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One of probably hundreds of leguminous trees in the Tropical Deciduous Forests of Copper Canyon.    Credit: Simone Lupson-Cook

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A Green Sunfish showing off its stuff. Nice to have some aquatic species on People Touching Nature.  Credit: Paul Taillie 

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Sea Hares (Aplysiomorpha) are marine gastropod mollusks. Typically they ink on you when you pick them up. They resemble giant marine slugs. Credit: Simone Lupson-Cook

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I don't know that Cedar Waxwings could get any more cute.  Credit: Mike Kryzwicki

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Aracaris make the most reserved of us throw gang signs.  Credit: Paul Taillie 

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A male Pyrrhuloxia about to be released after banding in Navopatia, Sonora. They have a serious bite. Good thing it didn't clamp down. Credit: Brendan McGarry; www.brendanmcgarry.com 

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"Some kinda leaf-nosed bat," in Costa Rica. This bat isn't in as much pain as it looks to be, it's just upset. It was released safely.

Credit: Paul Taillie 

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Long-toed Salamander, Shaw Island, Washington. Credit: Brendan McGarry@

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A Long-eared Owl. Very alarmed to find itself in the clutches of an animal hoarder.  Credit: Simone Lupson-cook

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Most of us are pretty sure silky anteaters aren't real. How could something so cute persist in such a blood and claw world? This dude can attest to their existence. 

Credit: Paul Taillie 

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Frogs are great. Especially pacific chorus frogs.

(If you handle amphibians though, make sure you don't have chemicals on your hands. Their porous skin makes them extra sensitive) Credit: Simone Lupson-Cook

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Swaggin' with a bird on the knee. Gray jays aren't shy. Never have been, never will be. 

Credit: Marc Stiffler

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Baby Spur-thighed Tortoise, Testudo graeca in Meknes, Morocco. Credit: Toby Ross

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Although these photos are not supposed to be of cruelty, that’s basically what the Snake Charmers of Marrakesh, Morocco are doing. They literally throw a lethargic, de-fanged, close-to-death snake around your neck and virtually demand you pay them for a photo. For the sake of the experience and the photos, I paid them very little for the “experience”. Unknown species around neck, Egyptian Cobra, Naja haje in foreground. Credit: Toby Ross

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Careful with that horny lizard. Credit: www.brendanmcgarry.com

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Milkweed seedpod. Despite the glove, this counts. Credit: www.brendanmcgarry.com

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Some people love touching herps. Credit: birdcrusher.blogspot.com