Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: zookeeper

Photo: A zookeeper with lilac-breasted rollers (Coracias caudatus caudatus) at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium.

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A zookeeper with lilac-breasted rollers (Coracias caudatus caudatus) at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium.

A picture of an American kestrel (Falco sparverius sparverius) at the Lincoln Children's Zoo.

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An American kestrel (Falco sparverius sparverius) at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

Picture of an endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Kagu (Rhynochetos jubatus) at the Houston Zoo.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered Kagu (Rhynochetos jubatus) at the Houston Zoo.

A vulnerable Egyptian Spiny-tailed Lizard (Uromastyx aegyptia)

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A vulnerable Egyptian Spiny-tailed Lizard (Uromastyx aegyptia)

Photo: Photographing a male Lelwel hartebeest (Alcelaphus lelwel) at the San Antonio Zoo.

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Photographing a male Lelwel hartebeest (Alcelaphus lelwel) at the San Antonio Zoo.

Photo: Zookeepers with a vulnerable, federally threatened female Steller's eider (Polysticta stelleri) at the Alaska SeaLife Center.

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Zookeepers with a vulnerable, federally threatened female Steller’s eider (Polysticta stelleri) at the Alaska SeaLife Center.

Photo: Zookeepers with a vulnerable, federally threatened male Steller's eider (Polysticta stelleri) at the Alaska SeaLife Center.

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Zookeepers with a vulnerable, federally threatened male Steller’s eider (Polysticta stelleri) at the Alaska SeaLife Center.

Picture of zookeepers with a federally threatened male spectacled eider (Somateria fischeri) at the Alaska SeaLife Center.

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Zookeepers with a federally threatened male spectacled eider (Somateria fischeri) at the Alaska SeaLife Center. This bird has been in decline since the 1980’s, attributed most likely to climate change and lead shot in their environment.

Photo: Zookeepers with a vulnerable red-legged kittiwake (Rissa brevirostris) at the Alaska SeaLife Center.

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Zookeepers with a vulnerable red-legged kittiwake (Rissa brevirostris) at the Alaska SeaLife Center.

Picture of a staff member with a red spitting cobra (Naja pallida) at the Oklahoma City Zoo.

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A staff member with a red spitting cobra (Naja pallida) at the Oklahoma City Zoo.

Picture of a crowned eagle (Stephanoaetus coronatus) with a keeper at the LA Zoo.

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A crowned eagle (Stephanoaetus coronatus) with a keeper at the LA Zoo.

Picture of a crowned eagle (Stephanoaetus coronatus) with a keeper at the LA Zoo.

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A crowned eagle (Stephanoaetus coronatus) with a keeper at the LA Zoo.

Picture of a zookeeper working with a critically endangered Santa Catalina Island rattlesnake (Crotalus catalinensis) at the LA Zoo.

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Behind the scenes at the LA Zoo working with a critically endangered Santa Catalina Island rattlesnake (Crotalus catalinensis).

Picture of a zookeeper working with a critically endangered Santa Catalina Island rattlesnake (Crotalus catalinensis) at the LA Zoo.

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Behind the scenes at the LA Zoo working with a critically endangered Santa Catalina Island rattlesnake (Crotalus catalinensis).

Picture of an animal trainer working with a critically endangered Ridgeway's hawk (Buteo ridgwayi) at Parque Zoologico Nacional in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

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An animal trainer works with a critically endangered Ridgeway’s hawk (Buteo ridgwayi) at Parque Zoologico Nacional in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Photo: A news piece on the Photo Ark at the Lincoln Children's Zoo.

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A news piece on the Photo Ark at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

A zookeeper holds a blue and yellow macaw (Ara ararauna) the Lincoln Children's Zoo.

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A zookeeper holds a blue and yellow macaw (Ara ararauna) the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

A zookeeper prepares a blue and yellow macaw (Ara ararauna) for a photo shoot at the Lincoln Children's Zoo.

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A zookeeper prepares a blue and yellow macaw (Ara ararauna) for a photo shoot at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

An entomologist looks over the Dakota skipper (Hesperia dacotae) captive breeding area at the Minnesota Zoo

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An entomologist looks over the Dakota skipper (Hesperia dacotae) captive breeding area at the Minnesota Zoo. This butterfly species is in steep decline due to the lack of its natural prairie habitat.

A picture of a zookeeper with a Santa Cruz gopher snake (Pituophis catenifer pumilus) at the Santa Barbara Zoo.

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A zookeeper with a Santa Cruz gopher snake (Pituophis catenifer pumilus) at the Santa Barbara Zoo.

Photo: Two zookeepers help a Canada goose named Beeper (Branta canadensis) have his picture taken at the Boonshoft Museum of Discovery.

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Two zookeepers help a Canada goose named Beeper (Branta canadensis) have his picture taken at the Boonshoft Museum of Discovery.

Two zookeepers assist a photographer with a black stork (Ciconia nigra) at the Fort Wayne Zoo.

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Two zookeepers assist a photographer with a black stork (Ciconia nigra) at the Fort Wayne Zoo.

A zookeeper holds two larva of the atlas beetle (Chalcosoma atlas) at the Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo.When grown into an adult, this type of beetle is able to lift 850 times its own body weight making it the strongest animal on earth compared to its body weight.

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A zookeeper holds two larva of the atlas beetle (Chalcosoma atlas) at the Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo.When grown into an adult, this type of beetle is able to lift 850 times its own body weight making it the strongest animal on earth compared to its body weight.

Photo: A three-week-old white-tailed deer fawn and zookeeper at the Gladys Porter Zoo.

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A three-week-old white-tailed deer fawn and zookeeper at the Gladys Porter Zoo.

A false water cobra (Hydrodynastes gigas) is photographed at the Woodland Park Zoo.

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A false water cobra (Hydrodynastes gigas) is photographed at the Woodland Park Zoo.

A false water cobra (Hydrodynastes gigas) is photographed at the Woodland Park Zoo.

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A false water cobra (Hydrodynastes gigas) is photographed at the Woodland Park Zoo.

A critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered bactrian camel, Camelus bactrianus, at the Lincoln Children's Zoo.

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A critically endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered bactrian camel, Camelus bactrianus, at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

A picture of an American kestrel (Falco sparverius sparverius) at the Lincoln Children's Zoo.

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An American kestrel (Falco sparverius sparverius) at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.

Photo: A scorpion mud turtle (Kinosternon scorpiodes) at the Chapultepec Zoo in Mexico City.

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A scorpion mud turtle (Kinosternon scorpiodes) at the Chapultepec Zoo in Mexico City.

A Harris's hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus harrisi) is held by a handler at the New York State Zoo in Watertown, NY.

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A Harris’s hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus harrisi) is held by a handler at the New York State Zoo in Watertown, NY.

A vulnerable Egyptian spiny-tailed Lizard (Uromastyx aegyptia) at the Buffalo Zoo.

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A vulnerable Egyptian spiny-tailed Lizard (Uromastyx aegyptia) at the Buffalo Zoo.

A vulnerable Egyptian spiny-tailed Lizard (Uromastyx aegyptia) at the Buffalo Zoo.

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A vulnerable Egyptian spiny-tailed Lizard (Uromastyx aegyptia) at the Buffalo Zoo.

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