Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: Vero Beach

Photo: A blue land crab (Cardisoma guanhumi) from the wild near Vero Beach, Florida.

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A blue land crab (Cardisoma guanhumi) from the wild near Vero Beach, Florida.

Photo: A blue land crab (Cardisoma guanhumi) from the wild near Vero Beach, Florida.

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A blue land crab (Cardisoma guanhumi) from the wild near Vero Beach, Florida.

Photo: An Eastern cottontail rabbit (Sylvilagus floridanus floridanus) from the wild near Vero Beach, Florida.

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An Eastern cottontail rabbit (Sylvilagus floridanus floridanus) from the wild near Vero Beach, Florida.

Photo: An Eastern cottontail rabbit (Sylvilagus floridanus floridanus) from the wild near Vero Beach, Florida.

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An Eastern cottontail rabbit (Sylvilagus floridanus floridanus) from the wild near Vero Beach, Florida.

Photo: An Eastern cottontail rabbit (Sylvilagus floridanus floridanus) from the wild near Vero Beach, Florida.

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An Eastern cottontail rabbit (Sylvilagus floridanus floridanus) from the wild near Vero Beach, Florida.

Photo: An Eastern cottontail rabbit (Sylvilagus floridanus floridanus) from the wild near Vero Beach, Florida.

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An Eastern cottontail rabbit (Sylvilagus floridanus floridanus) from the wild near Vero Beach, Florida.

Photo: A Florida marsh rabbit (Sylvilagus palustris paludicola) collected in Riverside Park, Vero Beach, FL.

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A Florida marsh rabbit (Sylvilagus palustris paludicola) collected in Riverside Park, Vero Beach, FL.

Photo: A Florida marsh rabbit (Sylvilagus palustris paludicola) collected in Riverside Park, Vero Beach, FL.

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A Florida marsh rabbit (Sylvilagus palustris paludicola) collected in Riverside Park, Vero Beach, FL.

Photo: A black rat (Rattus rattus) from the wild near Vero Beach, Florida.

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A black rat (Rattus rattus) from the wild near Vero Beach, Florida.

Photo: A black rat (Rattus rattus) from the wild near Vero Beach, Florida.

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A black rat (Rattus rattus) from the wild near Vero Beach, Florida.

Photo: A tapered pigtoe mussel (Fusconaia burkei) from the Choctawhatchee River drainage photographed with the USFWS. This animal was collected from Bruce Creek, Walton County, FL.

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A tapered pigtoe mussel (Fusconaia burkei) from the Choctawhatchee River drainage photographed with the USFWS. This animal was collected from Bruce Creek, Walton County, FL.

Photo: A Gulf spike mussel (Elliptio pullata) from the Choctawhatchee River drainage photographed with the USFWS. This animal was collected in Bruce Creek, Walton County, FL.

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A Gulf spike mussel (Elliptio pullata) from the Choctawhatchee River drainage photographed with the USFWS. This animal was collected in Bruce Creek, Walton County, FL.

Photo: Shell of a federally endangered gulf moccasinshell mussel (Medionidus penicillatus) from the Chipola River drainage in Jackson County, FL photographed with the USFWS. This animal was collected from Waddell Creek.

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Shell of a federally endangered gulf moccasinshell mussel (Medionidus penicillatus) from the Chipola River drainage in Jackson County, FL photographed with the USFWS. This animal was collected from Waddell Creek.

Photo: Shell of a federally endangered gulf moccasinshell mussel (Medionidus penicillatus) from the Chipola River drainage in Jackson County, FL photographed with the USFWS. This animal was collected from Waddell Creek.

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Shell of a federally endangered gulf moccasinshell mussel (Medionidus penicillatus) from the Chipola River drainage in Jackson County, FL photographed with the USFWS. This animal was collected from Waddell Creek.

Photo: Three federally endangered oval pigtoe mussels, Pleurobema pyriforme, from the Chipola River drainage in Jackson County, FL photographed with the USFWS. These animals were collected from Waddell Creek.

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Three federally endangered oval pigtoe mussels, Pleurobema pyriforme, from the Chipola River drainage in Jackson County, FL photographed with the USFWS. These animals were collected from Waddell Creek.

