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Bats in torpor with water droplets on their fur
Bats in torpor with water droplets on their fur
Bats in torpor with water droplets on their fur
Bats in torpor with water droplets on their fur

Bats in torpor with water droplets on their fur (condensation on the bats indicates that they are at ambient temperature; they have lowered their body temperature down about even with cave temperature). 2008.

Bats in torpor with water droplets on their fur (condensation on the bats indicates that they are at ambient temperature; they have lowered their body temperature down about even with cave temperature). 2008.

Mallard duck being held by scientists with gloved hands while another scientist swabs duck's cloacal.
USGS biologists swab a hen mallard duck for avian influenza
USGS biologists swab a hen mallard duck for avian influenza
USGS biologists swab a hen mallard duck for avian influenza

USGS biologists swab a hen mallard duck for avian influenza in Rio Grande County, Colorado.

Bat Necropsy at the NWHC
Bat Necropsy at the NWHC
Bat Necropsy at the NWHC
Bat Necropsy at the NWHC

USGS pathologist Nancy Thomas and technician Dottie Johnson necropsy little brown bat at the USGS National Wildlife Health Center.

USGS pathologist Nancy Thomas and technician Dottie Johnson necropsy little brown bat at the USGS National Wildlife Health Center.

Image: Hibernating Bats with White-nose Syndrome
Hibernating Bats with White-nose Syndrome
Hibernating Bats with White-nose Syndrome
Hibernating Bats with White-nose Syndrome

Bats showing signs of infections with Pseudogymnoascus destructans, the fungus that causes white-nose syndrome.

Bats showing signs of infections with Pseudogymnoascus destructans, the fungus that causes white-nose syndrome.

Image: Dead Bats Near Cave Entrance
Dead Bats Near Cave Entrance
Dead Bats Near Cave Entrance
Dead Bats Near Cave Entrance

Bats die prematurely when affected by white-nose syndrome.

Bats die prematurely when affected by white-nose syndrome.

Image: Desert Cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii) with Tick in Ear
Desert Cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii) with Tick in Ear
Desert Cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii) with Tick in Ear
Desert Cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii) with Tick in Ear

Side-view of a desert Cottontail sitting on the ground with tick in ear.

Diagnostic Virology Laboratory Technician
Diagnostic Virology Laboratory Technician
Diagnostic Virology Laboratory Technician
Diagnostic Virology Laboratory Technician

Diagnostic technician looks at virology samples under a microscope.

Diagnostic technician looks at virology samples under a microscope.

Bullfrog_AcadiaNP
Bullfrog
Bullfrog
Bullfrog

Bullfrog in Acadia National Park

Bullfrog in Acadia National Park

Blue-winged Warbler
Blue-winged Warbler
Blue-winged Warbler
Blue-winged Warbler

Blue-winged Warbler. 

Tadpole with SPI
Tadpole with SPI
Tadpole with SPI
Tadpole with SPI

This tadpole shows signs of a severe Perkinsea infection. 

This tadpole shows signs of a severe Perkinsea infection. 

API for microorganism identification
API for microorganism identification
API for microorganism identification
API for microorganism identification

Analytical Profile Index (API) for microorganism identification.

Analytical Profile Index (API) for microorganism identification.