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Marty’s photo of the day #4867: A little Friday morning cuteness.

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Marty’s photo of the day #4866: This is a fer-de-lance, photographed on a night hike in Costa Rica. Even though this venomous snake species kills more people than any other snake in the western hemisphere, they avoid people. Bites happen most often when they are stepped on.

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Marty’s photo of the day #4865: Scarlet macaws, photographed in Costa Rica.

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Marty’s photo of the day #4864: Desert tortoise, photographed in the Mojave Desert.

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Marty’s photo of the day #4863: This is Martha the moose. She is a part-time resident of the Essen Wildlife Refuge (Montana).

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Marty’s photo of the day #4863: A mother bison cleaning her calf after a swim.

(Photographed in Yellowstone National Park)

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Marty’s photo of the day #4862: I almost missed this one. It’s a three-banded courser, photographed in Zimbabwe.

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Marty’s photo of the day #4862: Green tree frog, photographed in Queensland, Australia.

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Marty’s photo of the day #4861: This is a crested caracara. Also called a Mexican eagle, the bird is actually in the falcon family.

(Photographed in Bonaire)

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Marty’s photo of the day #4860: Canada lynx, photographed on the Essen Wildlife Refuge in Montana.

This is a rescue animal, so technically it’s a cheat shot.

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