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  1. Kakapo

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    493. Sagra buqueti
    Sagra buqueti (31-7-19 Bronx zoo).jpg

    494. Saguinus imperator (Emperor tamarin)
    Saguinus imperator subgrisescens (22-7-17 Faunia).jpg

    495. Saguinus oedipus (Cotton-top tamarin)
    Saguinus oedipus (16-6-13 Terarium Praha, Dubeč, det yo).jpg

    496. Saropogon leucocephalus
    Saropogon leucocephalus 3 (1-4-17 Montes de Torrero).jpg

    497. Sciaena umbra (Brown meagre)
    Sciaena umbra 1 (7-8-09 Aquarium de La Rochelle).jpg
     
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    498. Scissirostrum dubium (Grosbeak starling)
    Scissirostrum dubium (16-9-06 Syon).jpg


    499. Scolopendra cingulata (Megarian banded centipede)
    Scolopendra cingulata 2 (25-4-09 La Peña).jpg

    500. Scopus umbretta (Hammerkop)
    Scopus umbretta 2 (14-8-13 Zoo de Praga).jpg

    501. Scutigera coleoptrata (House centipede)
    Scutigera coleoptrata 3 (10-10-09 Juslibol).jpg

    502. Scytodes velutina
    Scytodes velutina pareja (21-1-07 Torrero).jpg
     
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    503. Sebastes mystinus (Blue rockfish)
    Sebastes mystinus (12-7-16 Birch Aquarium).jpg

    504. Serranus scriba (Painted comber)
    Serranus scriba (22-7-17 Faunia).jpg

    505. Sicalis flaveola (Saffron finch)
    Sicalis flaveola 1 (31-7-19 Bronx zoo).jpg

    506. Siganus virgatus (Bar-headed spinefoot)
    Siganus virgatus 2 (22-7-17 Faunia).jpg

    507. Silpha tristis
    Silpha tristis pareja.jpg
     
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    508. Sitta azurea (Blue nuthatch)
    Sitta azurea 1 (22-9-18 Zwolse Vogelmarkt, det yo).jpg

    509. Spheniscus magellanicus (Magellanic penguin)
    Spheniscus magellanicus (23-5-09 Faunia).jpg

    510. Spilogale putorius (Eastern spotted skunk)
    Spilogale putorius 2 (21-9-18 Best zoo).jpg

    511. Spirographis spallanzanii (Mediterranean farm worm)
    Spirographis spallanzani 3 (15-10-20 Acuario de Sevilla).jpg

    512. Steropleurus perezi
    Steropleurus perezi pareja (23-6-07 Peñaflor).jpg
     
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    513. Stomorrhina lunata
    Stomorrhina lunata 4.jpg

    514. Streptopelia decaocto (Collared dove=
    Streptopelia decaocto 3 (18-1-15 Zaragoza).jpg

    515. Streptopelia vinacea (Vinaceous dove)
    Streptopelia vinacea (17-8-13, 74ª Exhibición Promocional de Aves Exóticas de Praga).jpg

    516. Strix chacoensis (Chaco owl)
    Strix chacoensis.jpg

    517. Strix uralensis (Ural owl)
    Strix uralensis (26-9-18 Pairi Daiza).jpg
     
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    518. Sturnus unicolor (Spotless starling)
    Sturnus unicolor 2 (3-1-15 Zaragoza).jpg

    519. Symphodus melops (Corkwing wrasse)
    Symphodus melops 1 (15-10-20 Acuario de Sevilla).jpg

    520. Tachyglossus aculeatus (Short-beaked echidna)
    Tachyglossus aculeatus 3 (4-8-17 Zoo Duisburg).jpg

    521. Tadorna cana (South African shelduck)
    Tadorna cana (20-8-11 Tierpark Berlin).jpg

    522. Taeniopygia bichenovii (Double-barred finch)
    Taeniopygia bichenovii (20-8-11 Tierpark Berlin).jpg
     
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    523. Tanaops longiceps
    Tanaops longiceps 1 (12-6-16 La Jolla, San Diego, det yo).jpg

