Species that live in a habitat similar to the Blue whale Results 1 - 20
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Coastal stingaree (Urolophus orarius)
The coastal stingaree is a rare endemic of southern Australian waters and is seldom seen in the wild. As with most rays, the body ...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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African black oystercatcher (Haematopus moquini)
Large flocks of this bulky bird can be found along the coast of South Africa. The African black oystercatcher has glossy black pl...  More  13 Images  0 Videos
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Starlet sea anemone (Nematostella vectensis)
This greyish-white anemone has a bulbous central section with a contracting column that enables it to burrow into soft mud. At the...  More  5 Images  0 Videos
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Saunder’s gull (Larus saundersi)
A small gull with a black hood and nape, but only during the breeding season, Saunder’s gull has a white body with pale grey wings...  More  14 Images  2 Videos
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Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
The oystercatcher is well known as a coastal species, and is easily recognised by virtue of its large size and combination of blac...  More  22 Images  8 Videos
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Nordmann’s greenshank (Tringa guttifer)
With white spots on the black upper side and black spots on the white underside, Nordmann’s greenshank is easily recognisable. The...  More  10 Images  0 Videos
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Ground beetle (Anisodactylus poeciloides)
This beetle is of 'medium' size (in beetle terms), with an attractive colouration and the 'typical' ground beetle shape. The colou...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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Auckland Island teal (Anas aucklandica)
Endemic to the Auckland Island group, as its common name suggests, this flightless duck is one of the smallest of the Australasian...  More  16 Images  1 Video
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Weedy seadragon (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus)
Weedy seadragons are one of only two species of seadragons, the second is known as the leafy seadragon (Phycodurus eques) due to t...  More  10 Images  4 Videos
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Leafy seadragon (Phycodurus eques)
Leafy seadragons are exquisitely camouflaged fish. Belonging to the same family as seahorses and pipefish (Syngnathidae), they res...  More  9 Images  5 Videos
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Sea otter (Enhydra lutris)
The sea otter, the smallest marine mammal in the world, is well adapted for its predominately aquatic lifestyle, possessing a stro...  More  22 Images  15 Videos
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Spoon-billed sandpiper (Eurynorhynchus pygmeus)
An attractive little bird with a distinctive spoon-shaped bill, this sandpiper has winter plumage as pretty as its breeding colour...  More  10 Images  0 Videos
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Cliff tiger beetle (Cicindela germanica)
The cliff tiger beetle is the smallest tiger beetle in Britain. It is typically dull green in colour with a coppery sheen, but it ...  More  4 Images  1 Video
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Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
This large water bird has a long neck, giving it something of a primitive, reptilian appearance. Adults are black with a bluish or...  More  18 Images  5 Videos
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Archidium moss (Archidium elatum)
Archidium elatum is a tufted moss that grows in dense carpets, ranging in colour from dark brown-green to yellow-brown. The indivi...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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Madagascar sacred ibis (Threskiornis bernieri)
Previously considered a subspecies of the African sacred ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus)(1), the common name of these distinctive ...  More  3 Images  0 Videos
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Smalleyed ray (Raja microocellata)
Like other skates and rays, the most notable feature of the smalleyed ray is its large pectoral fins that provide gentle propulsio...  More  3 Images  0 Videos
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Razorbill (Alca torda)
This handsome bird has a characteristic deep, flattened, wedge-shaped bill, which is black in colour with a white line. The underp...  More  18 Images  7 Videos
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Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)
This bird is very similar in general appearance to the cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo), but is smaller and slightly slimmer. In br...  More  17 Images  0 Videos
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Gilkicker weevil (Pachytychius haematocephalus)
This small reddish-brown weevil is one of about 15,000 species of weevils that form the family Curculionidae. The Gilkicker weevil...  More  3 Images  0 Videos
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