Photo: A federally endangered oval pigtoe mussels, Pleurobema pyriforme, from the Chipola River drainage in Jackson County, FL photographed with the USFWS. This animal was collected from Waddell Creek.

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A federally endangered oval pigtoe mussels, Pleurobema pyriforme, from the Chipola River drainage in Jackson County, FL photographed with the USFWS. This animal was collected from Waddell Creek.

Photo: Four federally endangered oval pigtoe mussels, Pleurobema pyriforme, from the Chipola River drainage in Jackson County, FL photographed with the USFWS. These animals were collected from Waddell Creek.

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Four federally endangered oval pigtoe mussels, Pleurobema pyriforme, from the Chipola River drainage in Jackson County, FL photographed with the USFWS. These animals were collected from Waddell Creek.

Photo: An endangered shinyrayed pocketbook mussel (Hamiota subangulata) from the Chipola River drainage in Jackson County, FL photographed with the USFWS. This animal was collected from Waddell Creek.

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An endangered shinyrayed pocketbook mussel (Hamiota subangulata) from the Chipola River drainage in Jackson County, FL photographed with the USFWS. This animal was collected from Waddell Creek.

This mussel releases a packet of larvae that looks just like a swimming minnow as a lure—when a larger fish bites the packet, the larval mussels hitch onto the gills of the fish and hang on for several weeks, allowing the fish to transport the babies upstream.

Photo: An endangered shinyrayed pocketbook mussel (Hamiota subangulata) from the Chipola River drainage in Jackson County, FL photographed with the USFWS. This animal was collected from Waddell Creek.

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An endangered shinyrayed pocketbook mussel (Hamiota subangulata) from the Chipola River drainage in Jackson County, FL photographed with the USFWS. This animal was collected from Waddell Creek.

This mussel releases a packet of larvae that looks just like a swimming minnow as a lure—when a larger fish bites the packet, the larval mussels hitch onto the gills of the fish and hang on for several weeks, allowing the fish to transport the babies upstream.

Photo: An iridescent lilliput mussel (Toxolasma paulum) from the Chipola River drainage in Jackson County, FL photographed with the USFWS. This animal was collected from Baker Creek.

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An iridescent lilliput mussel (Toxolasma paulum) from the Chipola River drainage in Jackson County, FL photographed with the USFWS. This animal was collected from Baker Creek.

Photo: Two iridescent lilliput mussel (Toxolasma paulum) from the Chipola River drainage in Jackson County, FL photographed with the USFWS. These animals were collected from Baker Creek.

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Two iridescent lilliput mussel (Toxolasma paulum) from the Chipola River drainage in Jackson County, FL photographed with the USFWS. These animals were collected from Baker Creek.

Photo: A rayed creekshell mussel (Anodontoides radiatus) from the Chipola River drainage in Jackson County, FL photographed with the USFWS. This animal was collected from Baker Creek.

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A rayed creekshell mussel (Anodontoides radiatus) from the Chipola River drainage in Jackson County, FL photographed with the USFWS. This animal was collected from Baker Creek.

Photo: A rayed creekshell mussel (Anodontoides radiatus) from the Chipola River drainage in Jackson County, FL photographed with the USFWS. This animal was collected from Baker Creek.

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A rayed creekshell mussel (Anodontoides radiatus) from the Chipola River drainage in Jackson County, FL photographed with the USFWS. This animal was collected from Baker Creek.

Photo: A flatwoods creekshell mussel (Strophitus williamsi) from the Choctawhatchee River drainage photographed with the USFWS. This animal was collected from Bruce Creek, Walton County, FL.

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A flatwoods creekshell mussel (Strophitus williamsi) from the Choctawhatchee River drainage photographed with the USFWS. This animal was collected from Bruce Creek, Walton County, FL.

Photo: A flatwoods creekshell mussel (Strophitus williamsi) from the Choctawhatchee River drainage photographed with the USFWS. This animal was collected from Bruce Creek, Walton County, FL.

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A flatwoods creekshell mussel (Strophitus williamsi) from the Choctawhatchee River drainage photographed with the USFWS. This animal was collected from Bruce Creek, Walton County, FL.

