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PLA031-00080
Surprise lilies, also known as naked ladies because of their long bare stem.
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ENV020-00095
A vulnerable Parker’s snake-necked turtle (Chelodina parkeri).
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BIR070-00063
A juvenile Mentanani scops owl (Otus mantananensis rombloni) on Semirara Island in the Philippines.
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ANI018-00047
An endangered Asian elephant (Elephas maximus).
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INV003-00186
A juvenile Trinidad olive tarantula (Neoholothele incei) at the Moscow Zoo.
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INV003-00182
An ornamental wandering spider (Viridasius fasciatus) at the Moscow Zoo.
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INV003-00181
A Cuban bronze tarantula (Phormictopus auratus) at the Moscow Zoo.
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INV003-00178
A male fishing spider (Ancylometes bogotensis) at the
Moscow Zoo.
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INV003-00177
A golden silk orb weaver (nephila inaurata madagascariensis) at the Moscow Zoo.
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INS017-00079
An Asian giant forest scorpion (Heterometrus laoticus) at Museum of Nature South Tyrol.
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ANI109-00038
Holguin anole (Anolis noblei) at Wroclaw Zoo.
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BIR025-00494
Pearl-spotted owlet (Glaucidium perlatum) at Monticello Center in Italy.
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BIR068-00113
Moluccan king parrot
(Alisterus amboinensis amboinensis) at Loro Parque Fundacion
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FIS022-00030
Pacific seahorse (Hippocampus ingens) at the Dallas Children’s Aquarium.
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BIR051-00140
A demoiselle crane, Anthropoides virgo, at Sylvan Heights Bird Park.
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BIR051-00141
A demoiselle crane, Anthropoides virgo, at Sylvan Heights Bird Park.
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BIR051-00142
A demoiselle crane, Anthropoides virgo, at Sylvan Heights Bird Park.
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BIR051-00138
A demoiselle crane, Anthropoides virgo, at Sylvan Heights Bird Park.
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BIR051-00132
An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis) at the Kansas City Zoo.
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MIG003-00001
A mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus) stretches to reach a mineral lick in the Walton area of Glacier National Park in Montana. Wonder how this one performed such a death-defying feat? Very carefully. Mountain goats make their living by taking each step very seriously. Using splayed, rubbery hooves that grip rock surfaces, this female started by placing all four feet on the tiny ledge where her back feet are shown in the photo. She then pushed out and wedged into the crevice using her front hooves to bridge the gap, licking any salt on the rocks around her. To get out, she reversed the procedure, again placing all four feet on the same little ledge, turning around slowly until she could exit, uphill and to the left.
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BIR009-00035
A great egret (Ardea alba) at the Caldwell Zoo in Tyler, Texas.
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BIR009-00038
A great egret (Ardea alba) at the Caldwell Zoo in Tyler, Texas.
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BIR011-00008
A yellow-crowned night heron (Nyctanassa violacea) at the Caldwell Zoo in Tyler, Texas.
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PEO020-00099
The stuffed bighorn sheep get a dusting at Cabela’s, the “World’s Foremost Outfitters” in Sidney, NE.
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ANI082-00186
A bison (Bison bison) standing on the prairie at Maxwell State Game Preserve in Canton, Kansas.
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ESA002-00032
A federally endangered light-footed clapper rail (Rallus longirostris levipes).
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ANI053-00011
A member of the Mubara gorilla family reaches up through the branches in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
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ANI033-00064
Arabian oryx, Oryx leucoryx, at the Phoenix Zoo. This species is listed as vulnerable.
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ANI033-00065
Arabian oryx, Oryx leucoryx, at the Phoenix Zoo. This species is listed as vulnerable.
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ANI033-00067
Arabian oryx, Oryx leucoryx, at the Phoenix Zoo. This species is listed as vulnerable.
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ANI033-00068
Arabian oryx, Oryx leucoryx, at the Phoenix Zoo. This species is listed as vulnerable.
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ANI033-00061
Arabian oryx, Oryx leucoryx, at the Phoenix Zoo. This species is listed as vulnerable.
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INS018-00098
Dr. Norman Gary, an entomologist and bee wrangler, plays his clarinet while wearing a “bee beard.”
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INS018-00092
Dr. Norman Gary, an entomologist and bee wrangler, poses for a portrait wearing a beard of honey bees.
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SCE030-00061
A dust devil springs up near the Pan-American Highway in Chile’s Atacama Desert.
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SCE030-00059
A dust devil springs up near the Pan-American Highway in Chile’s Atacama Desert.
