Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: zoo animal

Picture of a northern spiny soft-shelled turtle (Apalone spinifera hartwegi) at the Oklahoma City Zoo.

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A northern spiny soft-shelled turtle (Apalone spinifera hartwegi) at the Oklahoma City Zoo.

Picture of a northern spiny soft-shelled turtle (Apalone spinifera hartwegi) at the Oklahoma City Zoo.

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A northern spiny soft-shelled turtle (Apalone spinifera hartwegi) at the Oklahoma City Zoo.

Picture of a northern spiny soft-shelled turtle (Apalone spinifera hartwegi) at the Oklahoma City Zoo.

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A northern spiny soft-shelled turtle (Apalone spinifera hartwegi) at the Oklahoma City Zoo.

Photo: Oriole warbler (Hypergerus atriceps) at the Oklahoma City Zoo.

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Oriole warbler (Hypergerus atriceps) at the Oklahoma City Zoo.

Photo: Pearl ray (Potamotrygon sp. still undescribed) at L'aquarium tropical du palais de la Porte DorŽe.

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Pearl ray (Potamotrygon sp. still undescribed) at L’aquarium tropical du palais de la Porte DorŽe.

Photo: Pearl ray (Potamotrygon sp. still undescribed) at L'aquarium tropical du palais de la Porte DorŽe.

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Pearl ray (Potamotrygon sp. still undescribed) at L’aquarium tropical du palais de la Porte DorŽe.

Photo: Insular hispid cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus insulicola) at Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island, Florida.

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Insular hispid cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus insulicola) at Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island, Florida.

Photo: Insular hispid cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus insulicola) at Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island, Florida.

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Insular hispid cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus insulicola) at Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island, Florida.

Photo: Sanibel Island rice rats (Oryzomys palustris sanibeli) at Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island, Florida.

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Sanibel Island rice rats (Oryzomys palustris sanibeli) at Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island, Florida.

Photo: Sanibel Island rice rat (Oryzomys palustris sanibeli) at Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island, Florida.

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Sanibel Island rice rat (Oryzomys palustris sanibeli) at Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island, Florida.

Photo: Sanibel Island rice rat (Oryzomys palustris sanibeli) at Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island, Florida.

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Sanibel Island rice rat (Oryzomys palustris sanibeli) at Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island, Florida.

Photo: Pine Island cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus) (subspecies is either insulicola or hispidus, tbd.) at Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island, Florida.

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Pine Island cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus) (subspecies is either insulicola or hispidus, tbd.) at Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island, Florida.

Photo: Pine Island cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus) (subspecies is either insulicola or hispidus, tbd.) at Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island, Florida.

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Pine Island cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus) (subspecies is either insulicola or hispidus, tbd.) at Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island, Florida.

Photo: Pine Island rice rat (Oryzomys palustris planirostris) at Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island, Florida.

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Pine Island rice rat (Oryzomys palustris planirostris) at Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island, Florida.

Photo: Pine Island rice rat (Oryzomys palustris planirostris) at Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island, Florida.

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Pine Island rice rat (Oryzomys palustris planirostris) at Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island, Florida.

Photo: Sanibel Island marsh rabbit (Sylvilagus palustris paludicola) from Sanibel Island.

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Sanibel Island marsh rabbit (Sylvilagus palustris paludicola) from Sanibel Island.

Photo: Sanibel Island marsh rabbit (Sylvilagus palustris paludicola) from Sanibel Island.

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Sanibel Island marsh rabbit (Sylvilagus palustris paludicola) from Sanibel Island.

Photo: Sanibel Island marsh rabbit (Sylvilagus palustris paludicola) from Sanibel Island.

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Sanibel Island marsh rabbit (Sylvilagus palustris paludicola) from Sanibel Island.

Photo: Sanibel Island marsh rabbit (Sylvilagus palustris paludicola) from Sanibel Island.

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Sanibel Island marsh rabbit (Sylvilagus palustris paludicola) from Sanibel Island.

Photo: Big Blue Spring cave crayfish (Procambarus horsti), one of four petitioned crayfish, found in Jefferson and Leon Counties in NW Florida.