    524. Tanichthys albonubes (White cloud moutain minnow)
    Tanichthys albonubes 4 (7-1-11 Aquatec).jpg

    525. Tapes aureus
    Tapes aureus.jpg

    526. Tapirus indicus (Malayan tapir)
    Tapirus indicus 2 (31-7-19 Bronx zoo).jpg

    527. Tauraco leucotis (White-cheeked turaco)
    Tauraco leucotis 1.jpg
     
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    528. Tauraco porphyreolophus (Purple-crested turaco)
    Tauraco porphyreolophus 2 (27-9-18 Zoo Antwerp).jpg

    529. Tenebrio molitor (Common mealworm beetle)
    Tenebrio molitor pareja (15-10-07 Fran).jpg

    530. Tentyria peirolei
    Tentyria peirolei (20-5-07 Peñaflor).jpg

    531. Tetraodon travancoricus (Dwarf pufferfish)
    Tetraodon travancoricus 3 (5-12-12 Aquatec).jpg

    532. Tettigometra virescens
    Tettigometra virescens 1 (30-8-14 Vedado de Robres).jpg
     
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    533. Thalassoma lucasanum (Cortez rainbow wrasse)
    Thalassoma lucasanum 1 (12-7-16 Birch Aquarium).jpg

    534. Theodoxus fluviatilis (Common river nerite)
    Theodoxus fluviatilis 2 (9-5-09 Calamocha).jpg

    535. Theristicus melanopis (Black-faced ibis)
    Theristicus melanopis 3 (17-10-20 Cañada de los Pájaros).jpg

    536. Thermonectus marmoratus (Sunburst diving beetle)
    Thermonectus marmoratus 4 (4-7-16 TheNat).jpg

    537. Thor amboinensis (Sexy shrimp)
    Thor amboinensis 2 (27-3-14 Aquatec).jpg
     
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    538. Thraupis abbas (Yellow-winged tanager)
    Thraupis abbas 2 (22-9-18 Zwolse Vogelmarkt).jpg

    539. Threskiornis spinicollis (Straw-necked ibis)
    Threskiornis spinicollis (20-8-11 Tierpark Berlin).jpg

    540. Thymelicus sylvestris (Small skipper)
    Thymelicus sylvestris pareja (no es lineola).jpg

    541. Tiaris canora (Cuban grassquit)
    Tiaris canora pareja (20-8-11 Tierpark Berlin).jpg

    542. Tipula oleracea (Common crane fly)
    Tipula oleracea (10-6-12 Calcena, Maura Bocci det).jpg
     
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    Damn!!! I checked Google images and you're right :-( :-( They was at a bird fair in the Prague botanical garden, and signaged as S. vinacea! I lose a species from my photo archive :-( Thanks for the correction!

    Now it's too late for me to edit my message and put the correct name, could some admin do it?

    FBBird, I'm sure that you have some nice photos of animal pairs! :) Would you like to show us them in this thread?

    543. Toxotes jaculatrix (Banded archerfish)
    Toxotes jaculatrix.jpg

    544. Trachelus tabidus (Black grain stem sawfly)
    Trachelus tabidus 2 (9-5-09 Calamocha).jpg

    545. Trichoglossus euteles (Olive-headed lorikeet)
    Trichoglossus euteles (24-3-15 Loro Parque).jpg

    546. Trichoglossus forsteni (Sunset lorikeet)
    Trichoglossus forsteni (15-8-13 Zoo de Praga).jpg

    547. Trichoglossus haematodus (Rainbow lorikeet)
    Trichoglossus haematodus (14-8-13 Zoo de Praga).jpg
     
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    548. Trichopsis vittata (Croaking gourami)
    Trichopsis vittata 2 (3-8-17 König Museum).jpg

