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Staff photo index
Last update: 2017-07-27
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African elephant [south_africa_kruger_0673]
(South Africa)
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Verreaux's Sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi) [madagascar_2748]
(Madagascar)
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Green cicada
(Costa Rica)
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Red-tailed squirrel (Sciurus granatensis) feeding on a flower in Costa Rica [cr_3770]
(Costa Rica)
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Northern Lepilemur (Lepilemur septentrionalis)
(Madagascar)
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Group of Little Grebe, Tachybaptus ruficollis
(Kenya)
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Royal Terns (Thalasseus maximus) Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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Madagascarophis colubrinus
(Madagascar)
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White-chinned jacamar (Galbula tombacea) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
(Ecuador)
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Turnip-tailed Gecko (Thecadactylus rapicauda)
(Suriname)
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Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
(Ecuador)
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Beryl-crowned Hummingbird (Amazilia decora) being examined
(Costa Rica)
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Male ostrich defending chicks -- tz_1868
(Tanzania)
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Male Calumma crypticum chameleon [madagascar_5064]
(Madagascar)
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Heliconius melpomene butterflies mating
(0)
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Brown frog
(Costa Rica)
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Orphaned orangutan playing with a lead at Sepilok Rehabilitation Center in Sabah
(Malaysia)
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Scorpion-spider (Amblipigy order)
(Belize)
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Brown grasshopper
(Malaysia)
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Herd of blue wildebeest
(Tanzania)
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Orange-cheeked parrot (Pyrilia barrabandi) a clay lick in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
(Ecuador)
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Desert elephant [namibia_0915]
(Namibia)
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Elephant [south_africa_kruger_5193]
(South Africa)
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Plated Leaf Chameleon (Brookesia stumpffi) [madagascar_3432]
(Madagascar)
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Spider
(Indonesia)
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Red-eyed tree frog
(Costa Rica)
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Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros)
(Tanzania)
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Frog with a green patch under its eye [belize_8572]
(Belize)
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Sleeping kinkajou (Potos flavus)
(Belize)
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Lizard [south_africa_hermanus_1373]
(South Africa)
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African elephant (Loxodonta africana)
(Kenya)
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Squirrel in Riau
(Indonesia)
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Hippopotami
(Kenya)
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Baby orangutan
(Indonesia)
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Collared Peccaries
(Belize)
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Red and black bugs [madagascar_3728]
(Madagascar)
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Baby orangutan getting a check-up
(Indonesia)
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Beetles [namibia_2015]
(Namibia)
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Parson's chameleon (Calumma parsonii) [yellow and orange]
(Madagascar)
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Common Brown Lemur (Eulemur fulvus) [madagascar_1424]
(Madagascar)
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Bat hanging out on ox-bow lake in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
(Ecuador)
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Montezuma Oropendula
(Belize)
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Black and white colobus monkey in a Jacaranda tree
(Kenya)
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Sea turtle hatchlings [cr_4195]
(Costa Rica)
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Ring-tailed lemur with baby [madagascar_5761]
(Madagascar)
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Mayan ruins of Tikal protruding from the rainforest
(Belize)
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Desert elephant in Namibia [namibia_0952]
(Namibia)
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Red-eyed tree frog
(Costa Rica)
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Blue-nosed Chameleon (Calumma boettgeri) [madagascar_3662]
(Madagascar)
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Lesser Mouse Deer (Tragulus javanicus) -- borneo_4144
(Malaysia)
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Ostrich
(Namibia)
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Green garden lizard (Ameiva ameiva)
(Suriname)
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Iridescent violet butterfly
(Indonesia)
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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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Brookesia peyrierasi chameleon on leaf
(Madagascar)
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Greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) [south_africa_kruger_0053]
(South Africa)
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Black butterfly with green spots and an orange mark [belize_7186]
(Belize)
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Lion [south_africa_kruger_1031]
(South Africa)
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Crowned Cranes (Balearica regulorum)
(Kenya)
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Ferocious looking insect in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
(Ecuador)
