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Category:Egyptian hieroglyphs: fishes and parts of fishes (0) L § Invertebrata and lesser animals: Category:Egyptian hieroglyphs: invertebrates and lesser animals (3) M § Trees and plants: Category:Egyptian hieroglyphs: trees and plants (6) N § Sky, earth, water: Category:Egyptian hieroglyphs: sky-earth-water (16) NU § Upper nile
The Egyptian plover is found across equatorial Africa and along the Nile River. It has a mutualistic relationship with Nile crocodiles by eating food and parasites from their opened mouths. This is also reflected in the Ancient Egyptian name of the bird according to a Demotic dreambook (papyrus Vienna D 6104): b3k msh "servant of the crocodile".
Lesser Egyptian jerboa (Jaculus jaculus) [1] Greater Egyptian jerboa (Jaculus orientalis) [1] Family: Spalacidae. Genus: Nannospalax. Middle East blind mole-rat Nannospalax ehrenbergi [2] Family: Muridae (mice, rats, voles, gerbils, hamsters etc.) Genus: Acomys. Cairo spiny mouse (Acomys cahirinus) [3] Golden spiny mouse (Acomys russatus) Genus ...
Animals such as elephants, rhinoceros, and hippopotami used to live in different parts of Egypt, however these animals do not exist in Egypt today. Animals were very much appreciated and important in Egyptian history; even some deities were represented as animals; as Hathor the goddess of fertility, love and beauty was represented as a cow. [1]
Among the mummified animals excavated in Gizeh, the African wildcat (Felis lybica) is the most common cat followed by the jungle cat (Felis chaus). [7] In view of the huge number of cat mummies found in Egypt, the cat was certainly important for the country's economy; cats were bred for the purpose of sacrifice and mummification, requiring a ...
The high rocky mountains of Gebel Elba in the south have a distinctive range of animals including the aardwolf, striped polecat, and common genet, and there may still be African wild ass in this area. [10] Birds are abundant in Egypt, especially in the Nile Valley and the Delta region. Birds of prey include vultures, eagles, hawks, falcons and ...
Pages in category "Egyptian legendary creatures" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
These animals live in warm coastal waters from East Africa to Australia, including the Red Sea, Indian Ocean, and Pacific. ... Egyptian mongoose, H. ichneumon LC [25 ...