endangered species
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Last update: 2017-07-27
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Male tapir at the Belize Zoo
(Belize)
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Green sea turtle 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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Orphaned orangutan playing with a stick of sugar cane at Sepilok -- borneo_5364
(Malaysia)
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Red Ruffed Lemur (Varecia rubra)
(0)
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Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)
(0)
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Wied's Black-tufted-ear Marmoset (Callithrix kuhlii)
(0)
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Snow leopard (Uncia uncia)
(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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Researchers release a Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) from 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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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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Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)
(0)
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Waxy Monkey Leaf Frog (Phyllomedusa sauvagii)
(0)
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Collared Brown Lemurs
(0)
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Snow leopard (Uncia uncia)
(0)
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Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta)
(0)
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Young orangutan swinging from a rope at Sepilok
(Malaysia)
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The hairy and muddy ear of the Bornean rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis harrissoni), the hairiest of the world's rhinos. This rhino, Tam, is a captive individual representing hopes for ex-situ breeding of the Critically Endangered subspecies of the Sumatran rhino (also Critically Endangered).
(Malaysia)
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Matschie's Tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus matschiei)
(0)
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Orangutan making an ugly face -- borneo_5302
(Malaysia)
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The hairy ear of the Bornean rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis harrissoni), the hairiest of the world's rhinos. This rhino, Tam, is a captive individual representing hopes for ex-situ breeding of the Critically Endangered subspecies of the Sumatran rhino (also Critically Endangered).
(Malaysia)
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Hermit Ibis (Geronticus eremita)
(0)
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Close-up of the Bornean rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis harrissoni). This rhino, Tam, is a captive individual representing hopes for ex-situ breeding of the Critically Endangered subspecies of the Sumatran rhino (also Critically Endangered).
(Malaysia)
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Young orphan orang-utan -- borneo_6604
(Malaysia)
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Orangutan at Sepilok -- borneo_5400
(Malaysia)
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Wied's Black-tufted-ear Marmoset (Callithrix kuhlii)
(0)
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Two beavers in Gooseberry State Park, Minnesota
(United States)
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Orphaned orangutan at Sepilok -- borneo_5428a
(Malaysia)
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Waldrapp (Geronticus eremita)
(0)
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Ebony langur (Trachypithecus auratus)
(0)
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Orangutan hanging by its feet while eating sugar cane -- borneo_5409
(Malaysia)
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Ebony langur (Trachypithecus auratus)
(0)
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Red-handed Tamarin (Saguinus midas)
(0)
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Baird's Tapir (Tapirus bairdii) [belize_6636]
(Belize)
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Coquerel's Sifaka (Propithecus coquereli)
(0)
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Golden Mantella (Mantella aurantiaca)
(0)
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Red Ruffed Lemur (Varecia rubra)
(0)
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Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)
(0)
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Golden Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia)
(0)
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The hairy hide of the Bornean rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis harrissoni). The rhino, Tam, is a captive individual representing hopes for ex-situ breeding of the Critically Endangered subspecies of the Sumatran rhino (also Critically Endangered).
(Malaysia)
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Cottontop Tamarin (Saguinus oedipus)
(0)
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Female Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)
(0)
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Standing's day gecko (Phelsuma standing)
(0)
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Orangutan with a leaf umbrella -- borneo_5323
(Malaysia)
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Bali Starling (Leucopsar rothschild)
(0)
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Young orangutan eating a banana at Sepilok -- borneo_5224
(Malaysia)
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Orangutan at Sepilok -- borneo_5415
(Malaysia)
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Golden Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia)
(0)
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Orangutan on a tree trunk -- borneo_5258
(Malaysia)
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Reeves's Pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii), endemic to China
(0)
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An example of old and new Hispaniolan hutia (Plagiodontia aedium) scat as well as feeding marks on a leaf near the village of Mencia,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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Mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx)
(0)
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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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Golden Mantella (Mantella aurantiaca)
(0)
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Ebony langur (Trachypithecus auratus)
(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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Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)
(0)
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Panama golden frogs (Atelopus zetecki) mating
(0)
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Ebony langur (Trachypithecus auratus)
(0)
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Golden Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia)
(0)
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Baird's Tapir (Tapirus bairdii) [belize_6930]
(Belize)
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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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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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Orangutan on a tree trunk -- borneo_5257a
(Malaysia)
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Collared Brown Lemur (Eulemur collaris)
(0)
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A researcher prepares the radial collar for the Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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Coquerel's Sifaka (Propithecus coquereli)
(0)
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Orangutan at Sepilok -- borneo_5397
(Malaysia)
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Cottontop Tamarin (Saguinus oedipus)
(0)
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Coquerel's Sifaka (Propithecus coquereli)
(0)
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Coquerel's Sifaka (Propithecus coquereli)
(0)
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Reeves's Pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii), endemic to China
(0)
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Collared Brown Lemurs
(0)
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Ebony langur (Trachypithecus auratus)
(0)
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Orangutan on a tree trunk -- borneo_5256
(Malaysia)
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Collared Brown Lemur (Eulemur collaris)
(0)
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Malagasy cichlid
(0)
