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Last update: 2017-07-27
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Red-Eyed Tree Frog (Agalychnis callidryas) with its see-through eye lid partially open
(Costa Rica)
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Macaque (unidentified species) in Sabah, Malaysia
(Malaysia)
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Guide picking up a bom jardim toad (Rhinella dapsilis) with a leaf in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
(Ecuador)
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The Pinguicula casabitoana,complete with tiny prey,is the only carnivorous plant native to the Dominican Republic and is specifically endemic to this one particular ridge of the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve.
(Dominican Republic)
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White-faced Capuchin baring its fangs
(Costa Rica)
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Elephant [south_africa_kruger_5194]
(South Africa)
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Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa [south_africa_kruger_0097]
(South Africa)
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Eye of a black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) in an ox-bow lake in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
(Ecuador)
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White rhino [south_africa_kruger_0440]
(South Africa)
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African leopard [south_africa_kruger_5093]
(South Africa)
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Blue Morpho (M. menelaus) with wings closed while resting on a pink flower
(0)
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Banded Thick-toed Gecko (Pachydactylus fasciatus) [namibia_0785]
(Namibia)
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Lion [south_africa_kruger_1046]
(South Africa)
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Orange spider at night in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
(Ecuador)
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Hyrax [namibia_1249]
(Namibia)
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Buffalo at sunset
(Kenya)
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Baby orangutan in a diaper
(Indonesia)
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Sifakas in a dry forest in southern Madagascar [madagascar_2766]
(Madagascar)
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Montagne d'Ambre Panther chameleon
(Madagascar)
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Brown pelican floating on a reef
(Belize)
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Lizard
(Belize)
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Baby orangutan in a diaper
(Indonesia)
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Tanzania blue gecko (Lygodactylus williamsi)
(0)
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Tomato frog (Dyscophus antongilii) [madagascar_0403]
(Madagascar)
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Black-backed Kingfisher (Ceyx erithacus)
(Malaysia)
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African elephant [south_africa_kruger_0660]
(South Africa)
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Ring-tailed mongoose (Galidia elegans) [madagascar_3707]
(Madagascar)
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A cattle egret in mangrove trees in Estero Hondo Marine Sanctuary in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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Elephant [south_africa_kruger_1150]
(South Africa)
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Namibian desert gecko [namibia_2302]
(Namibia)
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Tanzania blue day gecko (Lygodactylus williamsi)
(0)
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Palm fruits
(Belize)
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Butterfly rests on camera in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
(Ecuador)
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Orange and blue beetle [madagascar_1947]
(Madagascar)
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African leopard (Panthera pardus) [south_africa_kruger_5048]
(South Africa)
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Damaraland Banded Gecko [namibia_1192]
(Namibia)
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Furcifer oustaleti chameleon (juvenile-bright green) [madagascar_7303]
(Madagascar)
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Freshwater turtle
(Belize)
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Skink
(Belize)
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Desert elephant in Namibia [namibia_0985]
(Namibia)
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Butterflies
(Indonesia)
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Black-backed Kingfisher (Ceyx erithacus) -- borneo_4101
(Malaysia)
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Agouti (Dasyprocta punctata)
(Costa Rica)
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Woolly monkey [br_co-0323]
(Colombia)
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Coquerel's Sifaka (Propithecus coquereli) with baby [madagascar_0044]
(Madagascar)
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Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa [south_africa_kruger_0838]
(South Africa)
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Poison dart frog
(Suriname)
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Green grasshopper with an orange abdomen [costa_rica_4744]
(Costa Rica)
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Lizard [south_africa_hermanus_1382]
(South Africa)
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Butterfly
(Indonesia)
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Baby orangutan
(Indonesia)
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A wasp in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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Rufescent tiger heron (Tigrisoma lineatum) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
(Ecuador)
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Green iguana swimming across a river
(Colombia)
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Warthog
(Kenya)
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Lion [south_africa_kruger_1062]
(South Africa)
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Gray fox (Urocyon cinerea argentieus) [local name: Zorro] [belize_7156]
(Belize)
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Long-nosed black Weevil (family Curculionidae) with orange markings on its back