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Skipper Butterfly of the Astraptes fulgerator complex in Costa Rica
(Costa Rica)
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Cape buffalo [south_africa_kruger_1112]
(South Africa)
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Elephant [south_africa_kruger_1125]
(South Africa)
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Lowland Streaked Tenrec (Hemicentetes semispinosus) [madagascar_1802]
(Madagascar)
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Saddle-billed Stork [south_africa_kruger_0854]
(South Africa)
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Rainbow Milkweed Locust (Phymateus saxosus), a toxic species due to its propensity to eat milkweed [madagascar_5781]
(Madagascar)
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A bright blue beetle in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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Leaf-mimicking praying mantis [suriname_0998a]
(Suriname)
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Hatchling Olive ridley sea turtle headed out to sea
(Costa Rica)
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Verreaux's sifaka in Isalo [madagascar_7177]
(Madagascar)
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Ants feeding on a fallen cicada
(Costa Rica)
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African lion [south_africa_kruger_0224]
(South Africa)
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Orange Parson's chameleon (juvenile) [madagascar_0804]
(Madagascar)
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Male Elephant-eared Chameleon (Calumna brevicorne) [madagascar_1575]
(Madagascar)
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Female Crowned lemur (Eulemur coronatus) [madagascar_4001]
(Madagascar)
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Geoffroy's Spider Monkey, Ateles geoffroyi
(Belize)
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Hoopoe (Upupa epops)
(Egypt)
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Polka dot moth
(Indonesia)
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Lion [south_africa_kruger_1075]
(South Africa)
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Baby orangutan at a conservation center
(Indonesia)
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Harlequin toad (Atelopus spumarius)
(Suriname)
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Snarling lioness
(Tanzania)
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Elephant [south_africa_kruger_1122]
(South Africa)
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Bufo guttatus (Smooth-sided toad)
(Suriname)
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Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa [south_africa_kruger_0836]
(South Africa)
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Saribia buttefly (Lycaenidae), not a Skipper butterfly (Hesperioidea) [madagascar_0723]
(Madagascar)
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Little Hermit (Phaethornis longuemareus)
(Costa Rica)
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Red beetle
(Suriname)
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Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur hanging in a tree [madagascar_1346]
(Madagascar)
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Gray Mouse Lemur (Microcebus murinus) [madagascar_2457]
(Madagascar)
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Pair of plains zebra
(Kenya)
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African leopard [south_africa_kruger_0963]
(South Africa)
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Blue dragonfly -- borneo_3893
(Malaysia)
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Turquoise Madagascar tree boa (Boa manditra)
(Madagascar)
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Hatchling Olive ridley sea turtle headed out to sea [costa_rica_5703]
(Costa Rica)
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Desert elephant in Namibia [namibia_0976]
(Namibia)
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Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill (Tockus leucomelas)
(South Africa)
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Anole on a red plant stem
(Costa Rica)
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Macaque (unidentified species) in Sabah, Malaysia
(Malaysia)
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Wasp
(Malaysia)
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Butterfly [madagascar_5576]
(Madagascar)
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Leaf-mimicking praying mantis [suriname_1023]
(Suriname)
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Baby orangutan at a conservation center
(Indonesia)
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African leopard [south_africa_kruger_5059]
(South Africa)
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Many-banded aracari (Pteroglossus pluricinctus) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
(Ecuador)
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Margay (Leopardus wiedii) [belize_7053]
(Belize)
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Damaraland Banded Gecko [namibia_2301]
(Namibia)
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Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa [south_africa_kruger_0142]
(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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Gold dust day gecko, a lizard introduced to Hawaii from Madagascar
(United States)
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Infant elephant
(Kenya)
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Colorful butterflies feeding on minerals on a river beach -- malaysia0597
(Malaysia)
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Lion [south_africa_kruger_1085]
(South Africa)
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Hatchling Olive ridley sea turtle headed out to sea [costa_rica_5700]
(Costa Rica)
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Black wasp-like insect with indigo blue eyes, orange wings, and orange antenna. This robber fly or mydas fly, (Asilidae or Mydidae family) is a mimic of the Tarantula Hawk Wasp (Pepsis formosa)
(Costa Rica)
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Desert elephant in Namibia [namibia_1110]
(Namibia)
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Blue morpho butterfly
(0)
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Hot pink insect with turquoise feet and eyes
