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Saudi Arabia: Arabian camel (national animal) Camelus dromedarius [54] South Africa: Springbok (national animal) Antidorcas marsupialis [55] Blue crane (national bird) Anthropoides paradiseus [56] Galjoen (national fish) Dichistius capensis [57] Sri Lanka: Sri Lankan junglefowl (national bird) Gallus lafayettii [58] Tanzania: Giraffe (national ...
Almost 3,500 species of plant have been recorded in the country, with nearly 1,000 species known from the southwestern region of Asir with its higher rainfall. [7] Plants in general are xerophytic and mostly dwarf shrubs or small herbs. There are few species of tree but date palms are abundant in places. [3]
The national flower of Sri Lanka is Nil mānel (නිල් මානෙල්), the blue-star water-lily (Nymphaea stellata). [33] [34] Although nil means "blue" in Sinhala, the Sinhalese name of this plant is often rendered as "water-lily" in English.
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Here salt-loving plants flourish and the dominant species include Zygophyllaceae, sea-lavender and white mangrove. Many of the salt-tolerant plants of Al Batinah differ from those of the south coast, and plants like Salsola drummondii, Bienertia cycloptera and Salsola rosmarinus are also found in the Irano-Turanian Region. [5]
Bahrain's national bird is the bulbul while its national animal is the Arabian oryx. And the national flower of Bahrain is the beloved Deena. [6] The only protected area in the country is the Al Areen Wildlife Park in Sakhir, a nature reserve and zoo. It was established in 1976 and covers a total area of 7 square kilometres (2.7 sq mi). [7]
The national symbols of Saudi Arabia are official and unofficial flags, icons or cultural expressions that are emblematic, representative or otherwise characteristic of Saudi Arabia and of its culture.
Animal breeds originating in the Middle East (7 C) Birds of the Middle East (4 C, 119 P) ... Fauna of Saudi Arabia (3 C, 8 P) Fauna of Syria (4 C, 15 P) T.