Species that live in a habitat similar to the Common octopus Results 1 - 20
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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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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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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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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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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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Pygmy devilray (Mobula eregoodootenkee)
In many ways, the pygmy devilray resembles its larger and more iconic relative, the manta ray. Large pectoral fins, fused to the s...  More  3 Images  0 Videos
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Heaviside’s dolphin (Cephalorhynchus heavisidii)
One of the most poorly known dolphins and also amongst the smallest, Heaviside’s dolphin has a blunt head, rounded, paddle-like fl...  More  11 Images  0 Videos
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Bronze whaler (Carcharhinus brachyurus)
Named for its bronze, or sometimes greyish-bronze upperside, this is a large, fairly slender shark with a moderately long and slig...  More  12 Images  1 Video
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Kelp gull (Larus dominicanus)
The kelp gull is a large bird with slate-black wings, a white head and body, and an all-white tail. The underwing is white, tipped...  More  29 Images  3 Videos
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Rock sea-lavenders (endemic) (Limonium spp)
The rock sea-lavenders comprise a group of closely related, beautiful and delicate plants that have cushions of leaves close to th...  More  6 Images  1 Video
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Audouin’s gull (Larus audouinii)
With typical gull colouring of black, white and grey, Audouin’s gull’s most distinctive features are its scarlet red bill and dark...  More  16 Images  1 Video
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Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea)
The Arctic tern is a long-distance migrant, making a staggering annual round-trip from its Arctic or northern temperate breeding r...  More  20 Images  0 Videos
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Raven (Corvus corax)
The raven is a magnificent bird; bigger than a buzzard, it is the largest passerine (perching) bird in Europe, and is deeply embed...  More  17 Images  12 Videos
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Three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus)
The stickleback is a well-known fish, and is the archetypal 'tiddler', the first small fish caught by many school children. It is ...  More  11 Images  5 Videos
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