Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

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Photo: Goliath pink-toe tarantula (Avicularia braunshauseni) at the Woodland Park Zoo.

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Goliath pink-toe tarantula (Avicularia braunshauseni)
at the Woodland Park Zoo.

Photo: Goliath pink-toe tarantula (Avicularia braunshauseni) at the Woodland Park Zoo.

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Goliath pink-toe tarantula (Avicularia braunshauseni)
at the Woodland Park Zoo.

Photo: Red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) at the Woodland Park Zoo.

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Red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii)
at the Woodland Park Zoo.

Photo: Red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) at the Woodland Park Zoo.

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Red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii)
at the Woodland Park Zoo.

Photo: Red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) at the Woodland Park Zoo.

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Red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii)
at the Woodland Park Zoo.

Photo: European medicinal leech (Hirudo medicinalis) at the Woodland Park Zoo.

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European medicinal leech (Hirudo medicinalis)
at the Woodland Park Zoo.

Photo: European medicinal leech (Hirudo medicinalis) at the Woodland Park Zoo.

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European medicinal leech (Hirudo medicinalis)
at the Woodland Park Zoo.

Photo: Yellow-spotted millipede (Harpaphe haydeniana) at the Woodland Park Zoo.

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Yellow-spotted millipede (Harpaphe haydeniana)
at the Woodland Park Zoo.

Photo: Yellow-spotted millipede (Harpaphe haydeniana) at the Woodland Park Zoo.

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Yellow-spotted millipede (Harpaphe haydeniana)
at the Woodland Park Zoo.

Photo: Black cactus longhorn beetle (Moneilema armatum) at the Woodland Park Zoo.

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Black cactus longhorn beetle (Moneilema armatum)
at the Woodland Park Zoo.

Photo: Black cactus longhorn beetle (Moneilema armatum) at the Woodland Park Zoo.

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Black cactus longhorn beetle (Moneilema armatum)
at the Woodland Park Zoo.

Photo: Pharaoh eagle-owl (Bubo ascalaphus) at the Woodland Park Zoo. This bird's name is Buddy, a male, about five years old.

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Pharaoh eagle-owl (Bubo ascalaphus) at the Woodland Park Zoo. This bird’s name is Buddy, a male, about five years old. He’s part of the bird flight program here.

Photo: Pharaoh eagle-owl (Bubo ascalaphus) at the Woodland Park Zoo. This bird's name is Buddy, a male, about five years old.

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Pharaoh eagle-owl (Bubo ascalaphus) at the Woodland Park Zoo. This bird’s name is Buddy, a male, about five years old. He’s part of the bird flight program here.

Photo: Pharaoh eagle-owl (Bubo ascalaphus) at the Woodland Park Zoo. This bird's name is Buddy, a male, about five years old.

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Pharaoh eagle-owl (Bubo ascalaphus) at the Woodland Park Zoo. This bird’s name is Buddy, a male, about five years old. He’s part of the bird flight program here.

Photo: Pharaoh eagle-owl (Bubo ascalaphus) at the Woodland Park Zoo. This bird's name is Buddy, a male, about five years old.

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Pharaoh eagle-owl (Bubo ascalaphus) at the Woodland Park Zoo. This bird’s name is Buddy, a male, about five years old. He’s part of the bird flight program here.

Photo: Spiny-tailed monitor (Varanus acanthurus brachyurus) at the Woodland Park Zoo.

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Spiny-tailed monitor (Varanus acanthurus brachyurus)
at the Woodland Park Zoo.

Photo: Spiny-tailed monitor (Varanus acanthurus brachyurus) at the Woodland Park Zoo.

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Spiny-tailed monitor (Varanus acanthurus brachyurus)
at the Woodland Park Zoo.

Photo: Spiny-tailed monitor (Varanus acanthurus brachyurus) at the Woodland Park Zoo.

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Spiny-tailed monitor (Varanus acanthurus brachyurus)
at the Woodland Park Zoo.

Photo: Spiny-tailed monitor (Varanus acanthurus brachyurus) at the Woodland Park Zoo.

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Spiny-tailed monitor (Varanus acanthurus brachyurus)
at the Woodland Park Zoo.

Photo: Mojave desert sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes cerastes) at the Woodland Park Zoo.

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Mojave desert sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes cerastes)
at the Woodland Park Zoo.

Photo: Mojave desert sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes cerastes) at the Woodland Park Zoo.

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Mojave desert sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes cerastes)
at the Woodland Park Zoo.

Bryn, the federally endangered Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis), sat for this portrait in 2007 at the Oregon Zoo in Portland, Oregon. She was one of two female Columbia Basin pygmy rabbits left, the end of the line for this race of animals. Since there are no males left, this means only animals intercrossed with the Idaho race will survive. She died in 2008, marking the end of her genetic line. This subpopulation lost its sagebrush habitat as the land was developed for agriculture in the state of Washington.

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Bryn, the federally endangered Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis), sat for this portrait in 2007 at the Oregon Zoo in Portland, Oregon. She was one of two female Columbia Basin pygmy rabbits left, the end of the line for this race of animals. Since there are no males left, this means only animals intercrossed with the Idaho race will survive. She died in 2008, marking the end of her genetic line. This subpopulation lost its sagebrush habitat as the land was developed for agriculture in the state of Washington.

A power blue morph of the dying poison dart frog (Dendrobates tinctorius) from a private collection.

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A power blue morph of the dying poison dart frog (Dendrobates tinctorius) from a private collection.

A power blue morph of the dying poison dart frog (Dendrobates tinctorius) from a private collection.

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A power blue morph of the dying poison dart frog (Dendrobates tinctorius) from a private collection.

A power blue morph of the dying poison dart frog (Dendrobates tinctorius) from a private collection.

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A power blue morph of the dying poison dart frog (Dendrobates tinctorius) from a private collection.

A power blue morph of the dying poison dart frog (Dendrobates tinctorius) from a private collection.

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A power blue morph of the dying poison dart frog (Dendrobates tinctorius) from a private collection.

Photo: Intricate decor in the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.

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Intricate decor in the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.

Photo: An effigy at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.

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An effigy at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.

Photo: A man sweeps the floor of the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.

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A man sweeps the floor of the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.

Photo: A sculpture at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.

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A sculpture at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.

Photo: An effigy at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.

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An effigy at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.

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