(Costa Rica)
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Hyrax [namibia_1259]
(Namibia)
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Elongated blue and orange insect -- borneo_3355
(Malaysia)
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Female Parson's chameleon [Green with yellow eye) [madagascar_0206]
(Madagascar)
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Frilled Leaf-tail Gecko (Uroplatus henkeli) [madagascar_4097]
(Madagascar)
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Verreaux's Sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi) [madagascar_2862]
(Madagascar)
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Plains zebra
(Kenya)
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Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu, Uraeginthus bengalus
(Kenya)
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Namibian desert elephant [namibia_1150]
(Namibia)
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Baby orangutan in a diaper
(Indonesia)
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Green-blue swallow-tail butterfly
(Madagascar)
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Greater Blue-eared Glossy-starling [south_africa_kruger_1133]
(South Africa)
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Gecko headshot [madagascar_2052]
(Madagascar)
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Black wing-tipped dragonfly
(Costa Rica)
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Peyrieras' Pygmy Chameleon (Brookesia peyrierasi) [brookesia10290082]
(Madagascar)
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Northern Sportive Lemur (Lepilemur septentrionalis) peering out of a tree hollow [madagascar_4465]
(Madagascar)
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Rufous-tailed Jacamar (Galbula ruficauda) [belize_8539]
(Belize)
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African elephant [south_africa_kruger_5172]
(South Africa)
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Ferocious looking insect in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
(Ecuador)
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Squirrel monkey
(Suriname)
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Jaguarundi (Felis yagouaroundi) [local name: Halari or Jaguaroundi]
(Belize)
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Birds (unidentified species) in tree in Tabin Wildlife Reserve, Sabah, Malaysia
(Malaysia)
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Little Bee-eater {Merops pusillus} -- tz_1567
(Tanzania)
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Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl)
(Belize)
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Male Parson's chameleon (Calumma parsonii) [rust-colored]
(Madagascar)
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Lioness
(Tanzania)
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Elephant [south_africa_kruger_5187]
(South Africa)
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Margay sleeping atop a tree branch
(Belize)
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White ruffed lemur feeding on tamarind
(Madagascar)
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Leaf-tailed gecko
(Madagascar)
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Male panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) [madagascar_0272]
(Madagascar)
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Harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja)
(Belize)
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Stick insect [madagascar_0776]
(Madagascar)
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Lilac-breasted Roller, Coracias caudata
(Tanzania)
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South African giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa) in Chobe National Park
(Botswana)
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Baby orangutan
(Indonesia)
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Giant day gecko (Phelsuma grandis)
(0)
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Mantidactylus melanopleura [madagascar_1952]
(Madagascar)
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Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa [south_africa_kruger_5006]
(South Africa)
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Birds [namibia_1190]
(Namibia)
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Fat-tailed Dwarf Lemur (Cheirogaleus medius) [madagascar_3497]
(Madagascar)
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Giving an adult male orangutan a health check
(Indonesia)
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Elephant [south_africa_kruger_5195]
(South Africa)
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Elephant [south_africa_kruger_1091]
(South Africa)
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Green snake with red markings
(Indonesia)
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Bees pollinating a pink and yellow flower
(Suriname)
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Giant walking stick
(Suriname)
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This Bornean rhino (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis harrissoni), 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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Godart's Cycadian (Eumaeus godartii), a black butterfly with a white fringe, an orange patch, and turquoise spots
(Costa Rica)
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African lion [south_africa_kruger_0238]
(South Africa)
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Banded Thick-toed Gecko
(Namibia)
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Grasshopper-like insect with silver eyes
(Malaysia)
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Turnip-tailed Gecko (Thecadactylus rapicauda) [suriname_0446]
(Suriname)
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Brownish-red Long-horned Beetle (family Cerambycidae, subfamily Prioninae)
(Costa Rica)
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Elephant [south_africa_kruger_0532]
(South Africa)
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Green Crested Lizard high in the rainforest canopy -- borneo_3511
(Malaysia)
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Hatchling sea turtle
(Costa Rica)
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Female crowned lemur carrying her baby
(Madagascar)
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Leaf-mimicking praying mantis [suriname_1020a]
(Suriname)
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Mountain lion (Puma concolor)
