Jolie, an Indochinese green magpie, was found stuffed into a suitcase during a 2017 smuggling at LAX.
A female Indochinese green magpie named Jolie poses at the Los Angeles Zoo & Botanical Gardens. She is the Photo Ark's 14,000th species.Jolie now lives in a mixed-species aviary at The Los Angeles Zoo, where National Geographic Explorer Joel Sartore photographed her for the"She was charismatic and posed ... she was grooming and fluffing up and making little vocalizations, and she was absolutely a great subject," he said.
"I thought about a way of highlighting the small species," he said. "We all know what gorillas and tigers look like, and that they're rare. But we don't really think about the sparrows or the toads or the mice of the world."Joel Sartore/National Geographic Photo Ark Santore created the Photo Ark not only to preserve these records but inspire others to do more. The animals are photographed with a black or white background and studio lighting to limit distractions.Joel Sartore/National Geographic Photo Ark
Friday marks Endangered Species Day, and this year, the U.S. celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act. The U.S. Postal Service is marking the occasion withFrom the desert bighorn sheep to the Wyoming toad, the featured animals can be found within the 50 states and U.S. territories.
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