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Ogilby's duiker (
Cephalophus ogilbyi
)
Information on Ogilby's duiker is currently being researched and written and will appear here...
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Okapi (
Okapia johnstoni
)
Perhaps the most extraordinary fact about the okapi is that it was not known to science until 1901. Its taxonomic name, Okapia...
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Old World sucker-footed bat (
Myzopoda aurita
)
This peculiar looking bat is one of only four sucker-footed bats in the world, and is found only on the island of Madagascar....
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Olive colobus (
Procolobus verus
)
The olive colobus has the distinction of being the smallest colobus monkey; a group of primates that primarily consume leaves and...
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Oribi (
Ourebia ourebi
)
This medium-sized ungulate has slender legs, a long neck, and small pointed horns. The silky coat of the oribi is yellow...
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Owl-faced guenon (
Cercopithecus hamlyni
)
The owl-faced guenon is a graceful monkey from Africa, with a long tail and a silky, olive coat. The name ‘guenon' is given...
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Owston's civet (
Chrotogale owstoni
)
Owston's civet has an elongate body, neck and tail, small head and long, tapering, whiskered snout. The coat is tawny buff-grey...
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Rocky shore residents
Hermit crabs are a common feature of the rocky shore, where they adopt the empty shells of gastropods.
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Rocky shore residents
A regular inhabitant of rock pools, the common prawn is found around much of Europe's coastline.
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Rocky shore residents
Remarkably tenacious when jostling for prime positions, the limpet is usually seen stationary.
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Rocky shore residents
Able to withstand temperature fluctuations, the beadlet anemone is well adapted to life on the shore.
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Rocky shore residents
Flat periwinkles are found in myriad colours, from green, brown and yellow, to even banded or criss-crossed.
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Rocky shore residents
Swarms of common jellyfish are a regular sight around the shore, in warm summer seas.
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