endangered species
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Staff photo index
Last update: 2017-07-27
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Waxy Monkey Leaf Frog (Phyllomedusa sauvagii)
(0)
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Orangutan at Sepilok
(Malaysia)
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Leatherback sea turtle camoflauging nest
(Suriname)
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Jaguar (Panthera onca)
(Colombia)
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Ebony langur (Trachypithecus auratus)
(0)
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Orangutan peaking around a canopy tree trunk
(Malaysia)
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Baird's Tapir (Tapirus bairdii)
(Belize)
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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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Infant green sea turtle
(Suriname)
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Leatherback sea turtle camoflauging nest
(Suriname)
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Leatherback sea turtle laying eggs on the beach
(Suriname)
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Young orphan orang-utan
(Malaysia)
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Snow leopard (Uncia uncia)
(0)
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A Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) with grass seeds on its face near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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Leatherback sea turtle laying eggs on the beach
(Suriname)
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Orangutan at Sepilok -- borneo_5424a
(Malaysia)
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Orangutan at Sepilok -- borneo_5414
(Malaysia)
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Golden Mantella (Mantella aurantiaca)
(0)
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Baird's Tapir (Tapirus bairdii) [belize_6935]
(Belize)
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Leatherback sea turtle returning to the ocean
(Suriname)
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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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Ebony langur (Trachypithecus auratus)
(0)
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Mariana Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus roseicapilla)
(0)
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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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Green sea turtle infant making its way towards the sea
(Suriname)
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Cottontop Tamarin (Saguinus oedipus)
(0)
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Jaguar (Panthera onca) [co06-1412]
(Colombia)
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Infant green sea turtle
(Suriname)
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Collared Brown Lemurs
(0)
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Leatherback sea turtle laying eggs on the beach
(Suriname)
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Orangutan at Sepilok -- borneo_5401
(Malaysia)
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Baird's Tapir (Tapirus bairdii) [belize_6635]
(Belize)
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Baird's Tapir (Tapirus bairdii) [belize_6939]
(Belize)
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Leatherback sea turtle returning to the ocean
(Suriname)
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Ebony langur (Trachypithecus auratus)
(0)
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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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Male Mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx)
(0)
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Leatherback sea turtle laying eggs on the beach
(Suriname)
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Leatherback sea turtle laying eggs on the beach
(Suriname)
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Coquerel's Sifaka (Propithecus coquereli)
(0)
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Orphaned orangutan playing with a lead at Sepilok Rehabilitation Center in Sabah
(Malaysia)
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Blue poison dart frog (Dendrobates azureus)
(0)
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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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Blue poison dart frog (Dendrobates azureus)
(0)
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Leatherback sea turtle laying eggs on the beach
(Suriname)
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Orphaned orangutan at Sepilok
(Malaysia)
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Ebony langur (Trachypithecus auratus)
(0)
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Leatherback sea turtle returning to the ocean
(Suriname)
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Panama golden frogs mating
(0)
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Infant green sea turtle
(Suriname)
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Leatherback sea turtle laying eggs on the beach
(Suriname)
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Mariana Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus roseicapilla)
(0)
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African Wild Dogs
(0)
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Jaguar licking its chops
(Colombia)
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Jaguar
(Colombia)
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Blue poison frog (Dendrobates azureus)
(0)
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Leatherback sea turtle eggs
(Suriname)
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Young orphan orang-utan -- borneo_6605
(Malaysia)
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Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)
(0)
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Jaguar (Panthera onca) [co06-1367]
(Colombia)
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Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) in rehabilitation at Sepilok
(Malaysia)
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Young orphan orang-utan -- borneo_6593
(Malaysia)
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Aruba island rattlesnake (Crotalus unicolor)
(0)
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Volunteer taking data on leatherback sea turtle
(Suriname)
