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National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

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A fruit bat (Lissonycteris angolensis) hanging with wings folded, from Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea.

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A fruit bat (Lissonycteris angolensis) hanging with wings folded, from Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea.

Picture of a bison (Bison bison) standing on the prairie at Maxwell State Game Preserve in Canton, Kansas.

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A bison (Bison bison) standing on the prairie at Maxwell State Game Preserve in Canton, Kansas.

Lady bug pupae (Coccinellidae) attach to the underside of a Goldsturm Rudbeckia, Rudbeckia fulgida.

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Lady bug pupae (Coccinellidae) attach to the underside of a Goldsturm Rudbeckia, Rudbeckia fulgida.

Photo: Lady bug pupae attached to the underside of a black-eyed susan (Rudbeckia fulgida) leaf.

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Lady bug pupae attached to the underside of a black-eyed susan (Rudbeckia fulgida) leaf.

Lady bug pupae (Coccinellidae) attach to the underside of a Goldsturm Rudbeckia, Rudbeckia fulgida.

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Lady bug pupae (Coccinellidae) attach to the underside of a Goldsturm Rudbeckia, Rudbeckia fulgida.

A studio portrait of a six-lined racerunner (Cnemidophorus sexlineata) from the Ozarks of southern Missouri.

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A studio portrait of a six-lined racerunner (Cnemidophorus sexlineata) from the Ozarks of southern Missouri.

A studio portrait of a six-lined racerunner (Cnemidophorus sexlineata) from the Ozarks of southern Missouri.

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A studio portrait of a six-lined racerunner (Cnemidophorus sexlineata) from the Ozarks of southern Missouri.

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