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Explore NowAnimal portrait footage © Joel Sartore
Premieres July 18 at 9/8C on PBS
Follow one man's journey to photograph the world's rarest species.
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Black Caiman
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Diademed Sifaka
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Florida Key Deer
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Lower Keys Marsh Rabbit
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Madagascan Dwarf Chameleon
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Madagascar Fish Eagle
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Naked Mole Rat
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Rufous Mouse Lemur
Joel and the Photo Ark
World-renowned National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore is on a mission to document every species in human care before they disappear—and to get people to care while there’s still time.
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How you can help
Snap a pic
Take a photo of a creature in your neck of the woods. Show your support by posting your animal pic using the hashtag #RarePBS.
Be pollinator-friendly
Plant local plants in your garden to help bees, birds, and other pollinators. Encourage others in your neighborhood to do the same.
Reduce, reuse, recycle
Reduce what you buy, reuse and repurpose what you do buy, and recycle what can't be repurposed.
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