Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

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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: 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: 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: 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: 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: White lip globe snail (Mesodon thyroidus) from the side of a house in Milford, Kansas.

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White lip globe snail (Mesodon thyroidus) from the side of a house in Milford, Kansas.

Photo: Virile crayfish (Faxonius virilis) at the Milford Nature Center.

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Virile crayfish (Faxonius virilis) at the Milford Nature Center.

Photo: Red shiner (Cyprinella lutrensis) at the Milford Nature Center.

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Red shiner (Cyprinella lutrensis) at the Milford Nature Center.

Photo: Southern redbelly dace (Chrosomus erythrogaster) at the Milford Nature Center.

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Southern redbelly dace (Chrosomus erythrogaster) at the Milford Nature Center.

Photo: Western meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) at Milford Nature Center.

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Western meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) at Milford Nature Center.

Photo: Tiger nerite snail (Neritina natalensis) at Kansas University.

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Tiger nerite snail (Neritina natalensis) at Kansas University.

Photo: Freshwater shrimp (Caridina multidentata) at Kansas University.

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Freshwater shrimp (Caridina multidentata) at Kansas University.

Photo: Indian violet tarantula (Chilobrachys fimbriatus) at Faunia in Madrid, Spain.

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Indian violet tarantula (Chilobrachys fimbriatus) at Faunia in Madrid, Spain.

Photo: Long-snouted pipefish (Doryichthys boaja) at Faunia in Madrid, Spain.

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Long-snouted pipefish (Doryichthys boaja) at Faunia in Madrid, Spain.

Photo: Long-snouted pipefish (Doryichthys boaja) at Faunia in Madrid, Spain.

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Long-snouted pipefish (Doryichthys boaja) at Faunia in Madrid, Spain.

Photo: Bucktooth tetra (Exodon paradoxus) at Faunia in Madrid, Spain.

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Bucktooth tetra (Exodon paradoxus) at Faunia in Madrid, Spain.

Photo: An endangered Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) at the Madrid Zoo. This is a male named Kalama, part of a breeding program for this rare cat species.

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An endangered Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) at the Madrid Zoo. This is a male named Kalama, part of a breeding program for this rare cat species.

Photo: An endangered Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) at the Madrid Zoo. This is a male named Kalama, part of a breeding program for this rare cat species.

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An endangered Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) at the Madrid Zoo. This is a male named Kalama, part of a breeding program for this rare cat species.

Photo: An endangered Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) at the Madrid Zoo. This is a male named Kalama, part of a breeding program for this rare cat species.

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An endangered Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) at the Madrid Zoo. This is a male named Kalama, part of a breeding program for this rare cat species.

Photo: Emerald horned pit viper (Ophryacus smaragdinus) at Faunia in Madrid, Spain.

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Emerald horned pit viper (Ophryacus smaragdinus) at Faunia in Madrid, Spain.

Photo: Ground gecko (Dixonius spec. nov) at the Angkor Centre for Conservation of Biodiversity (ACCB) in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

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Ground gecko (Dixonius spec. nov) at the Angkor Centre for Conservation of Biodiversity (ACCB) in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

Photo: Bengal slow loris (Nycticebus bengalensis) at the Angkor Centre for Conservation of Biodiversity (ACCB) in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

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Bengal slow loris (Nycticebus bengalensis) at the Angkor Centre for Conservation of Biodiversity (ACCB) in Siem Reap, Cambodia. This species is listed as vulnerable. By ICUN.

Photo: A pair of four-week-old old Asian leopard cats, (Prionailurus bengalensis bengalensis). These two were found abandoned by their mother a couple days ago in a burning field and brought to the Angkor Centre for Conservation of Biodiversity (ACCB), a wildlife rehab center in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

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A pair of four-week-old old Asian leopard cats, (Prionailurus bengalensis bengalensis). These two were found abandoned by their mother a couple days ago in a burning field and brought to the Angkor Centre for Conservation of Biodiversity (ACCB), a wildlife rehab center in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

Photo: A pair of four-week-old old Asian leopard cats, (Prionailurus bengalensis bengalensis). These two were found abandoned by their mother a couple days ago in a burning field and brought to the Angkor Centre for Conservation of Biodiversity (ACCB), a wildlife rehab center in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

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A pair of four-week-old old Asian leopard cats, (Prionailurus bengalensis bengalensis). These two were found abandoned by their mother a couple days ago in a burning field and brought to the Angkor Centre for Conservation of Biodiversity (ACCB), a wildlife rehab center in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

Photo: A pair of four-week-old old Asian leopard cats, (Prionailurus bengalensis bengalensis). These two were found abandoned by their mother a couple days ago in a burning field and brought to the Angkor Centre for Conservation of Biodiversity (ACCB), a wildlife rehab center in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

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A pair of four-week-old old Asian leopard cats, (Prionailurus bengalensis bengalensis). These two were found abandoned by their mother a couple days ago in a burning field and brought to the Angkor Centre for Conservation of Biodiversity (ACCB), a wildlife rehab center in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

Photo: A pair of four-week-old old Asian leopard cats, (Prionailurus bengalensis bengalensis). These two were found abandoned by their mother a couple days ago in a burning field and brought to the Angkor Centre for Conservation of Biodiversity (ACCB), a wildlife rehab center in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

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A pair of four-week-old old Asian leopard cats, (Prionailurus bengalensis bengalensis). These two were found abandoned by their mother a couple days ago in a burning field and brought to the Angkor Centre for Conservation of Biodiversity (ACCB), a wildlife rehab center in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

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