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Staff photo index
Last update: 2017-07-27
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Beige moth
(Madagascar)
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Plains zebras (Equus quagga)
(Botswana)
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Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl) [belize_8233]
(Belize)
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Wasp [south_africa_hermanus_1340]
(South Africa)
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Verreaux's Sifaka dancing [madagascar_2606]
(Madagascar)
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Cobalt-winged parakeets (Brotogeris cyanoptera) at a clay lick in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
(Ecuador)
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Common zebra (Equus quagga) [south_africa_kruger_0719]
(South Africa)
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Longhorn Beetle (Cerambycidae) [madagascar_1619]
(Madagascar)
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Female White-Fronted Brown Lemur (Eulemur albifrons)
(Madagascar)
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Common Brown Lemur (Eulemur fulvus) [madagascar_1260]
(Madagascar)
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Sus scrofa, wild boar
(Malaysia)
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Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)
(Kenya)
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Nephila orb spider [costa_rica_5205]
(Costa Rica)
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Forest skink [belize_8222]
(Belize)
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Waxy Monkey Frog (Phyllomedusa sauvagii)
(0)
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Baboons -- tz_1815
(Tanzania)
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Chacma Baboon (Papio ursinus) in Chobe National Park
(Botswana)
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Elongated blue and orange insect -- borneo_3358
(Malaysia)
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Little Hermit (Phaethornis longuemareus) [cr_3906]
(Costa Rica)
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Superb starling (Lamprotornis superbus) collecting nest-building materials -- tz_1443
(Tanzania)
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Ants on the forest floor [suriname_8791]
(Suriname)
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Diademed Sifaka (Propithecus diadema) [madagascar_1337]
(Madagascar)
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Pink insect with turquoise feet and eyes [suriname_0676]
(Suriname)
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Turnip-tailed Geckos (Thecadactylus rapicauda)
(Suriname)
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Slash-and-burn agriculture in Guatemala
(Belize)
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African Pygmy-falcon (Polihierax semitorquatus) -- tz_1518
(Tanzania)
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Male Purple Grenadier (Ureaginthus Ianthinogaster)
(Kenya)
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Indri in Perinet [madagascar_1213]
(Madagascar)
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Zonosaurus plated lizard with red spot behind its leg
(Madagascar)
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Sakalava's Velvet Gecko (Homopholis sakalava) [madagascar_4063]
(Madagascar)
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Namib Rock Agama [namibia_0766]
(Namibia)
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Domergue's Leaf Chameleon (Brookesia thieli) [madagascar_0426]
(Madagascar)
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Lizard holding a pose with its back arched and it tail and head up
(Suriname)
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Birds [namibia_1336]
(Namibia)
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Honeycomb
(Madagascar)
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Saddle-billed Stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) [south_africa_kruger_0857]
(South Africa)
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Giant ant -- borneo_6358
(Malaysia)
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Banded Thick-toed Gecko [namibia_2298]
(Namibia)
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Baby brown lemur [madagascar_1475]
(Madagascar)
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Burchell's zebra (Equus quagga) [south_africa_kruger_0738]
(South Africa)
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Godart's Cycadian (Eumaeus godartii) [costa_rica_4591]
(Costa Rica)
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Yellow leaf-shaped katydid [costa_rica_4514]
(Costa Rica)
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Male Crowned lemur (Eulemur coronatus) [madagascar_3360]
(Madagascar)
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Baby orangutan in a diaper
(Indonesia)
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The hairy hide of the Bornean rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis harrissoni). The rhino, Tam, is a captive individual representing hopes for ex-situ breeding of the Critically Endangered subspecies of the Sumatran rhino (also Critically Endangered).
