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We believe that when people understand the natural world, they'll better care for the earth and all the creatures that call it home. Explore thousands of species with detailed profiles, conservation data, and stunning photography.

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Bombus rupestris, the red-tailed cuckoo bumblebee is visible on a yellow flower, in a field of yellow flowers. The cuckoo bumblebee is in the center frame. The bee is primarily black/browm with an orange tail /

Red-Tailed Cuckoo Bumblebee

Bombus rupestris
Jabiru

Jabiru

Jabiru mycteria
close up of scarlet kingsnake

Scarlet Kingsnake

Lampropeltis elapsoides
Great Hammerhead Shark up close in the Bahamas

Hammerhead Shark

Sphyrnidae
Macro of a gypsy cuckoo bumblebee about to forage from a five pedaled fuchsia colored flower with whites stamen. The bee is in flight and has a black face, a yellow collar, and a black thorax. Its abdomen has alternating bands of very lira yellow to cream and black. Its tail is very pale. The bee is almost vertical in the frame and toward the left the flower it is approaching is frame right. The background is out of focus greenery.

Gypsy Cuckoo Bumblebee

Bombus bohemicus
Gaboon Viper

Gaboon Viper

Bitis gabonica
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Patagonian Cavy - Isolated

Patagonian Cavy

Dolichotis patagonum

Patagonia's long-legged "hare" rodent

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