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...that the sixteen former colonies which choose to retain their close links to Britain are known as the Overseas Territories? |
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...that there are more than 20 known endemic species of birds in the Overseas Territories? And more than 200 endemic plant species? |
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...that the endangered green turtle nests in seven Overseas Territories in three different oceans? |
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...that Ascension Island has six unique plant species and at least fifteen unique animals? |
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...that Montserrat supports 132 tree species, 59 species of birds, including its endemic Montserrat Oriole, and 13 mammals? |
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...that the British Indian Ocean Territory includes more than 20,000 square kilometres of pristine coral reefs, including the Great Chagos Bank, the largest coral atoll in the world? |
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...that the Cayman Islands have two endemic sub-species of Rock Iguana and two endemic sub-species of parrot? |
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...that the Falkland Islands harbour vast colonies of seabirds, including five breeding species of penguin, as well as providing breeding grounds for sea lions, elephant seals and fur seals? |
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...that tiny Gibraltar is home to a variety of endemic species as well as the Barbary macaque, the only wild monkey species in Europe? |
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...that the wetland system of the Turks & Caicos Islands is considered to be the most pristine of all the 160 UK wetlands listed under the Ramsar Convention? |
