ANGUS WHITTY

Dr Dawgnose was diagnosed with sinusitis as an infant and never really recovered.  But he's simply adorable and caring.

Related to the traditional Oyster Catcher, the Sturdy-Tailed Oyster Snatcher is by far a little more cunning than his distant cousin. In point of fact he should have been named after his sharp purple gaze, which at times can be both cross-eyed and counter-productive.

The Red Fat-Lipped Flatcat is a rather untidy stray ...

"Excuse me, but I'll speak for myself here.  While I've no real ambition or motivation, I can fend for myself.  I'm just after a nice home with a bit of love and attention every now and then.  And there's no need to feed me either, as I say, I can fend for myself. Thanks!".

oh ... we forgot to mention ... he's only got one hind leg.

"Shuddup!"

We are not the prettiest little creatures (rats have always had a bad name) and goodness we could have had better tail genes but you get what you're given in life and got to get on with it.  We stick together but are as quiet as mice.

A little charmer this creature is - especially when she gets the bit between her teeth!  Keeps things very neat and tidy so makes for a great pet.

Pictures don't always tell the whole story.  Long-Tailed Flatcat is one of the largest of the breed.  She incites envy wherever she goes - a stunner with an elegant tail!

Bumblebee-Bottletop lost a wing in an accident years ago.  But he prefers to walk anyway:  "You see far more this way!  Besides it's very noisy having to buzz around everywhere!"

Flatipus unfortunately was trodden on by a Rhinoceros as a species.  He has a bit of limp but otherwise is a happy fellow and always likes to get out.

The Flaming-Yellow-Butted Ridgeback

Very alert and aware of its surroundings, the Flaming-Yellow-Butted Ridgeback is obedient and surprisingly friendly just like a little puppy.  A perfect pet and companion.

"Peck" or the Yellow-tailed Beach Pecker

"Peck" was given its nickname because it never stops pecking.  Forever trying to peck up something, if you push it's sturdy tail aft, his hard-nosed beak involuntarily darts back: "peck peck peck, peck peck peck...".  Don't say we didn't warn you!

Be careful with this little creature because it loves food and can smell it from a mile.  For example, if you put a piece of chocolate inside a lunch box, wrap that lunch box up inside a plastic bag, put that plastic bag into a suitcase, buy a ticket for that suitcase and send it to Papua New Guinea never to be seen again, The Black-eyed Red-snouted White-striped Red Ant will still smell that chocolate and say:  "Please buy me a ticket to Papua New Guinea!".

Ropey Dobey's father was an African lion and his mother a Namibian dog.  This is what the elders of the San tribe tell us at least, for Ropey Dobey was found wandering alone on the beach one summer's day back in 2015.  He's always wagging his tail even if he looks a bit mopey.

With an extraordinary rotational head, probably due to some owl ancestry somewhere along the blood line, and a tail that will give you a definitive yes or no, The Green Eyed Beach Pavement Special has more than a bag of tricks despite coming from the wrong side of the tracks.

Relative of the duck, this Long Nosed Beach Comer spends most of its life sniffing for smaller bits and bobs on beaches (obviously) and is found mostly in the southern hemisphere.

One of the oddest creatures you're likely to come across when walking along the beach.  This creature is knock-kneed and cross-legged.  But with its long black feelers it can identify morsels of food from quite a distance.

With green legs but only a single one in front, it has great difficulty balancing when landing in the sand so it prefers to remain in the air.  But with 4 holes in its wings it has difficulty flying also, so we are still not sure what its preferred habitat is.

Snail Stanley used to be the cutting edge until life slowed dramatically.