(Malaysia)
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Man's hand in front of the giant elephant bird egg, for size comparison
(Madagascar)
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Mantella madagascariensis (Painted Mantella) [madagascar_0309]
(Madagascar)
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A crab on the mangroves in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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Madagascar leaf-nosed snake (Langaha madagascariensis) [calacad_040]
(Madagascar)
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Lion [south_africa_kruger_1074]
(South Africa)
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Orphaned elephant at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust
(Kenya)
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Orangutan finger
(Indonesia)
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Caecilian, not a giant earthworm
(Suriname)
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Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) flying over ox-bow lake in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
(Ecuador)
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Madagascar tree boa
(Madagascar)
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Female lion with wildebeest kill -- tz_2280
(Tanzania)
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Tiger leech (Haemadipsa picta) -- borneo_3528
(Malaysia)
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Multicolored grasshopper with orrange eyes
(Madagascar)
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Beetle -- borneo_4874
(Malaysia)
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Red-eyed tree frog
(Costa Rica)
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Southern Tree Dassie (Dendrohyrax arboreus) sleeping
(Tanzania)
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Female Calumma crypticum chameleon
(Madagascar)
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Wild female Brazilian tapir (Tapirus terrestris), which was raised by an indigenous tribe after her mother was hunted for food, periodically seeks out humans
(Ecuador)
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Namibian desert elephant [namibia_0995]
(Namibia)
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Green praying mantis -- borneo_4166
(Malaysia)
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Kori Bustard (Ardeotis kori) -- tz_2092
(Tanzania)
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Guineafowl [south_africa_kruger_5268]
(South Africa)
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African hippos [south_africa_kruger_0579]
(South Africa)
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Caterpillar in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
(Ecuador)
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Striped rodent -- tz_2562
(Tanzania)
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Birds [namibia_1295]
(Namibia)
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African lion -- tz_1608
(Tanzania)
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Greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) [south_africa_kruger_0198]
(South Africa)
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Common Brown Lemur (Eulemur fulvus) [madagascar_1262]
(Madagascar)
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African leopard (Panthera pardus) [south_africa_kruger_5052]
(South Africa)
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Female lion with wildebeest kill -- tz_2294
(Tanzania)
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Indri in Perinet [madagascar_1198]
(Madagascar)
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Green backed beetle with orange underparts -- borneo_4441
(Malaysia)
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Desert elephant [namibia_1094]
(Namibia)
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Baby warthogs nursing
(Kenya)
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Ants swam leaf in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
(Ecuador)
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Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)
(Kenya)
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Mongoose Lemur (Eulemur mongoz) [madagascar_2363]
(Madagascar)
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Golden-mantled tamarin (Saguinus tripartitus) raiding a banana garden in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
(Ecuador)
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Banded mongoose retreating into a den
(Kenya)
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Female Madagascar Paradise-flycatcher (Terpsiphone mutata)
(Madagascar)
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White-footed Weasel Lemur (Lepilemur leucopus) in a spiny Alluaudia procera plant
(Madagascar)
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Forest lizard [suriname_8906]
(Suriname)
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Papilio anchisiades (Ruby-Spotted Swallowtail) - Black butterfly with white, magenta, and red markings
(Costa Rica)
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Dark red beetle -- borneo_3901
(Malaysia)
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Green grasshopper [costa_rica_4754]
(Costa Rica)
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Baby orangutan in a diaper
(Indonesia)
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Group of common brown lemurs (Eulemur fulvus) huddled in the forest canopy [madagascar_0090]
(Madagascar)
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Black Rhino at a Nairobi rehabilitation center
(Kenya)
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Vervet Monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) -- tz_1710
(Tanzania)
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Camouflaged moth in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
(Ecuador)
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Sleeping red-eyed tree frog
(0)
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African fish eagle [south_africa_kruger_0026]
(South Africa)
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Coquerel's Sifaka (Propithecus coquereli) in Madagascar [madagascar_0084]
(Madagascar)
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Madagascar leaf-nosed snake (Langaha madagascariensis) [calacad_038]
(Madagascar)
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Namibian Rock Agamid [namibia_1323]
(Namibia)
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Orangutan with a leaf umbrella -- borneo_5323
(Malaysia)
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Desert elephant in Namibia [namibia_1131]
(Namibia)
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Red panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) (male)
(0)
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Crested owl (Lophostrix cristata) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
(Ecuador)
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Namibian desert elephant [namibia_0920]
(Namibia)
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Mother Coquerel's Sifaka (Propithecus coquereli) with baby [madagascar_0065]
(Madagascar)
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Red Leaf-monkey (Presbytis rubicunda) -- borneo_3207
(Malaysia)
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Female Bohor Reedbuck (Redunca redunca)
(Kenya)
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Researcher weighing a mouse lemur in Ranomafana
(Madagascar)
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A hermit crab at Bahia de las Aguilas at Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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Queen (Danaus gilippus) [Monarch-mimic] butterfly feeding on a flower
(Costa Rica)
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Green katydid [costa_rica_5521]
(Costa Rica)
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Namibian desert elephant [namibia_1052]
(Namibia)
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Oustalet's Chameleon (Furcifer oustaleti) [green color] [madagascar_0184]
(Madagascar)
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White rhino [south_africa_kruger_0461]
(South Africa)
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A tern in flight at Oviedo Lagoon in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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Magpie-robin
(South Africa)
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Plains zebra [south_africa_kruger_0718]
(South Africa)
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White rhino [south_africa_kruger_0444]
(South Africa)
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Spur-winged Goose (Plectropterus gambensis)
(Tanzania)
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African elephant twisting its trunk
(Kenya)
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South African giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa) in Chobe National Park
(Botswana)
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Frog [madagascar_6485]
(Madagascar)
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Orange-billed Sparrow (Arremon aurantiirostris) [belize_8553]
(Belize)
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Female lion with wildebeest kill -- tz_2271
(Tanzania)
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Red-fronted brown lemur (Eulemur rufus) [madagascar_2554]
(Madagascar)
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Burchell's zebra [south_africa_kruger_0509]
(South Africa)
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Sparkling violetear hummingbird (Colibri coruscans) in Quito, Ecuador.
