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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.
There are 107 classes of animals in 33 phyla in this list. However, different sources give different numbers of classes and phyla. For example, Protura, Diplura, and Collembola are often considered to be the three orders in the class Entognatha. This list should by no means be considered complete and authoritative and should be used carefully.
Mammal classification; List of mammals described in the 2000s; References ... "Animal Diversity Web". University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. 1995–2006
Shrikes are passerine birds known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on thorns. A typical shrike's beak is hooked, like a bird of prey. Isabelline shrike, Lanius isabellinus; Great gray shrike, Lanius excubitor; Yellow-billed shrike, Lanius corvinus; Woodchat shrike ...
In 1903, Martial Henri Merlin, a French colonial administrator, decided to create a garden and a plant nursery in all the colonies of French West Africa, this year, the surface of the garden was 73 hectares, in 1904, a Central Agronomic Station was created, in 1908, In 1912, trials were carried out for the introduction of species to the zoological park such as 8500 coconut trees from Benin ...
Driver Carlos Sainz and co-driver Lucas Cruz compete during the stage two, day One, of the Dakar Rally with start in Bisha and finish in Bisha, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025. (AP Photo ...
Over 1.5 million living animal species have been described—of which around 1 million are insects—but it has been estimated there are over 7 million in total. Animals range in size from 8.5 millionths of a metre to 33.6 metres (110 ft) long and have complex interactions with each other and their environments, forming intricate food webs.
Associated Press photographer Christophe Ena's images from the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia capture the speed, driving skill and spectacular desert views of one of the world's most breathtaking ...