(Belize)
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White rhino [south_africa_kruger_0425]
(South Africa)
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Ring-tailed lemur with baby [madagascar_5748]
(Madagascar)
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Leaf frog [costa_rica_4689]
(Costa Rica)
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Plains zebras (Equus quagga)
(Zimbabwe)
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Desert elephant [namibia_1005]
(Namibia)
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Desert elephant in Namibia [namibia_1018]
(Namibia)
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Desert elephant [namibia_1115]
(Namibia)
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Red-capped cardinal (Paroaria gularis) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
(Ecuador)
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Green insect in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
(Ecuador)
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Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa [south_africa_kruger_0090]
(South Africa)
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Female Nyala (Tragelaphus angasii) [south_africa_kruger_0357]
(South Africa)
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Multicolored grasshopper
(Malaysia)
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Red stick insect (Pseudophasma)
(Suriname)
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Elephant [south_africa_kruger_1136]
(South Africa)
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Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa [south_africa_kruger_0831]
(South Africa)
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Green sea turtle infant making its way towards the sea
(Suriname)
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Blue morpho butterfly
(0)
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Brown Leaf-footed Bug (family Coreidae) with black and red antenna
(Belize)
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Red, black, and orange insect
(Costa Rica)
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Nephila orb spider
(Costa Rica)
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Giving an adult male orangutan a health check
(Indonesia)
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White-chinned jacamar (Galbula tombacea) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
(Ecuador)
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Greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) [south_africa_kruger_0812]
(South Africa)
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Gmelin's Bronzeback snake (Dendrelaphis pictus)
(Malaysia)
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Leaf frog [mcar_0009]
(Madagascar)
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Common zebra (Equus quagga) [south_africa_kruger_0731]
(South Africa)
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Frog [madagascar_1630]
(Madagascar)
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Desert elephant in Namibia [namibia_0922]
(Namibia)
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Elephant [south_africa_kruger_0920]
(South Africa)
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African leopard [south_africa_kruger_5053]
(South Africa)
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Desert elephant in Namibia [namibia_0946]
(Namibia)
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Sea turtle hatchlings
(Costa Rica)
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Dyeing poison arrow frog (Dendrobates tinctorius)
(Suriname)
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Baby orangutan
(Indonesia)
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Baby orangutan
(Indonesia)
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Brown pelican (Pelicanus occidentalis) [local name in Belize: Pelicano]
(Belize)
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Family of ring-tail lemurs (including babies) [madagascar_7260]
(Madagascar)
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Black Iguana (Ctenosaura similis) in a tree
(Costa Rica)
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Desert elephant in Namibia [namibia_1036]
(Namibia)
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Baby orangutan in a diaper
(Indonesia)
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Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa [south_africa_kruger_0826]
(South Africa)
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Madagascar Pygmy-kingfisher (Ceyx madagascariensis) [madagascar_4900]
(Madagascar)
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Blue dragonfly [madagascar_6123]
(Madagascar)
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Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill (Tockus leucomelas) [south_africa_kruger_0262]
(South Africa)
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Hippos (Hippopotamus amphibius) submerging
(Botswana)
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Red Leaf-monkey (Presbytis rubicunda) -- borneo_3169
(Malaysia)
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African elephant [south_africa_kruger_5167]
(South Africa)
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Desert elephant [namibia_0930]
(Namibia)
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Dung scarab
(Malaysia)
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Baby orangutan at a conservation center
(Indonesia)
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Wolf tracks on frozen lake near Ely, Minnesota
(United States)
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Desert elephant [namibia_0933]
(Namibia)
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Red-and-green poison arrow frog (Dendrobates granuliferus)
(Costa Rica)
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Green leaf katydid
(Belize)
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Tikal
(Belize)
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A cattle egret in mangrove trees in Estero Hondo Marine Sanctuary in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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Black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) with fly in an ox-bow lake in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
(Ecuador)
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Lion [south_africa_kruger_1079]
(South Africa)
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Green Bright-eyed Frog (Boophis viridis) [madagascar_0542]
(Madagascar)
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Satanic Leaf-tail Gecko (Uroplatus phantasticus) [madagascar_0351]