(Ecuador)
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White dragonfly on a plant
(Tanzania)
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Orthetrum chrysis dragonfly
(Malaysia)
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Lesser Kudu (Tragelaphus imberbis) -- tz_1718
(Tanzania)
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White rhino [south_africa_kruger_0452]
(South Africa)
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Female lion in savanna grass -- tz_2287
(Tanzania)
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Baby orangutan at a conservation center
(Indonesia)
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Oxpecker on a rhino [south_africa_kruger_0393]
(South Africa)
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Shorebird at the Oviedo Lagoon in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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Pill millipede [madagascar_5461]
(Madagascar)
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Indri in Perinet [madagascar_1208]
(Madagascar)
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White-footed Sportive Lemur (Lepilemur leucopus) in a spiny Alluaudia procera plant [madagascar_2500]
(Madagascar)
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Zebra feeding on grass
(Kenya)
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Large group of banded mongoose (Mungos mungo) -- tz_1499
(Tanzania)
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Nursing Verreaux's Sifaka [madagascar_2885]
(Madagascar)
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Sparkling violetear hummingbird (Colibri coruscans) in Quito, Ecuador.
(Ecuador)
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Namibian desert elephant [namibia_1013]
(Namibia)
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Colorful butterflies feeding on minerals on a river beach -- malaysia0585
(Malaysia)
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Cattle egrets nesting in mangrove trees in Estero Hondo Marine Sanctuary in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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Yellow, black, and brown katydid
(Indonesia)
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Sunbirds [namibia_1314]
(Namibia)
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Southern river otter (Lontra provocax) in captivity at the Belize Zoo
(Belize)
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Petter's Chameleon (Furcifer petteri) [female] [madagascar_3421]
(Madagascar)
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A hermit crab at Bahia de las Aguilas at Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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Coatis sleeping in a tree
(Belize)
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Female lion with wildebeest kill -- tz_2278
(Tanzania)
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Young orangutan eating a banana at Sepilok -- borneo_5224
(Malaysia)
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Orphaned elephants with blankets to protect again sunburn
(Kenya)
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Stick insect
(Madagascar)
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Red Leaf-monkey (Presbytis rubicunda) -- borneo_3174
(Malaysia)
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Baby orangutan at a conservation center
(Indonesia)
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Elephant [south_africa_kruger_0802]
(South Africa)
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Weaverbird nests
(Tanzania)
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Three-eyed lizard (Chalaradon madagascariensis) hunting ants
(Madagascar)
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Steenbok
(South Africa)
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Orphaned elephant with soccer ball
(Kenya)
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White-faced Capuchin (Cebus capucinus) [costa_rica_5118]
(Costa Rica)
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Red-eyed tree frog
(Costa Rica)
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Godart's Cycadian butterfly (Eumaeus godartii) [costa_rica_4600]
(Costa Rica)
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White-faced Capuchin (Cebus capucinus) [costa_rica_5075]
(Costa Rica)
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Lion [south_africa_kruger_1044]
(South Africa)
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Scarab beetle on a ball of dung in the Borneo rainforest
(Malaysia)
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Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa [south_africa_kruger_0172]
(South Africa)
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Great kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
(Ecuador)
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Elephant, wildebeest, and zebra
(Kenya)
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Katydid
(Indonesia)
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Magenta insect with light blue feet and eyes [suriname_0709]
(Suriname)
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Butterfly
(Indonesia)
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Beetle
(Malaysia)
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Manta rays
(United States)
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Hoopoe (Upupa epops) [egypt_1010]
(Egypt)
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Ruppell's Long-tailed Starling (Lamprotornis purpuropterus)
(Kenya)
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Warthogs
(Kenya)
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African lion [south_africa_kruger_0323]
(South Africa)
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White-footed Sportive Lemur (Lepilemur leucopus) in a spiny Alluaudia procera plant [madagascar_2495]
(Madagascar)
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Malagasy giant hognose snake (Leioheterodon madagascariensis) [madagascar_4090]
(Madagascar)
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Wasp [suriname_0378]
(Suriname)
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Red cardinal fody (Foudia madagascariensis) [madagascar_6326]
(Madagascar)
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Verreaux's Sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi) in a heated chase [madagascar_2894]
