Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: wild animal

Picture of a red river hog (Potamochoerus porcus) named Sir Francis Bacon at the Cincinnati Zoo. This was a hand-raised and very friendly program animal. He was hungry the entire time and posed easily as long as the yams didn't run out.

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A red river hog (Potamochoerus porcus) named Sir Francis Bacon at the Cincinnati Zoo. This was a hand-raised and very friendly program animal. He was hungry the entire time and posed easily as long as the yams didn’t run out.

Photo: Aplomado falcon (Falco femoralis pichinchae) a federally-listed species, at the Milford Nature Center.

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Aplomado falcon (Falco femoralis pichinchae) a federally-listed species, at the Milford Nature Center.

Photo: Aplomado falcon (Falco femoralis pichinchae) a federally-listed species, at the Milford Nature Center.

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Aplomado falcon (Falco femoralis pichinchae) a federally-listed species, at the Milford Nature Center.

Photo: Wild nightcrawlers (Lumbricus terrestris) caught in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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Wild nightcrawlers (Lumbricus terrestris) caught in Lincoln, Nebraska. These are considered an invasive species in the United States.

Photo: A female pearl crescent butterfly (Phyciodes tharos) from Dieken Prairie near Undadilla, Nebraska.

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A female pearl crescent butterfly (Phyciodes tharos) from Dieken Prairie near Undadilla, Nebraska.

A zoo keeper with 'Poa', a ten-month-old common wombat (Vombatus ursinus tasmaniensis) baby she's handrearing at the Healesville Sanctuary.

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A zoo keeper with ‘Poa’, a ten-month-old common wombat (Vombatus ursinus tasmaniensis) baby she’s handrearing at the Healesville Sanctuary.

A picture of a male familiar bluet (Enallagma civile) a damselfly from Dieken Tallgrass Prairie near Unadilla, Nebraska.

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A male familiar bluet (Enallagma civile) a damselfly from Dieken Tallgrass Prairie near Unadilla, Nebraska.

A familiar bluet (Enallagma civile) a damselfly from Dieken Prairie near Undadilla, Nebraska.

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A familiar bluet (Enallagma civile) a damselfly from Dieken Prairie near Undadilla, Nebraska.

Photo: Nymph of the conehead katydid (Neoconocephalus sp.) from Dieken Prairie near Undadilla, Nebraska.

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Nymph of the conehead katydid (Neoconocephalus sp.) from Dieken Prairie near Undadilla, Nebraska.

Nymph of the fork-tailed katydid (Scudderia furcata) from Dieken Prairie near Undadilla, Nebraska.

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Nymph of the fork-tailed katydid (Scudderia furcata) from Dieken Prairie near Undadilla, Nebraska.

A picture of a geometer moth (family Geometridae) from Dieken Tallgrass Prairie near Unadilla, Nebraska.

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A geometer moth (family Geometridae) from Dieken Tallgrass Prairie near Unadilla, Nebraska.

A picture of a geometer moth (family Geometridae) from Dieken Tallgrass Prairie near Unadilla, Nebraska.

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A geometer moth (family Geometridae) from Dieken Tallgrass Prairie near Unadilla, Nebraska.

A tiger moth (Haploa reversa) from Dieken Prairie near Unadilla, Nebraska.

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A tiger moth (Haploa reversa) from Dieken Prairie near Unadilla, Nebraska.

A reversed haploa moth (Haploa reversa) from Dieken Prairie near Unadilla, Nebraska.

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A reversed haploa moth (Haploa reversa) from Dieken Prairie near Unadilla, Nebraska.

A picture of a white peacock butterfly (Anartia jatrophae), a southern species not native in Nebraska, at the Lincoln Children's Zoo.

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A white peacock butterfly (Anartia jatrophae), a southern species not native in Nebraska, at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

A picture of a white peacock butterfly (Anartia jatrophae), a southern species not native in Nebraska, at the Lincoln Children's Zoo.