(Madagascar)
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Coquerel's sifakas grooming [madagascar_2319]
(Madagascar)
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Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa [south_africa_kruger_0110]
(South Africa)
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Wagler's Pit Viper (Tropidolaemus wagleri)
(0)
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Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
(Tanzania)
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Snail (unidentified) in Santa Fe, New Mexico
(United States)
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Ring-tailed lemur with baby [madagascar_5722]
(Madagascar)
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Rock hyrax feeding on alpine moss on Mt. Kenya
(Kenya)
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Red-orange insect (Dyserdycus genus) in the Pyrrhocoridae family (true bugs) [madagascar_6112]
(Madagascar)
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Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta pigra) [belize_7332a]
(Belize)
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Reddish spider
(Malaysia)
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Elephant [south_africa_kruger_0780]
(South Africa)
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Blue-and-orange caterpillar
(United States)
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Lion [south_africa_kruger_1004]
(South Africa)
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Vietnamese mossy frog (Theloderma corticale)
(0)
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Lion [south_africa_kruger_1014]
(South Africa)
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Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)
(Tanzania)
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Madagascar crocodile [madagascar_0006]
(Madagascar)
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Female crowned lemur feeding on a mango rind while perched on sharp limestone tsingy [madagascar_4352]
(Madagascar)
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Cicada
(Madagascar)
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Striped rodent
(Tanzania)
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Yellow and black insect -- borneo_3399
(Malaysia)
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Mottled anole
(Costa Rica)
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Red-orange insect
(Laos)
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Ankarana Panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis)
(Madagascar)
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Namibian Rock Agamid [namibia_1309]
(Namibia)
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Mossy stick insect [madagascar_5328]
(Madagascar)
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Southern Leaf-tail Gecko (Uroplatus sikorae) [madagascar_0694]
(Madagascar)
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American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) with its mouth open [costa_rica_6040]
(Costa Rica)
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Male side-striped chameleon (Calumma gastrotaenia)
(Madagascar)
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Butterfly
(Indonesia)
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Red-footed Boobies
(Belize)
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Brown-throated Parakeet (Aratinga pertinax)
(Colombia)
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Red-eyed tree frog
(Costa Rica)
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Male panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) [madagascar_0277]
(Madagascar)
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Gemsbok [namibia_1587]
(Namibia)
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Furcifer balteatus (Ranomafana N.P.)
(Madagascar)
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Moon jelly (Aurelia sp)
(0)
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African elephant [south_africa_kruger_0636]
(South Africa)
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Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa [south_africa_kruger_0113]
(South Africa)
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Blue, black, and orange butterfly in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
(Ecuador)
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Black Colobus monkey (Colobus angolensis)
(Kenya)
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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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Baby vervet monkey
(Tanzania)
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Lion [south_africa_kruger_1011]
(South Africa)
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3-toed sloth
(Costa Rica)
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Mossy Leaftail Gecko (Uroplatus sikorae) [madagascar_3737]
(Madagascar)
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Infant green sea turtle
(Suriname)
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A cattle egret in mangrove trees in Estero Hondo Marine Sanctuary in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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Calumma nasuta
(Madagascar)
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Green snake with red markings
(Indonesia)
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Verreaux's Sifaka dancing [madagascar_2657]
(Madagascar)
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Herd of Thomson's Gazelle (Gazella thomsoni)
(Kenya)
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Ants in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
(Ecuador)
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Red howler monkey
(Suriname)
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Harpy eagle [belize_7141]
(Belize)
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Boophis madagascariensis tree frog
(Madagascar)
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Woolly monkeys
(Colombia)
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Elephant [south_africa_kruger_0783]
(South Africa)
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Lion [south_africa_kruger_1013]
(South Africa)
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Several African elephant (Loxodonta africana) herds meet on the Chobe River
(Botswana)
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Dark gray and red butterfly (Pierella helvetia incanescens)
(Costa Rica)
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Cobalt Blue Tarantula (Avicularia metallica)