(Suriname)
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Ferocious looking insect in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
(Ecuador)
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Baby orangutan
(Indonesia)
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Agamid Lizard ( Bronchocela cristatella )
(Malaysia)
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Ants in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
(Ecuador)
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Fer de Lance (Bothrops asper) viper
(Colombia)
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Walking stick insect
(Costa Rica)
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Orange, yellow, and black butterfly
(Suriname)
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Red-eyed tree frog
(Costa Rica)
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White-headed Vulture (Trigonoceps occipitalis)
(Kenya)
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Yellow-throated longclaw (Macronyx croceus)
(Kenya)
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Polybothris Jewel beetle (family Buprestidae) [madagascar_5352]
(Madagascar)
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African lion [south_africa_kruger_0286]
(South Africa)
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Orange-cheeked parrot (Pyrilia barrabandi) a clay lick in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
(Ecuador)
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Elephant [south_africa_kruger_0764]
(South Africa)
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Spider eating an ant
(Malaysia)
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Fish
(Belize)
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Hoopoe (Upupa epops) [egypt_1016]
(Egypt)
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Black honeybee
(Costa Rica)
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Bumble bee
(Kenya)
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Spiny caterpillar
(Costa Rica)
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Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa [south_africa_kruger_0179]
(South Africa)
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Green Climbing Mantella (Mantella laevigata)
(Madagascar)
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Yellow-green insect on the forest floor
(Costa Rica)
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Giant Leaf-tail Gecko (Uroplatus fimbriatus) [madagascar_0364]
(Madagascar)
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Male waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus)
(Zimbabwe)
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Ochre-bellied Flycatcher, Mionectes oleagineus
(Costa Rica)
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Mother crowned lemur hoping for food [madagascar_4379]
(Madagascar)
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Eastern Woolly Lemurs (Avahi laniger) [madagascar_0841]
(Madagascar)
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Baby orangutan in a diaper
(Indonesia)
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Lion in the morning sun
(Kenya)
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Female Furcifer balteatus chameleon
(Madagascar)
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Sanford's Brown Lemur (Eulemur sanfordi) [madagascar_3377]
(Madagascar)
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Namibian Rock Agama [namibia_1285]
(Namibia)
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Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) [madagascar_1545]
(Madagascar)
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Green stick insect
(Costa Rica)
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Mother agouti with babies
(Belize)
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African lion [south_africa_kruger_0240]
(South Africa)
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African lion [south_africa_kruger_0271]
(South Africa)
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Flat-casqued Chameleon (Calumma globifer) (female) [madagascar_0416]
(Madagascar)
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Elephant [south_africa_kruger_5211]
(South Africa)
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A manatee and her calf in the Estero Hondo Marine Sanctuary in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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A Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) with a radial collar is released back into the forest near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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Butterfly
(Suriname)
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Sting ray buried in sand
(Belize)
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African leopard [south_africa_kruger_5055]
(South Africa)
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A local woman carries fish on her head at the Oviedo Lagoon in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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African leopard [south_africa_kruger_5079]
(South Africa)
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Black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas) -- tz_1554
(Tanzania)
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Leaf-mimicking treehopper [madagascar_3518]
(Madagascar)
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Desert elephant in Namibia [namibia_1069]
(Namibia)
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Desert elephant in Namibia [namibia_0916]
(Namibia)
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Juvenile South American common toad (Rhinella margaritifer) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
(Ecuador)
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Elephant [south_africa_kruger_5207]
(South Africa)
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Red-fronted brown lemur (Eulemur rufus) [madagascar_2552]
(Madagascar)
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Moon Jellyfish
(0)
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Large Malaysian jungle spider
(Malaysia)
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Sifaka
(Madagascar)
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Elephant [south_africa_kruger_0787]
(South Africa)
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Burchell's zebra [south_africa_kruger_0723]
(South Africa)
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Baby orangutan