Photo: A southern sandshell (Hamiota australis) from the Choctawhatchee River drainage photographed with the USFWS. This animal was collected from Bruce Creek, Walton County, FL.

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A southern sandshell (Hamiota australis) from the Choctawhatchee River drainage photographed with the USFWS. This animal was collected from Bruce Creek, Walton County, FL.

Photo: Four southern sandshell (Hamiota australis) from the Choctawhatchee River drainage photographed with the USFWS. These animals were collected from Bruce Creek, Walton County, FL.

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Four southern sandshell (Hamiota australis) from the Choctawhatchee River drainage photographed with the USFWS. These animals were collected from Bruce Creek, Walton County, FL.

Photo: A southern sandshell (Hamiota australis) from the Choctawhatchee River drainage photographed with the USFWS. This animal was collected from Bruce Creek, Walton County, FL.

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A southern sandshell (Hamiota australis) from the Choctawhatchee River drainage photographed with the USFWS. This animal was collected from Bruce Creek, Walton County, FL.

Photo: Four southern sandshell (Hamiota australis) from the Choctawhatchee River drainage photographed with the USFWS. These animals were collected from Bruce Creek, Walton County, FL.

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Four southern sandshell (Hamiota australis) from the Choctawhatchee River drainage photographed with the USFWS. These animals were collected from Bruce Creek, Walton County, FL.

Photo: An endangered Choctaw bean mussels (Obovaria choctawensis) from the Choctawhatchee River drainage photographed with the USFWS. This animal was collected from Bruce Creek, Walton County, FL.

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An endangered Choctaw bean mussels (Obovaria choctawensis) from the Choctawhatchee River drainage photographed with the USFWS. This animal was collected from Bruce Creek, Walton County, FL.

Photo: Three endangered Choctaw bean mussels (Obovaria choctawensis) from the Choctawhatchee River drainage photographed with the USFWS. These animals were collected from Bruce Creek, Walton County, FL.

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Three endangered Choctaw bean mussels (Obovaria choctawensis) from the Choctawhatchee River drainage photographed with the USFWS. These animals were collected from Bruce Creek, Walton County, FL.

Photo: Two endangered Choctaw bean mussels (Obovaria choctawensis) from the Choctawhatchee River drainage photographed with the USFWS. These animals were collected from Bruce Creek, Walton County, FL. These individuals are marked for study.

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Two endangered Choctaw bean mussels (Obovaria choctawensis) from the Choctawhatchee River drainage photographed with the USFWS. These animals were collected from Bruce Creek, Walton County, FL.
These individuals are marked for study.

Photo: A tapered pigtoe mussel (Fusconaia burkei) from the Choctawhatchee River drainage photographed with the USFWS. This animal was collected from Bruce Creek, Walton County, FL.

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A tapered pigtoe mussel (Fusconaia burkei) from the Choctawhatchee River drainage photographed with the USFWS. This animal was collected from Bruce Creek, Walton County, FL.

Photo: An adult and two juvenile tapered pigtoe mussel (Fusconaia burkei) from the Choctawhatchee River drainage photographed with the USFWS. These animals were collected from Bruce Creek, Walton County, FL. Juveniles are smaller, and lighter in color.

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An adult and two juvenile tapered pigtoe mussel (Fusconaia burkei) from the Choctawhatchee River drainage photographed with the USFWS. These animals were collected from Bruce Creek, Walton County, FL.
Juveniles are smaller, and lighter in color.

Photo: A tapered pigtoe mussel (Fusconaia burkei) from the Choctawhatchee River drainage photographed with the USFWS. This animal was collected from Bruce Creek, Walton County, FL.

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A tapered pigtoe mussel (Fusconaia burkei) from the Choctawhatchee River drainage photographed with the USFWS. This animal was collected from Bruce Creek, Walton County, FL.

Photo: A Gulf spike mussel (Elliptio pullata) from the Choctawhatchee River drainage photographed with the USFWS. This animal was collected in Bruce Creek, Walton County, FL.

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A Gulf spike mussel (Elliptio pullata) from the Choctawhatchee River drainage photographed with the USFWS. This animal was collected in Bruce Creek, Walton County, FL.

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