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Silouhette of a Bornean rhino (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis harrissoni) named Tam, who 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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Orangutan at Sepilok -- borneo_5421
(Malaysia)
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Collared Brown Lemur (Eulemur collaris)
(0)
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African Wild Dogs
(0)
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Orangutan at Sepilok -- borneo_5310
(Malaysia)
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Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta)
(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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An example of old and new Hispaniolan hutia (Plagiodontia aedium) scat on a leaf near the village of Mencia,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)
(0)
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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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Snow leopard (Uncia uncia)
(0)
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Northern Bald Ibis (Geronticus eremita)
(0)
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Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta)
(0)
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Aruba island rattlesnake (Crotalus unicolor)
(0)
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Collared Brown Lemur (Eulemur collaris)
(0)
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Young orangutan -- borneo_5290
(Malaysia)
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Orphaned orangutan at Sepilok -- borneo_5429
(Malaysia)
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Scientist and volunteer counting leatherback sea turtle eggs
(Suriname)
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Orangutan on a tree trunk -- borneo_5259
(Malaysia)
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Male tapir at the Belize Zoo [belize_7249]
(Belize)
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Orangutan on a tree trunk -- borneo_5257
(Malaysia)
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Beaver swimming in Gooseberry State Park, Minnesota
(United States)
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Hispaniolan hutia (Plagiodontia aedium) feeding marks on a leaf near the village of Mencia,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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Rehabilitated Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) in Sabah, Malaysia
(Malaysia)
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Orangutan making an ugly face
(Malaysia)
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Huon Tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus matschiei)
(0)
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Golden Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia)
(0)
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Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) in rehabilitation at Sepilok with pig-tailed macaque (Macaca nemestrina) peering behind
(Malaysia)
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White-faced saki (Pithecia pithecia pithecia)
(0)
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Ringtailed mongoose (Galidia elegans)
(0)
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Orphaned orangutan at Sepilok -- borneo_5353
(Malaysia)
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Coquerel's Sifaka (Propithecus coquereli)
(0)
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Leatherback sea turtle returning to the ocean
(Suriname)
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Orphaned orangutan at Sepilok -- borneo_5431
(Malaysia)
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Orangutan sucking its thumb -- borneo_5288
(Malaysia)
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A Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) with grass seeds stuck on its fur near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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Collared Brown Lemur (Eulemur collaris)
(0)
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Matschie's Tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus matschiei)
(0)
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Orangutan hanging from an access rope at Sepilok -- borneo_5277
(Malaysia)
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Snow leopard (Uncia uncia)
(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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Golden Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia)
(0)
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Undeveloped green turtle fetus found dead in nest
(Suriname)
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Painted Dogs
(0)
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Cottontop Tamarin (Saguinus oedipus)
(0)
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Young orangutan eating bananas
(Malaysia)
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Cottontop Tamarin (Saguinus oedipus)
(0)
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Waxy Monkey Leaf Frog (Phyllomedusa sauvagii)
(0)
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Waldrapp (Geronticus eremita)
(0)
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Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox)
(0)
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African Wild Dogs
(0)
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River landscape in Gooseberry State Park, Minnesota
(United States)
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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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Leatherback sea turtle laying eggs on the beach
(Suriname)
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Young orangutan -- borneo_5303
(Malaysia)
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Indian Spotted Turtle (Geoclemys hamiltoni)
(0)
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Indian Black Pond Turtle (Geoclemys hamiltoni)
(0)
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Cranwell's horned frog (Ceratophrys cranwelli)
(0)
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Painted Dogs
(0)
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Mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx)
(0)
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Researchers release a Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) from 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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Orangutan bridge over the Kinabantagan River to connect fragmented populations in Sabah, Malaysia
(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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The foot of a Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)
(0)
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African Wild Dogs
(0)
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Blue poison dart frog (Dendrobates azureus)
(0)
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Orphaned orangutan at Sepilok -- borneo_5347
(Malaysia)
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Osama, an orphaned orangutan at Sepilok
(Malaysia)
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Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)
(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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A researcher uses a radial device to track Hispaniolan hutia (Plagiodontia aedium) in the forests near the village of Mencia,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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Indian Spotted Turtle (Geoclemys hamiltoni)
(0)
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Young orphan orang-utan -- borneo_6599
(Malaysia)
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Orangutan hanging from an access rope at Sepilok -- borneo_5275
(Malaysia)
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Orangutan hanging from an access rope at Sepilok -- borneo_5274
(Malaysia)
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Ebony langur (Trachypithecus auratus)
(0)
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Golden Mantella (Mantella aurantiaca)
(0)
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Scientist and volunteer counting leatherback sea turtle eggs
(Suriname)
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Local rangersweigh food 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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Coquerel's Sifaka (Propithecus coquereli)
(0)
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Red Ruffed Lemur (Varecia rubra)
(0)
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Orphaned orangutan at Sepilok -- borneo_5348
(Malaysia)
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Tapir penis [belize_7246]
(Belize)
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Tapir penis
(Belize)
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