(Madagascar)
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Black agouti (Dasyprocta fuliginosa) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
(Ecuador)
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Female lion with wildebeest kill -- tz_2293
(Tanzania)
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Olive Baboon (Papio anubis) -- tz_1699
(Tanzania)
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Tiger leech (Haemadipsa picta) -- borneo_3533
(Malaysia)
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Malachite Kingfisher, a river kingfisher which is widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa
(Kenya)
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Mountain zebra [namibia_1571]
(Namibia)
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Yellow weevil
(Indonesia)
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Ochre-bellied Flycatcher, Mionectes oleagineus [cr_3860]
(Costa Rica)
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Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta pigra) [belize_8737]
(Belize)
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Verreaux's Sifaka feeding [madagascar_2623]
(Madagascar)
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Orangutan at Sepilok -- borneo_5415
(Malaysia)
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African elephant [south_africa_kruger_0640]
(South Africa)
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Lion (Panthera leo) [south_africa_kruger_0231]
(South Africa)
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Lesser Anteater (Tamandua tetradactyla) [costa_rica_5962a]
(Costa Rica)
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Leaf frog [suriname_0759]
(Suriname)
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Satanic Leaf-tail Gecko (Uroplatus phantasticus) [madagascar_5225]
(Madagascar)
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Impala [south_africa_kruger_0948]
(South Africa)
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Female agama lizard
(Kenya)
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Elephant [south_africa_kruger_1183]
(South Africa)
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Unidentified raptor on the banks of the Kinabantagan River in Sabah, Malaysia
(Malaysia)
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Springbok [namibia_1803]
(Namibia)
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Forest cricket
(Madagascar)
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Transparent moth [cr_3676]
(Costa Rica)
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Lioness with zebra kill -- tz_1646
(Tanzania)
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Female Madagascar Paradise-flycatcher (Terpsiphone mutata) [madagascar_1890]
(Madagascar)
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Female Southern Tree Hyrax (Dendrohyrax arboreus) with baby
(Kenya)
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Lined Day Gecko (Phelsuma lineata) in a Pandanus palm
(Madagascar)
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Orangutan on a tree trunk -- borneo_5258
(Malaysia)
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White-footed Sportive Lemur (Lepilemur leucopus) in a spiny Alluaudia procera plant [madagascar_2499]
(Madagascar)
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Verreaux's Sifaka dancing [mcar_0130a]
(Madagascar)
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Greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) [south_africa_kruger_0816]
(South Africa)
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Female Crowned lemur (Eulemur coronatus) feeding [madagascar_4044]
(Madagascar)
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Baby orangutan
(Indonesia)
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Orphaned elephant at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust
(Kenya)
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Crested Coua (Coua cristata) [madagascar_4166]
(Madagascar)
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White rhino [south_africa_kruger_0481]
(South Africa)
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Hippos [south_africa_kruger_0600]
(South Africa)
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Young female lion -- tz_1728
(Tanzania)
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Green grasshopper
(Madagascar)
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Mother ringtail lemur with baby
(Madagascar)
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Desert elephant [namibia_1109]
(Namibia)
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spider [mad_06]
(Madagascar)
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A manatee in the Estero Hondo Marine Sanctuary in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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Ankarana Panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) in dry forest area
(Madagascar)
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Moon Jellyfish
(0)
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Little Bee-eater {Merops pusillus} -- tz_1570
(Tanzania)
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Baby orangutan
(Indonesia)
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Male Great Curassow (Crax rubra) [belize_7162]
(Belize)
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Red Leaf-monkey (Presbytis rubicunda) -- borneo_3209
(Malaysia)
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Fat-tailed Dwarf Lemur (Cheirogaleus medius) [madagascar_3490]
(Madagascar)
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Manta rays
(United States)
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Ringtails grooming [madagascar_2956]
(Madagascar)
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Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)
(Kenya)
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Greenish crab
(Madagascar)
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Pair of black lemurs (Eulemur macaco)
(Madagascar)
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Capped heron
(Suriname)
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Banded Thick-toed Gecko [namibia_1191]
(Namibia)
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Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) [belize_6984]
(Belize)
