Socotra's unique flora has been attracting botanists since the 19th century and, more recently, European pharmaceutical companies. Frank Gardner / BBC The rare, endemic Socotra Bunting, Emberiza ...
The island chain of Socotra, famed for unique plants and animals found nowhere else on the planet, is coping with the aftermath of a powerful cyclone. The archipelago was struck by Cyclone Mekunu ...
They talk about their lives on the island of Socotra, in a language whose origins are lost in time—unchanged for centuries and understood today by fewer people than live in Ames, Iowa.
Socotra's untouched and clean environment made it an ideal home for them. They mainly ate dead animals (carrion) but also ...