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Greater horseshoe bat (
Rhinolophus ferrumequinum
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The greater horseshoe bat is the larger of the two horseshoe bats found in Britain. They are so-named from the horseshoe shaped...
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7 Images
5 Videos
Greater mouse-eared bat (
Myotis myotis
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The greater mouse-eared bat is one of the larger European bats and has become extinct in England. Its fur is a medium-brown colour...
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6 Images
0 Videos
Greater white-toothed shrew (
Crocidura russula
)
This shrew is one of the 'white-toothed shrews'; it lacks deposition of iron in the enamel of the tips of the teeth as seen in the...
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4 Images
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Grey long-eared bat (
Plecotus austriacus
)
The grey long-eared bat is one of Britain's rarest mammals. It is very similar in appearance to the brown long-eared bat...
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Grey seal (eastern Atlantic population) (
Halichoerus grypus
)
Grey seals are the larger of Britain's two species of breeding seal. The coat colour varies from grey to brown to silver, often...
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30 Images
11 Videos
Grey squirrel (
Sciurus carolinensis
)
Although a familiar mammal in many parts of Great Britain, the grey squirrel is non-native, having been first introduced from the...
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3rd November 2009: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species - Extinction crisis continues
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Under the Sea
Dusky dolphins are inquisitive creatures, as seen here investigating a southern right whale.
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Since the megamouth shark's discovery, only 17 sightings have been recorded of this elusive fish.
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The giant clam is the largest species of bivalve mollusc on fossil record and can weigh up to 300kg.
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The basking shark is the second largest fish in the sea, reaching up to 10 metres in length.
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Leafy seadragons hatch from the male and will reach maturity within 2 years of life.
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