(Suriname)
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Raspberry dragonfly [madagascar_7202]
(Madagascar)
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Gecko on a papaya
(Suriname)
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African elephants
(Tanzania)
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Longhorn Beetle in flight with guide Armand (Nosy Mangabe)
(Madagascar)
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Furcifer oustaleti chameleon (light brown)
(Madagascar)
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Namibian desert elephant [namibia_1117]
(Namibia)
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Namibian Rock Agama [namibia_1322]
(Namibia)
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Lion [south_africa_kruger_1018]
(South Africa)
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Blue-gray dragonfly
(Malaysia)
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Ground squirrel [namibia_0313]
(Namibia)
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Desert elephant in Namibia [namibia_1155]
(Namibia)
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Namibian desert elephant [namibia_1114]
(Namibia)
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Baby orangutan in a diaper
(Indonesia)
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Lion scratching itself in the morning sun
(Kenya)
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Three-striped poison arrow frog (Epipedobates trivittatus) with tadpoles on its back
(Suriname)
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Emerald toucanet (Aulacorhynchus prasinus) [belize_7320]
(Belize)
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Little Bee-eater (Merops pusillus)
(Botswana)
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Female Parson's chameleon [Green with yellow eye) [madagascar_0210]
(Madagascar)
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Pill millipede (Glomeris connexa)
(Malaysia)
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Baby orangutan
(Indonesia)
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Black hawk
(Belize)
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Poison dart frog (Ameerega bilinguis) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
(Ecuador)
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Green-and-black poison dart frog (Dendrobates auratus) [Caribbean variant] [costa_rica_5389]
(Costa Rica)
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Colombian Green iguana (Iguana iguana) on a tree trunk in the Amazon
(Colombia)
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Elephant [south_africa_kruger_0801]
(South Africa)
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Desert elephant in Namibia [namibia_0970]
(Namibia)
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Lion [south_africa_kruger_0997]
(South Africa)
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Namibian desert elephant [namibia_1162]
(Namibia)
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Lined Day Gecko (Phelsuma lineata) [madagascar_1281]
(Madagascar)
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Female crowned lemur feeding on a mango rind [madagascar_4330]
(Madagascar)
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Desert elephant [namibia_0909]
(Namibia)
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Sea turtle hatchlings [cr_4220]
(Costa Rica)
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Scarlet macaws (Ara macao) pair
(Belize)
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Pair of golden jackal (Canis aureus)
(Tanzania)
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Leaf-mimicking praying mantis [suriname_0914]
(Suriname)
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Verreaux's Sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi) [madagascar_2778]
(Madagascar)
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Green bird with a lavender face, a red chest, and a yellow and black tail
(Malaysia)
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Arrow-marked Babbler (Turdoides jardineii)
(Kenya)
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Sifakas in a dry forest in southern Madagascar [madagascar_2767]
(Madagascar)
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Close up headshot of the blue-eyed forest dragon of the Malaysian jungle
(Malaysia)
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Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur (Varecia variegata) [madagascar_1324]
(Madagascar)
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Desert elephant [namibia_1074]
(Namibia)
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Herd of African buffalo (Syncerus caffeer) at sunset in Chobe Naitonal Park
(Botswana)
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False coral snake (Anilius scytale)
(Colombia)
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Green snake with red markings
(Indonesia)
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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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Black, red, and yellow insect
(Costa Rica)
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Unknown forest anole [belize_8161]
(Belize)
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Day gecko attempting to eat a toxic caterpillar
(Madagascar)
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Lantern bug [madagascar_3527]
(Madagascar)
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Red and green arrow poison frog (Dendrobates granuliferus)
(Costa Rica)
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Black butterfly with turquoise spots
(Madagascar)
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Hippos (Hippopotamus amphibius) in Chobe National Park
(Botswana)
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Bat hanging out on ox-bow lake in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
(Ecuador)
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Butterfly [madagascar_4282]
(Madagascar)
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Forest frog
(Guyana)
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Baby orangutan
(Indonesia)
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Lion [south_africa_kruger_1066]
(South Africa)
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Cape buffalo with a Red-billed Oxpecker -- tz_1585
(Tanzania)
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Kori Bustard (Ardeotis kori) headshot
(Tanzania)
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African leopard (Panthera pardus) [south_africa_kruger_5116]
(South Africa)
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