    549. Trichorhina tomentosa (Dwarf white isopod)
    Trichorhina tomentosa (26-10-13 Fran, det yo).jpg

    550. Trimma tevegae (Blue-striped pygmy goby)
    Trimma tevegae (5-8-17 Zoo Zajac).jpg

    551. Triops cancriformis (European tadpole shrimp)
    Triops cancriformis 1 (20-4-11 Perdiguera).jpg

    552. Typhlonectes natans (Rubber eel)
    Typhlonectes natans 4 (27-9-18 Zoo Antwerpen).jpg
     
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    553. Tyto alba (Barn owl)
    Tyto alba.jpg

    554. Uca tangeri (European fiddler crab)
    Uca tangeri 2 (11-10-20 Bahía de Cádiz).jpg


    555. Uria aalge (Common murre)
    Uria aalge (7-7-16 Seaworld).jpg

    556. Urolophus halleri (Haller's round ray)
    Urolophus halleri 1 (7-7-16 Seaworld, det yo).jpg

    557. Uromastyx dispar (Sudan spiny-tailed lizard)
    Uromastyx dispar maliensis 2 (24-3-15 Loro Parque).jpg
     
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    562. Varecia rubra (Red ruffed lemur)
    Varecia rubra 2 (24-9-18 Artis).jpg

    563. Vieja melanura (Pastel cichlid)
    Vieja melanura.jpg

    564. Xerotricha conspurcata
    Xerotricha conspurcata.jpg

    565. Zygaena filipendulae (Six-spot burnet)
    Zygaena filipendulae 1 (12-8-07 Posets-Maladeta, subida a Vallibierna).jpg

    566. Zygaena trifolii (Five-spot burnet)
    Zygaena trifolii 3 (5-8-07 Villanúa, det Sesma).jpg
     
  16. Kakapo

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    So that's all from my side. We got 566 photos of animal couples for the Noah's Ark, with roughly the same quantity of species as almost every species was not repeated with few exceptions. But looks like Noah will have a hard work trying to get all animal pairs on Earth before the flood, so I would love to see more contrubutions by other members!!! I'm sure many of the people that read this topic have magnific animal couple images in their files - don't be shy and participate here! :)
     
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    Sorry if my pictures are of animals already represented here. These are my photos:

    567. Acridotheres tristis (Common Myna)

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    568. Columba livia domestica (Domestic Pigeon)

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    569. Estrilda astrild (Common Waxbill)

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    570: Ara chloropterus (Green-Winged Macaw)

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    571. Microcanthus strigatus (Stripey)

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    572. Trachypithecus francoisi (François Langur)

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    573. Labroides dimidiatus (Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse

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  18. Kakapo

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    Absolutely great contributions, many thanks for resurrecting this thread :) all of them are new species for the Ark AFAIK. Tough I don't like the Stripey photo with a poor eyeless fish :(
     
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    574. Orectolobus japonicus (Japanese Wobbegong)
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    575. Geothelphusa dehaani (Japanese Freshwater Crab)
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    576. Brachionichthys hirsutus (Spotted Handfish)
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    577. Monocentris japonica (Japanese Pineconefish)
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    578. Dromaius novaehollandiae (Emu)
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    579. Panulirus ornatus (Ornate Rock Lobster)
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    580. Hippocampus abdominalis (Big-Bellied Seahorse)
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    581. Elseya stirlingi (Stirling's Snapping Turtle)
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    582. Macaca fuscata (Japanese Macaque)
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    583.Dasyurus viverrinus (Eastern Quoll)
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    584. Dasyurus maculatus (Spotted Quoll)
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    585. Macropanesthia rhinoceros (Giant Burrowing Cockroach)
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    586. Amphiprion ocellaris (Ocellaris Clownfish)
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    587. Amphiprion polymnus (Saddleback Clownfish)
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    588. Glaucostegus typus (Giant Shovelnose Ray)
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    Very great additions! I'm jealous of the handfishes hehe. Also, see quolls fully active in daylight (and two species!) is very lucky!
     
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