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Orangutan at Sepilok -- borneo_5307
(Malaysia)
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Deer in Gooseberry State Park, Minnesota
(United States)
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Orangutan hanging by its feet while eating sugar cane -- borneo_5411
(Malaysia)
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The Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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Red Ruffed Lemur (Varecia rubra)
(0)
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Orphaned orangutan at Sepilok -- borneo_5425
(Malaysia)
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Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta)
(0)
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Hermit Ibis (Geronticus eremita)
(0)
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Orangutan at Sepilok -- borneo_5383
(Malaysia)
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Young orphan orang-utan -- borneo_6594
(Malaysia)
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Radiated tortoise (Geochelone radiata)
(0)
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Scientist and volunteer taking data on leatherback sea turtle
(Suriname)
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Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)
(0)
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Leatherback sea turtle returning to the ocean
(Suriname)
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Standing's day gecko (Phelsuma standing)
(0)
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Collared Brown Lemur (Eulemur collaris)
(0)
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Undeveloped green turtle fetus found dead in nest
(Suriname)
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Red Ruffed Lemur (Varecia rubra)
(0)
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Orangutan hanging by its feet while eating sugar cane -- borneo_5408
(Malaysia)
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Young orangutan -- borneo_5289
(Malaysia)
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Orangutan on a tree trunk
(Malaysia)
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Infant green sea turtle
(Suriname)
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Collared Brown Lemurs
(0)
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Orangutan at Sepilok -- borneo_5402
(Malaysia)
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Red Ruffed Lemur (Varecia rubra)
(0)
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Leatherback sea turtle laying eggs on the beach
(Suriname)
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Standing's day gecko (Phelsuma standing)
(0)
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The Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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Scientist and volunteer taking data on leatherback sea turtle
(Suriname)
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Ebony langur (Trachypithecus auratus)
(0)
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Collared Brown Lemurs
(0)
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Waxy Monkey Leaf Frog (Phyllomedusa sauvagii)
(0)
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Volunteer taking data on leatherback sea turtle
(Suriname)
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Snow leopard (Uncia uncia)
(0)
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Snow leopard (Uncia uncia)
(0)
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Orphaned orangutan at Sepilok -- borneo_5350
(Malaysia)
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Northern Bald Ibis (Geronticus eremita)
(0)
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Ebony langur (Trachypithecus auratus)
(0)
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African Wild Dogs
(0)
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Panama golden frog (Atelopus zetecki)
(0)
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Scientist and volunteer taking data on leatherback sea turtle
(Suriname)
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Yellow flower
(Suriname)
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Ebony langur (Trachypithecus auratus)
(0)
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Young orangutan eating a banana at Sepilok
(Malaysia)
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Scientist and volunteer taking data on leatherback sea turtle
(Suriname)
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Coquerel's Sifaka (Propithecus coquereli)
(0)
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Ring-tailed mongoose (Galidia elegans)
(0)
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Baird's Tapir (Tapirus bairdii) [belize_6934]
(Belize)
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Ebony langur (Trachypithecus auratus)
(0)
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Orphaned orangutan at Sepilok -- borneo_5352
(Malaysia)
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Orphaned orangutan at Sepilok -- borneo_5427
(Malaysia)
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Cottontop Tamarin (Saguinus oedipus)
(0)
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Ebony langur (Trachypithecus auratus)
(0)
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Orangutan hanging by its feet while eating sugar cane -- borneo_5407
(Malaysia)
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A Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) with grass seeds on its face near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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Young orangutan hanging from a rope at Sepilok
(Malaysia)
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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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Ebony langur (Trachypithecus auratus)
(0)
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Snow leopard (Uncia uncia)
(0)
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Aruba island rattlesnake (Crotalus unicolor)
(0)
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Snow leopard (Uncia uncia)
(0)
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Orangutan hanging from an access rope at Sepilok
(Malaysia)
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Rear-end of a Mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx)
(0)
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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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Red Ruffed Lemur (Varecia rubra)
(0)
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Cranwell's horned frog (Ceratophrys cranwelli)
(0)