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Manta rays
(United States)
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Day gecko attempting to eat a toxic caterpillar [madagascar_1306]
(Madagascar)
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Fly [madagascar_5276]
(Madagascar)
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Vultures
(Zimbabwe)
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Namibian desert elephant [namibia_1102]
(Namibia)
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Giant leaf-tail gecko (Uroplatus fimbriatus)
(0)
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Sea turtle hatchlings [cr_4197]
(Costa Rica)
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Green Basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons)
(0)
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Rufous-tailed Jacamar (Galbula ruficauda) [belize_8524]
(Belize)
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Tiny red-and-black earwigs
(Laos)
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Desert elephant in Namibia [namibia_0943]
(Namibia)
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Red grasshawk dragonfly
(Indonesia)
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Lined Day Gecko (Phelsuma lineata) in the bathroom drinking from a sink faucet [madagascar_0818]
(Madagascar)
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Three-striped poison arrow frog (Epipedobates trivittatus) with tadpoles on its back [suriname_1148]
(Suriname)
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Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa [south_africa_kruger_0133]
(South Africa)
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Aye-aye chew marks [madagascar_4106]
(Madagascar)
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Madagascar Forest Chameleon (Furcifer campani) [male]
(Madagascar)
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Poison dart frog (Ameerega bilinguis) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
(Ecuador)
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Pink insect with turquoise feet and eyes [suriname_0692]
(Suriname)
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Fat-tailed Dwarf Lemur (Cheirogaleus medius) [madagascar_3496]
(Madagascar)
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O'Shaughnessy's Chameleon (Calumma oshaughnessyi) [madagascar_5521]
(Madagascar)
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Long-tailed macaque in Sumatra
(Indonesia)
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Red Leaf-monkey (Presbytis rubicunda) -- borneo_3206
(Malaysia)
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Tarpon
(Belize)
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Blue bird [south_africa_kruger_5143]
(South Africa)
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African fish eagle in a marsh
(Tanzania)
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Baby orangutan
(Indonesia)
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Madagascar giant day gecko (Phelsuma madagascariensis) on Nosy Be [madagascar_4608]
(Madagascar)
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Mother Verreaux's Sifaka with baby [madagascar_2834]
(Madagascar)
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Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill (Tockus leucomelas) [south_africa_kruger_0340]
(South Africa)
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Iridescent green beetle
(Suriname)
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Cattle egrets nesting in mangrove trees in Estero Hondo Marine Sanctuary in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)
(Kenya)
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Chestnut-mandibled Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii) [costa_rica_4926]
(Costa Rica)
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Bohor Reedbuck (Redunca redunca) -- tz_1493
(Tanzania)
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Juvenile green anaconda (Eunectes murinus) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
(Ecuador)
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Male Madagascar Paradise-flycatcher (Terpsiphone mutata [madagascar_4437]
(Madagascar)
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Namibian desert elephant [namibia_1171]
(Namibia)
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Red-Eyed Tree Frog (Agalychnis callidryas) with eye partially closed [costa_rica_5842]
(Costa Rica)
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Black-hooded Antshrike (Thamnophilus bridgesi) [cr_3917]
(Costa Rica)
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Small cicada-like insect from the Fulgoridae family [costa_rica_5487]
(Costa Rica)
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A bright blue beetle in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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An example of old and new Hispaniolan hutia (Plagiodontia aedium) scat as well as feeding marks on a leaf near the village of Mencia,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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African darters (Anhinga rufa) in Chobe National Park
(Botswana)
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Sea turtle hatchlings [cr_4253]
(Costa Rica)
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Great blue heron [egypt_1738]
(Egypt)
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Yellow and orange beetle (Coptemia celata)
(Madagascar)
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Reduviidae bug subfamily Eseminae (not a mantid)
(Madagascar)
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Dark brown forest skink with an orange throat and belly
(Malaysia)
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Rabbit [namibia_1652]
(Namibia)
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Red millipeded with red feet
(Madagascar)
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Metallic turquoise and black spider
(Madagascar)
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Madagascar Turtle-dove (Streptopelia picturata)
(Madagascar)
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Mother Verreaux's Sifaka with baby [madagascar_2846]
(Madagascar)
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Bat cave in Ankarana
(Madagascar)
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