(Indonesia)
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Boa in kitchen [madagascar_7848]
(Madagascar)
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Springbok [namibia_1795]
(Namibia)
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Desert elephant [namibia_0903]
(Namibia)
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Desert elephant [namibia_1023]
(Namibia)
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Red-footed Booby, Sula sula [belize_0385]
(Belize)
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Aardwolf (Proteles cristata)
(Namibia)
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Desert elephant in Namibia [namibia_1146]
(Namibia)
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Coquerel's Sifaka (Propithecus coquereli) [madagascar_0023]
(Madagascar)
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Lilac-breasted Roller (Coracias caudatus) [south_africa_kruger_0208]
(South Africa)
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White rhino [south_africa_kruger_0402]
(South Africa)
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Trioceros sternfeldi chameleon -- tz_2148
(Tanzania)
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Coquerel's Sifaka eating leaves [madagascar_2422]
(Madagascar)
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Yellow leaf-shaped katydid
(Costa Rica)
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Black pill millipede
(Malaysia)
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African leopard (Panthera pardus) [south_africa_kruger_5132]
(South Africa)
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Baby orangutan
(Indonesia)
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American Crocodiles in the Tarcoles river
(Costa Rica)
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Butterfly with eye-spots
(Suriname)
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Nests of the Montezuma Oropendola (Psarocolius montezuma) hanging in a tree
(Belize)
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Flying frog
(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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Elephant [south_africa_kruger_1156]
(South Africa)
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Juvenile frog in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
(Ecuador)
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Pill millipede (Glomeris connexa) -- borneo_3587
(Malaysia)
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Brown wood owl (Strix leptogrammica) in Tabin Wildlife Reserve, Sabah, Malaysia
(Malaysia)
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Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa [south_africa_kruger_0081]
(South Africa)
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House gecko
(Kenya)
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Elephant [south_africa_kruger_0925]
(South Africa)
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Violet, blue, and brown butterfly
(Suriname)
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Elephant [south_africa_kruger_1094]
(South Africa)
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Butterfly
(Indonesia)
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Male panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) [madagascar_0293]
(Madagascar)
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Panther chameleon (Furcifer pardalis) sleeping [madagascar_3506]
(Madagascar)
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Blue dragonfly -- borneo_3099
(Malaysia)
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Eastern Lesser Bamboo Lemur (Hapalemur griseus) [madagascar_1505]
(Madagascar)
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White-footed Sportive Lemur (Lepilemur leucopus) in a spiny Alluaudia procera plant [madagascar_2498]
(Madagascar)
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Leatherback sea turtle laying eggs on the beach
(Suriname)
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Namibian desert elephant [namibia_0962]
(Namibia)
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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_0455]
(South Africa)
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Tiger leech (Haemadipsa picta) -- borneo_3683
(Malaysia)
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Female lion eating a wildebeest
(Tanzania)
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Orange-billed Sparrow (Arremon aurantiirostris)
(Belize)
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Baby orangutan
(Indonesia)
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Zebra longwing (Heliconius charithonia vazquezae)
(0)
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Magenta leaf-hopper [madagascar_5007]
(Madagascar)
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Parson's chameleon (Calumma parsonii) [yellow and orange] [madagascar_0228]
(Madagascar)
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Many-banded aracari (Pteroglossus pluricinctus) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
(Ecuador)
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Approaching elephant
(Tanzania)
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Waxy monkey tree frog (Phyllomedusa sauvagei)
(0)
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Heliconius hecale butterfly
(0)
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Namibian desert elephant [namibia_1070]
(Namibia)
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Multicolored grasshopper -- borneo_6135
(Malaysia)
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Group of Southern Eland (Taurotragus oryx)
(Kenya)
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Reddish spider -- borneo_4079
(Malaysia)
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Giant hissing cockroach pollinating a purple flower
(Madagascar)
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Insect-eating bat in rainforest cave
(Malaysia)
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A Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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Giant Leaftail Gecko (Uroplatus fimbriatus)
(Madagascar)
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Mountain zebra [namibia_0301]
(Namibia)
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Multi-colored grasshopper with orrange eyes
(Madagascar)
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Thiel's Pygmy Chameleon (Brookesia thieli) in the palm of a man's hand