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Huon Tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus matschiei)
(0)
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Collared Brown Lemur (Eulemur collaris)
(0)
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Ebony langur (Trachypithecus auratus)
(0)
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Orphaned orangutan playing with a stick of sugar cane at Sepilok
(Malaysia)
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Indian Spotted Turtle (Geoclemys hamiltoni)
(0)
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Aruba island rattlesnake (Crotalus unicolor)
(0)
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Orphaned orangutan chewing on sugar cane at Sepilok -- borneo_5380
(Malaysia)
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Leatherback sea turtle returning to the ocean
(Suriname)
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Orangutan hanging by its feet while eating sugar cane
(Malaysia)
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Waxy Monkey Leaf Frog (Phyllomedusa sauvagii)
(0)
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Undeveloped green turtle egg found dead in nest
(Suriname)
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Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox)
(0)
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Red Ruffed Lemur (Varecia rubra)
(0)
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Waldrapp (Geronticus eremita)
(0)
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Young orphan orang-utan -- borneo_6600
(Malaysia)
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Collared Brown Lemur (Eulemur collaris)
(0)
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Blue arrow dart frogs mating
(0)
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Collared Brown Lemurs
(0)
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Malayan Tapir (Tapirus indicus)
(0)
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Orphaned orangutan at Sepilok -- borneo_5433
(Malaysia)
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Orangutan covering itself with a leaf umbrella
(Malaysia)
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Orangutan at Sepilok covering its head with a leaf
(Malaysia)
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Young orangutan
(Malaysia)
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Leatherback sea turtle coming out of the surf
(Suriname)
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Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)
(0)
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Green sea turtle infant making its way towards the sea
(Suriname)
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Jaguar opening its mouth
(Colombia)
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Collared Brown Lemurs
(0)
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A Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) with grass seeds on its face near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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Mariana Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus roseicapilla)
(0)
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Orphaned orangutan chewing on sugar cane at Sepilok
(Malaysia)
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Orangutan at Sepilok -- borneo_5393
(Malaysia)
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Orphaned orangutan at Sepilok -- borneo_5432
(Malaysia)
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Green sea turtle killed by a jaguar
(Suriname)
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Jaguar (Panthera onca) [co06-1408]
(Colombia)
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Snow leopard (Uncia uncia)
(0)
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Rehabilitated Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) in Sabah, Malaysia
(Malaysia)
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Leatherback sea turtle laying eggs on the beach
(Suriname)
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Orangutan at Sepilok -- borneo_5309
(Malaysia)
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Collared Brown Lemur (Eulemur collaris)
(0)
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Orangutan sucking its thumb
(Malaysia)
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Radiated tortoise (Geochelone radiata)
(0)
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Orangutan with a leaf umbrella
(Malaysia)
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Orangutan hanging from an access rope at Sepilok -- borneo_5273
(Malaysia)
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Radiated tortoise (Geochelone radiata)
(0)
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Red Ruffed Lemur (Varecia rubra)
(0)
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Red Ruffed Lemur (Varecia rubra)
(0)
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Snow leopard (Uncia uncia)
(0)
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Young orangutan -- borneo_5213
(Malaysia)
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Young orangutan hanging from a rope at Sepilok -- borneo_5286
(Malaysia)
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Golden Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia)
(0)
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Orangutan hanging by its feet while eating sugar cane -- borneo_5405
(Malaysia)
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Matschie's Tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus matschiei)
(0)
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Researchers fit a radial collar onto a female Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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Ringtail mongoose (Galidia elegans)
(0)
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Wild male Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) in a tree along the Kinabantagan River in Sabah, Malaysia
(Malaysia)
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Reeves's Pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii), endemic to China
(0)
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Chacoan horned frog (Ceratophrys cranwelli)
(0)
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Orangutan pointing to itself while hanging from a rope
(Malaysia)
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Orangutan with a leaf umbrella -- borneo_5322
(Malaysia)
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Cottontop Tamarin (Saguinus oedipus)
(0)
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Red Ruffed Lemur (Varecia rubra)
(0)
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Coquerel's Sifaka (Propithecus coquereli)
