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Hawksbill turtle (
Eretmochelys imbricata
)
This Critically Endangered marine turtle has been exploited for thousands of years as the sole source of commercial tortoiseshell....
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16 Images
10 Videos
Henkel's flat-tailed gecko (
Uroplatus henkeli
)
Henkel's flat-tailed gecko is most remarkable for its incredible ability to conceal itself in its forest habitat. Not only does...
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13 Images
0 Videos
Hermann's tortoise (
Testudo hermanni
)
This European tortoise has a distinctly coloured, yellow-orange, domed shell, with bold black markings. The head is brown or black...
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32 Images
0 Videos
Hierro giant lizard (
Gallotia simonyi
)
The Hierro giant lizard is a stocky reptile with a broad head and pronounced jowls (flesh under the lower jaw). It is dark grey...
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Hispaniolan ground iguana (
Cyclura ricordi
)
The Hispaniolan ground iguana is a sizeable, robust iguana, easily recognised by the enlarged spiny scales that wrap in transverse...
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4 Images
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Home's hinge-back tortoise (
Kinixys homeana
)
Home's hinge-back tortoise belongs to a unique group of tortoises that can close themselves entirely within their shells. As their...
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Wild Bactrian camels are well adapted to the harsh desert climate of the Gashun Gobi Desert.
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A single southern wood ant colony can consist of more than 250,000 individual workers.
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The black-necked crane breeds and overwinters on China's high plateaus.
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Atlantic herring are often found in vast shoals, covering several square kilometres of water.
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The red panda inhabits mountainous forests thick with bamboo, the main component of its diet.
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Flocks of red knots winter on large tidal mudflats, rocky shores and beaches.
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Laysan ducks have a novel way of catching flies, running through swarms with their bills open.
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Black lechwe are found in large, loose herds in which no strict social system exists.
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The Chinese giant salamander can grow up to 1.8m, and is found in China's mountain streams.
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The African river-martin, the most primitive living swallow, is usually observed in large flocks.
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