Socotra, an island of Yemen, is home to several hundred species of animals and plants that do not appear anywhere else on earth.

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Sea waves rushed towards Socotra Island.

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Socotra Island has more than 800 species of animals and plants, of which more than one third of species are not elsewhere.

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This plant is called "dragon blood".

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A fig tree on the island.

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A view of a granite cliff over the trees.

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A large cave on the island.

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Big flowers on the stone.

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A tree has a rather strange branch branch.


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