(0)
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Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)
(0)
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Golden-headed Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysomelas)
(0)
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Coquerel's Sifaka (Propithecus coquereli)
(0)
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Collared Brown Lemur (Eulemur collaris)
(0)
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Orangutan on a tree trunk -- borneo_5261
(Malaysia)
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Ebony langur (Trachypithecus auratus)
(0)
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Orangutan at Sepilok -- borneo_5311
(Malaysia)
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Cottontop Tamarin (Saguinus oedipus)
(0)
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Ebony langur (Trachypithecus auratus)
(0)
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Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)
(0)
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Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)
(0)
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Red Ruffed Lemur (Varecia rubra)
(0)
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Blue poison dart frogs mating
(0)
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Orangutan at Sepilok -- borneo_5308
(Malaysia)
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Ebony langur (Trachypithecus auratus)
(0)
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Snow leopard (Uncia uncia)
(0)
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African Wild Dogs
(0)
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Researchers carry a Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) in a cloth sack. This keeps the animal safe and calm before the radial collar fitting needed for their research.
(Dominican Republic)
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Orphaned orangutan chewing on sugar cane at Sepilok -- borneo_5374
(Malaysia)
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Young orangutan eating a banana at Sepilok -- borneo_5229
(Malaysia)
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Orangutan at Sepilok -- borneo_5312
(Malaysia)
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Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)
(0)
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Young orangutan -- borneo_5214
(Malaysia)
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Orangutan at Sepilok -- borneo_5424
(Malaysia)
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Ebony langur (Trachypithecus auratus)
(0)
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Orangutan hanging by its feet while eating sugar cane -- borneo_5410
(Malaysia)
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Mariana Fruit-dove (Ptilinopus roseicapilla)
(0)
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Coquerel's Sifaka (Propithecus coquereli)
(0)
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Orangutan with a leaf umbrella -- borneo_5314
(Malaysia)
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Undeveloped green turtle fetus found dead in nest
(Suriname)
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Waxy Monkey Leaf Frog (Phyllomedusa sauvagii)
(0)
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Painted Dogs
(0)
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Red Ruffed Lemur (Varecia rubra)
(0)
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Orphaned orangutan chewing on sugar cane at Sepilok -- borneo_5379
(Malaysia)
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Researchers carry a Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) in a cloth sack. This keeps the animal safe and calm before the radial collar fitting needed for their research.
(Dominican Republic)
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Cottontop Tamarin (Saguinus oedipus)
(0)
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Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)
(0)
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Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)
(0)
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Radiated tortoise (Geochelone radiata)
(0)
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Collared Brown Lemurs
(0)
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Golden Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia)
(0)
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Panama golden frogs (Atelopus zetecki) mating
(0)
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Mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx)
(0)
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Jaguar paw print
(Suriname)
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Orangutan hanging from an access rope at Sepilok -- borneo_5270
(Malaysia)
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Green sea turtle limb--killed by a jaguar
(Suriname)
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Local rangers cut leaves for Tam, a captive Bornean rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis harrissoni), who represents the hopes for eventual ex-situ breeding for the Critically Endangered subspecies of the Sumatran rhino (also Critically Endangered)
(Malaysia)
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Snow leopard (Uncia uncia)
(0)
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Red Ruffed Lemur (Varecia rubra)
(0)
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Young orangutan eating bananas -- borneo_5292
(Malaysia)
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A Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) with grass seeds on its face near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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Scientist and volunteer counting leatherback sea turtle eggs
(Suriname)
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Orangutan at Sepilok -- borneo_5417
(Malaysia)
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Cottontop Tamarin (Saguinus oedipus)
(0)
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Golden-headed Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysomelas)
(0)
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Radiated tortoise (Geochelone radiata)
(0)
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Orphaned orangutan chewing on sugar cane at Sepilok -- borneo_5375
(Malaysia)
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Researchers handle a Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) by its thick tail. Handling the creature by the is seems to be the safest and gentlest method for both the solenodon and the researchers.
