Species that live in a habitat similar to the Sea otter Results 1 - 20
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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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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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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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Heermann’s gull (Larus heermanni)
Heermann’s gull is distinctive with a dark grey-brown back and wings, pale grey underside and rump, and white head, tips to the ta...  More  16 Images  6 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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Lined seahorse (Hippocampus erectus)
With their upright position, prehensile tail, and horse-like head set at right angles to the body, seahorses are some of the most ...  More  11 Images  1 Video
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Atlantic whitefish (Coregonus huntsmani)
A member of the salmon and trout family (Salmonidae), the Atlantic whitefish has a typical salmon-like appearance, but can be dist...  More  4 Images  0 Videos
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Red stingray (Dasyatis akajei)
Like other stingrays, the red stingray has a flattened body and a long, whip-like tail bearing a strong, saw-edged stinging spine ...  More  3 Images  0 Videos
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Chinese crested tern (Sterna bernsteini)
Previously thought to be possibly extinct, the Chinese crested tern was rediscovered in 2000 with a population of just four adult ...  More  19 Images  0 Videos
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Hooded crane (Grus monacha)
Bulky-looking compared to other, more elegant cranes, the hooded crane has a slate grey body with a white head and upper neck. The...  More  14 Images  0 Videos
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Black skimmer (Rynchops niger)
The largest of the three skimmer species, the black skimmer is an unmistakable bird, best known for its remarkable beak. As in all...  More  26 Images  5 Videos
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West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus)
Possibly mistaken for mermaids by Christopher Columbus on a voyage to America, the West Indian manatee is a large, rotund, aquatic...  More  18 Images  13 Videos
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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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Caribbean flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber)
With its brilliant pinkish-red plumage, long slender legs, and remarkably thin, flexible neck, the Caribbean flamingo is one of th...  More  23 Images  2 Videos
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