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These animals were imported either from India or from Africa. Ericus, a Latin name of the hedgehog, preserved in the D.V. as a translation of the Hebrew word קִפוֹד qíppôdh (Isaiah 14:23; 34:11; Zephaniah 2:14, the word urchin has been used) and קִפוֹז qîppôz (Isaiah 34:15).
The fauna of Africa are all the animals living in Africa and its surrounding seas and islands. The more characteristic African fauna are found in the Afro-tropical realm . [ 1 ] Lying almost entirely within the tropics , and stretching equally north and south of the equator creates favorable conditions for variety and abundance of wildlife.
Tomb of Pedro de Menezes, in the Igreja da Graça in Santarém. Pedro de Menezes was originally buried in the cathedral of Ceuta (a converted mosque), but his remains were later translated by his daughter to the Augustinian monastery church of Igreja da Graça in Santarém, Portugal. His remains are still found there, in an effigy tomb ...
The springbok antelope (Antidorcas marsupialis) is the national animal of South Africa. This is a list of the mammal species recorded in South Africa. There are 299 mammal species in South Africa, of which two are critically endangered, eleven are endangered, fifteen are vulnerable, and thirteen are near threatened. Two of the species listed ...
The Lac de Guiers is a large freshwater lake in the north of the country while Lake Retba, near Dakar, is saline. [1] The northern half of the country has an arid or semi-arid climate and is largely desert while south of the Gambia River the rainfall is higher and the terrain consists of savannah grassland and forest.
Gemsbok Plains zebra Kirk's dik-dik Springbok antelope Wildebeest African buffalo Ground pangolin Namib Desert beetle High dunes in the Namib Desert. The wildlife of Namibia is composed of its flora and fauna.
Carnivorans of Africa — the carnivorous mammals of Africa. Subcategories. This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total. A. African wild dogs (3 P) D.
The Pleistocene Epoch animals of Africa, during the Pleistocene epoch of the Quaternary Period in Africa. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.