| Persistent monsoon winds mean many Socotran insects have evolved relatively small wings, to stop them being blown out to sea. |
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| Small plants have previously been built in Aden and recently in 2007 on the small Socotran island of Abdul Kuri. |
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| For three years I studied and added English to my Arabic and native Socotran. |
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| Shaking hands and giving nose kisses when greeting others is a Socotran tradition during Eid. |
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| Like the UK government, Socotran authorities cited health as one of the considerations behind the ban. |
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| With only one endemic mammal, 6 endemic bird species and no amphibians, reptiles constitute the most relevant Socotran vertebrate fauna with 31 species. |
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| Three were built by Socotran residents, whereas the fourth one belongs to Yahya Mohammed Saleh, a nephew of the former President Ali Abdullah Saleh. |
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