(Madagascar)
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African lion [south_africa_kruger_0237]
(South Africa)
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Elephant [south_africa_kruger_5190]
(South Africa)
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Lion [south_africa_kruger_1006]
(South Africa)
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Stick insect on the bathroom floor in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
(Ecuador)
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Orphaned orangutan at Sepilok
(Malaysia)
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Hippos [south_africa_kruger_0556]
(South Africa)
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Herd of African buffalo (Syncerus caffeer) at sunset in Chobe Naitonal Park
(Botswana)
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Brown and yellow insect with a false eye spot
(Costa Rica)
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Lion [south_africa_kruger_0995]
(South Africa)
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Butterfly [madagascar_3417]
(Madagascar)
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Desert elephant in Namibia [namibia_1128]
(Namibia)
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Mossy Leaftail Gecko (Uroplatus sikorae) [madagascar_3541]
(Madagascar)
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Mandarin Goby (Pterosynchiropus splendidus)
(0)
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Collared puffbird (Bucco capensis) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
(Ecuador)
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Baby orangutan
(Indonesia)
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Juvenile caiman among water hyacinth
(Colombia)
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Desert elephant [namibia_1103]
(Namibia)
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Verreaux's Sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi) [madagascar_2750]
(Madagascar)
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Red-Eyed Tree Frog [costa_rica_5858]
(Costa Rica)
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Female Coquerel's Sifaka (Propithecus coquereli) with baby [madagascar_0066]
(Madagascar)
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American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) [Local name = Aligata or Cocodrilo]
(Belize)
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Verreaux's Sifaka dancing [madagascar_2597]
(Madagascar)
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Plains zebra (Equus quagga) [south_africa_kruger_0709]
(South Africa)
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Lion [south_africa_kruger_0994]
(South Africa)
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Baby orangutan
(Indonesia)
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Namib gecko [namibia_1333]
(Namibia)
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Dark green beetle with red spots
(Belize)
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Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus caeruleus)
(Kenya)
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White rhino [south_africa_kruger_5246]
(South Africa)
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Kori Bustard (Ardeotis kori)
(Tanzania)
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Giant Milkweek Locust [madagascar_5790]
(Madagascar)
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Close-up of hippo (Hippopotamus amphibius)
(Botswana)
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Zebra among scrub trees
(Tanzania)
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African lion [south_africa_kruger_0314]
(South Africa)
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Amber Mountain chameleon (Calumma ambreense) [madagascar_3722]
(Madagascar)
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Female Nyala (Tragelaphus angasii) [south_africa_kruger_0355]
(South Africa)
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Mating pair of beetles with black bodies and orange spots
(Malaysia)
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Ghost crab
(Suriname)
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Oustalet's chameleon in a Plumeria tree [madagascar_7357]
(Madagascar)
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Heliconius butterly
(Belize)
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Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)
(Kenya)
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Desert elephant [namibia_0966]
(Namibia)
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Altum Angel (Pterophyllum altum)
(0)
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White rhino [south_africa_kruger_0418]
(South Africa)
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Namibian Rock Agamid [namibia_1327]
(Namibia)
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Painted Bronzeback snake (Dendrelaphis pictus) in a tree
(Malaysia)
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Baby sea turtles headed toward the sea
(Costa Rica)
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Eristaline hover-fly (Eristalinus quinquelineatus), not a tse-tse fly
(Kenya)
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Zebras
(Tanzania)
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Small Postman Butterfly, Heliconius erato (Black, red, and yellow butterfly)
(Costa Rica)
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Bright red dragonfly
(Malaysia)
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Leatherback sea turtle returning to the ocean
(Suriname)
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Green-eyed gecko (Gecko stentor)
(Malaysia)
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Spiny black, white, and orange caterpillar
(Costa Rica)
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A bug's life: insect in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon
(Ecuador)
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Yellow-fronted Canary (Serinus mozambicus)
(Kenya)
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Desert elephant [namibia_0942]
(Namibia)
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Yellow-handed Titi Monkey
(Colombia)
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Plains zebra
(Kenya)
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Uroplatus fimbriatus gecko on Nosy Mangabe [uroplatus_fimbriatus-209]
(Madagascar)
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