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Big Blue Spring cave crayfish (Procambarus horsti), one of four petitioned crayfish, found in Jefferson and Leon Counties in NW Florida. IUCN endangered.

Photo: An endangered Big Blue Spring cave crayfish (Procambarus horsti), one of four petitioned crayfish, found in Jefferson and Leon Counties in NW Florida.

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An endangered Big Blue Spring cave crayfish (Procambarus horsti), one of four petitioned crayfish, found in Jefferson and Leon Counties in NW Florida. IUCN endangered.

Photo: Orange Lake cave crayfish (Procambarus franzi) (IUCN as endangered). Endemic to two caves in Marion, County, Florida.

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Orange Lake cave crayfish (Procambarus franzi) (IUCN as endangered). Endemic to two caves in Marion, County, Florida.

Photo: Orange Lake cave crayfish (Procambarus franzi) (IUCN as endangered). Endemic to two caves in Marion, County, Florida.

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Orange Lake cave crayfish (Procambarus franzi) (IUCN as endangered). Endemic to two caves in Marion, County, Florida.

Photo: Coastal flatwoods crayfish (Procambarus apalachicolae) caught in the wild near Panama City, in Bay County, Florida.

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Coastal flatwoods crayfish (Procambarus apalachicolae) caught in the wild near Panama City, in Bay County, Florida. Petitioned for federal listing.

Photo: Coastal flatwoods crayfish (Procambarus apalachicolae) caught in the wild near Panama City, in Bay County, Florida.

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Coastal flatwoods crayfish (Procambarus apalachicolae) caught in the wild near Panama City, in Bay County, Florida. Petitioned for federal listing.

Photo: Fireback crayfish (Cambarus pyronotus) Not state or fed listed, only because it is protected by Torrey State Park.

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Fireback crayfish (Cambarus pyronotus)
Not state or fed listed, only because it is protected by Torrey State Park. American Fisheries Society considers it endangered due to its restricted range (only lives in the park)

Photo: An endangered Panama City crayfish (Procambarus econfinae) from the wild, caught near Panama City, Florida.

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An endangered Panama City crayfish (Procambarus econfinae) from the wild, caught near Panama City, Florida.

Photo: Bumelia webworm moth pupa (Urodus parvula) from the wild.

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Bumelia webworm moth pupa (Urodus parvula) from the wild.

Photo: Island applesnail (Pomacea maculata) at Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island, FL. This is an invasive species from South America.

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Island applesnail (Pomacea maculata) at Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island, FL. This is an invasive species from South America. These were collected in Lake Okeechobee.

Photo: Island applesnail, Pomacea maculata, at Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island, Florida.

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Island applesnail, Pomacea maculata, at Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island, Florida. This is an invasive species from South America. These were collected in Lake Okeechobee.

Photo: Roundnose minnow (Dionda episcopa) collected from El Rito Creek, a headwater of the Pecos River, New Mexico.

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Roundnose minnow (Dionda episcopa) collected from El Rito Creek, a headwater of the Pecos River, New Mexico.

Photo: Adult (and baby) roundnose minnow (Dionda episcopa) collected from El Rito Creek, a headwater of the Pecos River, New Mexico.

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Adult (and baby) roundnose minnow (Dionda episcopa) collected from El Rito Creek, a headwater of the Pecos River, New Mexico.

Photo: Roundnose minnow (Dionda episcopa) collected from El Rito Creek, a headwater of the Pecos River, New Mexico.

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Roundnose minnow (Dionda episcopa) collected from El Rito Creek, a headwater of the Pecos River, New Mexico.

Photo: Red shiner Cyprinella lutrensis), Rio Grande locality, collected from the Rio Grande River near Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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Red shiner Cyprinella lutrensis), Rio Grande locality, collected from the Rio Grande River near Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Photo: Red shiner (Cyprinella lutrensis) Rio Grande locality, collected from the Rio Grande River near Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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Red shiner (Cyprinella lutrensis) Rio Grande locality, collected from the Rio Grande River near Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Photo: Fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas), Rio Grande locality, collected from the Rio Grande near Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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Fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas), Rio Grande locality, collected from the Rio Grande near Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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