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Common hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius

Observed by gaell, CC BY-NC-ND

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A desert monitor (Varanus griseus) in Negev, Palestine

by Ron Winkler

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White-rumped Hawk (Parabuteo leucorrhous), family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes, Rio Bermejo, Ecuador

photograph by Rudy Garns

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Sonoran bumble bee, Bombus sonorus, Apidae

Photos 1-3 by kbbutler, 4-5 (female with two males) by mhedin, and 6-7 by tcouncil

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Friend :)

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Malayan Horned Frog aka Long-nosed Horned Frog (Pelobatrachus nasutus), family Megophryidae, Borneo

photographs by James Jolokia

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Rufous-capped Warbler (Basileuterus rufifrons), family Parulidae, order Passeriformes, Oaxaca, Mexico

photograph by Greg Lavaty

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Blue emperor Anax imperator. This magnificent chonker is significantly bigger than my palm, and has the most incredible eyes.

Protect your ponds and make some more!

Meadow pond, Wales

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An Australian sea lion pup (Neophoca cinerea) in Seal Bay Conservation Park, Kangaroo Island, Australia

by Julien NKS

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Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus) male, family Phasianidae, order Galliformes, fling across the river at Pasir Ris Park, Singapore

photographs by Philip Chua

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Psychedelic forbhopper, Thericles obtusifrons, Thericleidae, Orthoptera

Found throughout southern Africa

Photos 1-2 by jolandiswart, 3 by alexdreyer, 4 by wolfachim, 5 by mstrimas, 6-7 by botswanabugs, 8 by bartwursten, 9 by grant_reed_botswana, and 10 (for scale) by roxylaz

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The New Treaties have arrived today and Long Frog and Round Frog have been helping with Staring! (They are also available to help with Tasting!)

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give me some pngs of chinstrap penguins (:

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A Chinese Water Deer taking a swim with her fawn 

Photograph by  Hans Watson

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A just hatched leatherback sea turtle crawls toward the sea on Trinidad’s Matura Beach, an important nesting site for the endangered species.

PHOTOGRAPH BY BRIAN SKERRY, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION

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Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus obscurus), male, family Tyrannidae, order Passeriformes, Utah, USA

photograph by Rick Fridell (@rickfridell)

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Australian common garden katydid, Caedicia simplex, Tettigoniidae

Although normally green, erythrism (a condition causing excessive production of red pigments) is not incredibly uncommon in this species or in grasshoppers and katydids in general.

Photos 1-2 by coffey09, 3 by lisa_bennett, 4 by william-harland, 5 by helenmacky, 6 by ssw-burlg, 7-8 by flossiepip, and 9 (normal coloration) by dougalt