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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.
Fauna of Sub-Saharan Africa — native species and naturalised species of animals in the Sub-Saharan region of Africa. Subcategories This category has the following 9 subcategories, out of 9 total.
South Africa has rich and varied sea life, thanks to the confluence of two major oceans (the Atlantic and the Indian) around its southernmost point, Cape Agulhas. The country is well known for its great white sharks ; shark tourism is an important part of tourism in the southern Cape region.
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.
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 ...
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 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.