Mule Deer crossing the road in front of a car in Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, in Denver. (Dr. Dave Kenny via SWNS)
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A Common Raven outfitted with leg bands and a GPS transmitter in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. (Matthias Loretto via SWNS)
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A white-tailed deer outfitted with a GPS tracking device peers into an automated camera trap in Staten Island, New York. (Dr. Dave Kenny via SWNS)
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Wild turkeys crossing the road in Staten Island, New York. (Dr. Dave Kenny via SWNS)
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A gadwall flies through an urban landscape. (Jeremy Cohen via SWNS)
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Mule Deer on a road in Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge in Denver. (Dr. Dave Kenny via SWNS)
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