasy blue stick insect (Achrioptera fallax) from ABQ BioPark.

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A walking leaf (Phyllium giganteum) at the Audubon Butterfly Garden and Insectarium in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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A walking leaf (Phyllium giganteum) at the Audubon Butterfly Garden and Insectarium in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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A giant vinegaroon (Masigiptoctus giganteus) at the Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo. The vinegaroon is a type of false scorpion.

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An amphioxus (Branchiostoma floridae) at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab and Aquarium. This species is said to be the closest link between invertebrates and vertebrates.

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A basket star (Gorgonocephalus eucnemis) at the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward, Alaska.

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A finger-shaped sea pen (Veretillum cynomorium) at the Vasco da Gama Aquarium in Lisbon, Portugal.

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A longsnout pipefish (Syngnathus acus) at the Vasco da Gama Aquarium in Lisbon, Portugal.

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A finger-shaped sea pen (Veretillum cynomorium) at the Vasco da Gama Aquarium in Lisbon, Portugal.

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Goose neck barnacles (Pollicipes pollicipes) at the Vasco da Gama Aquarium in Lisbon, Portugal.

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Goose neck barnacles (Pollicipes pollicipes) at the Vasco da Gama Aquarium in Lisbon, Portugal.

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A longsnout pipefish (Syngnathus acus) at the Vasco da Gama Aquarium in Lisbon, Portugal.

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A longsnout pipefish (Syngnathus acus) at the Vasco da Gama Aquarium in Lisbon, Portugal.

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A longspined bullhead (Taurulus bubalis) at the Vasco da Gama Aquarium in Lisbon, Portugal.

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A longspined bullhead (Taurulus bubalis) at the Vasco da Gama Aquarium in Lisbon, Portugal.

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A whiskered sole (Monochirus hispidus) at the Vasco da Gama Aquarium in Lisbon, Portugal. This sole is from the Lisbon area.

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