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Orangutan at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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American bison, or buffaloes, in Yellowstone National Park in the northwest corner of Wyoming. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Two roseate spoonbills search a murky canal for food.

Florida Flamingos. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Chimpanzee at the North Carolina Zoological Park in Asheboro, North Carolina. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

A great blue heron wades through brackish water.

One of the star attractions at the Duke Lemur Center in Durham, North Carolina. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

A literal pit of vipers at the "World's Largest Rattlesnake Roundup" in Sweetwater, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Parrots at the Rainforest Pyramid at Moody Gardens, an educational tourist attraction in Galveston, Texas.

Snake spotted near Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.

A squirrel at the Lowcountry Trail. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Cheetah at Myrtle Beach Zoo. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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A lone and lean coyote makes the best of wintertime in the northernmost Wyoming reaches of Yellowstone National Park. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Northern California elk. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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A rhino at The Montgomery Zoo, Oak Park. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Young calf standing in a field in rural Alabama. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Ducks at the Alligator Adventure in South Carolina.Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

A young bald eagle surveys the world below in the vast Wyoming portion of Yellowstone National Park. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Dinosaur statue in Mountainburg, Arkansas (2012) by Carol M. Highsmith. Original image from Library of Congress.

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Lions at The Montgomery Zoo in Oak Park. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Animal-crossing sign in South Hero, Vermont. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

American bison, or buffaloes, in Yellowstone National Park in the northwest corner of Wyoming. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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One of the star attractions at the Duke Lemur Center in Durham, North Carolina. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Penguin at the Mystic Aquarium, Inc. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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A giant panda, the star attraction at the Smithsonian Institution's National Zoo. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Brown bear, maybe smiling, at the Wild Animal Sanctuary, a 720-acre animal refuge housing more than 350 large animals near Keenesburg, Colorado. The sanctuary specializes in rescuing and caring for large predators that had being ill-treated. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Cheetah at Myrtle Beach Zoo. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Roosevelt Elk roam in Orick, California. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

An old turtle. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress collection.

The Okefenokee Swamp Park in Waycross, Georgia. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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An owl at the Alligator Adventure in South Carolina. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

A giant panda, the star attraction at the Smithsonian Institution's National Zoo. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

American bison, or buffaloes, in Yellowstone National Park in the northwest corner of Wyoming. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Yearlings on a ranch in Red River County near Detroit, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Giraffe couple at The Montgomery Zoo in Oak Park. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Young goats in rural Alabama. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Calf roping at Cheyenne, Wyoming's, annual Frontier Days rodeo. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Horse in Orick, California. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Contented cats at Yoder's Amish Home. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Lions at The Montgomery Zoo in Oak Park. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Coiled rattlesnake in brush outside San Marcos, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Llamas peer at a passerby from their copse on a farm near Plato in LaGrange County, Indiana. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Penguin at the Mystic Aquarium, Inc. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Cows in Cajun Country Farm. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Baluga Whales at Mystic Aquarium. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

A fat and sassy prairie dog on the grounds of Devil's Tower National Monument in Crook County, Wyoming. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Wolf on the run at the Wild Animal Sanctuary near Keenesburg, Colorado. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel

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Spring calving season at Big Creek cattle ranch in Carbon County, Wyoming. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Baluga Whales at Mystic Aquarium. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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A penguin near Punta Arena, Chile.

A giant panda, the star attraction at the Smithsonian Institution's National Zoo. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

A turtle at the Alligator Adventure in South Carolina. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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A llama peers at a passerby from its copse on a farm near Plato in LaGrange County, Indiana. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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A mixed herd of wild and domesticated horses frolics on the Ladder Livestock ranch, at the Wyoming-Colorado border. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Elephants at the North Carolina Zoological Park in Asheboro, North Carolina. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Details from the million dollar courthouse, the Theodore Levin United States Courthouse, Detroit Federal Building, Detroit, Michigan (2010) by Carol M. Highsmith. Original image from Library of Congress.

A very real, very live, very tame deer in a small park the heart of the Casper College campus in Casper, Wyoming. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

California countryside in the Paso Robles/Templeton/Alacadero region. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Curious cattle on a ranch in Red River County near Detroit, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Two lionesses are less than excited about their chance to star in a photo shoot at the Santa Barbara, California, zoo. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

A red fox prowls for voles, hidden beneath the snow, in Yellowstone National Park in the western U.S. state of Wyoming. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Buffalo-crossing sign in the vast Wyoming portion of Yellowstone National Park. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Alligator in a pond at Magnolia House and Gardens in Charleston County, South Carolina. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Chimpanzee at the North Carolina Zoological Park in Asheboro, North Carolina. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

A bull in rural Alabama in the spring. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Underwater life at Ripley's Aquarium in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Horse in the training, racing, and polo grounds section of Aiken, South Carolina. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

American bison, or buffaloes, in Yellowstone National Park in the northwest corner of Wyoming. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Cattle at Meadowbank Farm located on Highway 84 in a bend of the Alabama River. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Horses at a ranch in South Dakota. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

A herd of longhorn cattle grazing near the Fort Griffin town site. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Chimpanzee "Ham" during preflight activity with one of his handlers prior to the Mercury-Redstone 2 (MR-2) test flight which was conducted on Jan. 31, 1961.

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American bison, or buffaloes, in Yellowstone National Park in the northwest corner of Wyoming. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Moose graze in Grand Teton National Park in northwest Wyoming. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Northern fur seal at Mystic Aquarium. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

A white lion at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, America's second-oldest zoo, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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The Monterey Bay Aquarium, California. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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A mixed herd of wild and domesticated horses frolics on the Ladder Livestock ranch, at the Wyoming-Colorado border. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Parrot at the Parrot Jungle and Gardens, south of Miami.

Horses head for the corral in the daily roundup of horses, Riverside, Wyoming. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel

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This view of a ground squirrel is a common sight along the Pacific Coast. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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A roseate spoonbill soars overhead.

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Whale Shark at Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Contestants in the Bentley’s Scottsdale Polo Championship at the WestWorld, a multi-use events facility in Scottsdale, Arizona. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Bull elk in Yellowstone National Park, in the northwest corner of the western state of Wyoming. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Two dogs, Jesse and Maude, await the next portion of their ride in the back of a motorcycle in South Hero, Vermont. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Cattle amble freely in the San Juan Mountains of Conejos County, Colorado, near the New Mexico border. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

American bison, or buffaloes, in Yellowstone National Park in the northwest corner of Wyoming. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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A young goat, named Emmit, at the Dunnum Family's Top of the Town dairy farm near Westby in Vernon County, Wisconsin. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

A lone and lean coyote makes the best of wintertime in the northernmost Wyoming reaches of Yellowstone National Park. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

White Bengal tiger at the Montgomery Zoo, it was established in 1920 as part of Oak Park. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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Elk at the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's elk refuge in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, a valley on the edge of Grand Teton National Park. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

Horse in the training, racing, and polo grounds section of Aiken, South Carolina. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

One of the twice-daily parades of longhorn steers (for tourists' enjoyment) up Exchange Street in the Stockyards District of Fort Worth. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

A gator slinks through tall grass.

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A mixed herd of wild and domesticated horses frolics on the Ladder Livestock ranch, at the Wyoming-Colorado border. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.

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