(Dominican Republic)
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Wild male Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) in a tree along the Kinabantagan River in Sabah, Malaysia
(Malaysia)
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Golden-handed Tamarin (Saguinus midas)
(0)
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Baird's Tapir (Tapirus bairdii) [belize_6932]
(Belize)
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Orphaned orangutan at Sepilok -- borneo_5344
(Malaysia)
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A dead hutia hit by a car in the Dominican Republic. This body was found in a part of the country that hutia were not previously thought to occupy.
(Dominican Republic)
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Red Ruffed Lemur (Varecia rubra)
(0)
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Local rangers feed Tam, a captive Bornean rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis harrissoni), who represents the hopes for eventual ex-situ breeding for the Critically Endangered subspecies of the Sumatran rhino (also Critically Endangered)
(Malaysia)
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A Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) with a radial collar near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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Young orangutan eating a banana at Sepilok -- borneo_5228
(Malaysia)
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Panama golden frogs (Atelopus zetecki) mating
(0)
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Orangutan covering its head with a leaf while eating bananas
(Malaysia)
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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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Aruba island rattlesnake (Crotalus unicolor)
(0)
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Cottontop Tamarin (Saguinus oedipus)
(0)
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Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)
(0)
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Orangutan on a tree trunk -- borneo_5255
(Malaysia)
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Snow leopard (Uncia uncia)
(0)
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Green sea turtle killed by a jaguar
(Suriname)
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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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Leatherback sea turtle laying eggs on the beach
(Suriname)
-
Golden Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia)
(0)
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Researchers carry a Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) in a cloth sack. This keeps the animal safe and calm before the radial collar fitting needed for their research.
(Dominican Republic)
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Coquerel's Sifaka (Propithecus coquereli)
(0)
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Young orangutan eating bananas -- borneo_5294
(Malaysia)
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Radiated tortoise (Geochelone radiata)
(0)
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Snow leopard (Uncia uncia)
(0)
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Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta)
(0)
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Coquerel's Sifaka (Propithecus coquereli)
(0)
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Researchers carry a Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) in a cloth sack. This keeps the animal safe and calm before the radial collar fitting needed for their research.
(Dominican Republic)
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Red Ruffed Lemur (Varecia rubra)
(0)
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Red Ruffed Lemur (Varecia rubra)
(0)
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Snare injury on the leg of the captive Bornean rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis harrissoni), Tam. The rhino represents the eventual hopes for breeding this Critically Endangered subspecies in captivity.
(Malaysia)
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Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)
(0)
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Ebony langur (Trachypithecus auratus)
(0)
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Orangutan hanging by its feet while eating sugar cane -- borneo_5404
(Malaysia)
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Collared Brown Lemurs
(0)
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Coquerel's Sifaka (Propithecus coquereli)
(0)
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Red Ruffed Lemur (Varecia rubra)
(0)
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A researcher handles a Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) by its thick tail. Handling the creature by the is seems to be the safest and gentlest method for both the solenodon and the researchers.
(Dominican Republic)
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Orangutan at Sepilok -- borneo_5423
(Malaysia)
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Young orangutan eating bananas -- borneo_5293
(Malaysia)
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Red Ruffed Lemur (Varecia rubra)
(0)
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Orphaned orangutan playing with a sugar cane stick at Sepilok
(Malaysia)
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Snow leopard (Uncia uncia)
(0)
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Undeveloped green turtle fetus found dead in nest
(Suriname)
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Mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) monkey butt
(0)
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A Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) with a radial collar near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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Orphaned orangutan playing with a stick of sugar cane at Sepilok -- borneo_5363
(Malaysia)
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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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