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A white peacock butterfly (Anartia jatrophae), a southern species not native in Nebraska, at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

A painted lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui) a native to Nebraska, at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

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A painted lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui) a native to Nebraska, at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

A painted lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui) a native to Nebraska, at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

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A painted lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui) a native to Nebraska, at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

A male checkered white butterfly (Pontia protodice) from Dieken Prairie near Undadilla, Nebraska.

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A male checkered white butterfly (Pontia protodice) from Dieken Prairie near Undadilla, Nebraska.

A picture of a pipevine swallowtail (Battus philenor) at the Lincoln Children's Zoo. This species is not native to Nebraska and is found in eastern and southern U.S.

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A pipevine swallowtail (Battus philenor) at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo. This species is not native to Nebraska and is found in eastern and southern U.S.

A common wood-nymph (Cercyonis pegala) from Dieken Prairie near Undadilla, Nebraska.

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A common wood-nymph (Cercyonis pegala) from Dieken Prairie near Undadilla, Nebraska.

Picture of a black swallowtail butterfly (Papilio polyxenes) a native to Nebraska, at the Lincoln Children's Zoo.

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Black swallowtail butterfly (Papilio polyxenes) a native to Nebraska, at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

Picture of a regal fritillary (Speyeria idalia) a native to Nebraska, at the Lincoln Children's Zoo.

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Regal fritillary (Speyeria idalia) a native to Nebraska, at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

A picture of a Julia heliconian butterfly (Dryas julia) a tropical species not native to Nebraska, at the Lincoln Children's Zoo.

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A Julia heliconian butterfly (Dryas julia) a tropical species not native to Nebraska, at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

A female alfalfa butterfly (Colias eurytheme) from Dieken Prairie near Undadilla, Nebraska.

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A female alfalfa butterfly (Colias eurytheme) from Dieken Prairie near Undadilla, Nebraska.

A common buckeye butterfly (Junonia coenia) a native to Nebraska, at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

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A common buckeye butterfly (Junonia coenia) a native to Nebraska, at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

A female pearl crescent butterfly (Phyciodes tharos) from Dieken Prairie near Undadilla, Nebraska.

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A female pearl crescent butterfly (Phyciodes tharos) from Dieken Prairie near Undadilla, Nebraska.

A common buckeye butterfly (Junonia coenia) a native to Nebraska, at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

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A common buckeye butterfly (Junonia coenia) a native to Nebraska, at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

A female pearl crescent butterfly (Phyciodes tharos) from Dieken Prairie near Undadilla, Nebraska.

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A female pearl crescent butterfly (Phyciodes tharos) from Dieken Prairie near Undadilla, Nebraska.

An orange sulphur butterfly (Colias eurytheme) at the Lincoln Children's Zoo.

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An orange sulphur butterfly (Colias eurytheme) at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

Picture of a regal fritillary (Speyeria idalia) a native to Nebraska, at the Lincoln Children's Zoo.

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Regal fritillary (Speyeria idalia) a native to Nebraska, at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

A picture of a pipevine swallowtail (Battus philenor) at the Lincoln Children's Zoo. This species is not native to Nebraska and is found in eastern and southern U.S.

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A pipevine swallowtail (Battus philenor) at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo. This species is not native to Nebraska and is found in eastern and southern U.S.

Red admiral butterfly (Vanessa atalanta) at Leech Lake, Minnesota.

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Red admiral butterfly (Vanessa atalanta) at Leech Lake, Minnesota.

A giant swallowtail butterfly (Papilio cresphontes) a native to Nebraska, at the Lincoln Children's Zoo.

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A giant swallowtail butterfly (Papilio cresphontes) a native to Nebraska, at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

Red admiral butterfly (Vanessa atalanta) at Leech Lake, Minnesota.

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Red admiral butterfly (Vanessa atalanta) at Leech Lake, Minnesota.

A picture of a Julia heliconian butterfly (Dryas julia) a tropical species not native to Nebraska, at the Lincoln Children's Zoo.

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A Julia heliconian butterfly (Dryas julia) a tropical species not native to Nebraska, at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

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