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A close-up view of a giraffe's head facing the audience. Behind it is a blue sky with clouds.

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A collage of Polaroid-style photos of various animals from the ABQ BioPark and the ABQ BIoPark logo and the text "BioPark Connections".

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Left to right: Leland J. S. Pierce of NM Department of Game and Fish, ABQ BioPark Curator of Herpetology Stacey Sekscienski, and Dr. Ivana Mali from North Carolina State University each hold one of the turtles at the Black River release site. Photo courtesy of Ana Sapp

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Close up of three juvenile Rio Grande cooters walking away from human hands that released them on the river bank. Photo courtesy of Ana Sapp

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Dr. Ivana Mali, professor at North Carolina State University, holding two of the turtles at the Black River release site. Photo courtesy of Stacey Sekscienski

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Three released Rio Grande cooters floating in the river, after initial release. Photo courtesy of Stacey Sekscienski

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Close up of a juvenile Rio Grande Cooter floating in the ABQ BioPark juvenile tank

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Close up of a keeper holding the wild-hatched dam, or mother, of the ABQ BioPark's Rio Grande Cooter population out of the adult tank