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Honorable mention

The Leopard Keeper

The Leopard Keeper
by Ami Vitale


Gao Xiaowen poses with the stuffed leopard that Wolong keepers use to train young pandas to fear their biggest wild foe. A cub’s reactions to the “predator” and its recorded growls help determine if the bear is prepared to survive on its own.