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Saudi Arabia: Arabian camel (national animal) Camelus dromedarius [55] South Africa: Springbok (national animal) Antidorcas marsupialis [56] Blue crane (national bird) Anthropoides paradiseus [57] Galjoen (national fish) Dichistius capensis [58] Sri Lanka: Sri Lankan junglefowl (national bird) Gallus lafayettii [59] Tanzania: Giraffe (national ...
The ibex was one of the most sacred animals in South Arabia, while the oryx antelope was associated with the god Attar, 5th century BC. The Arabian oryx is the national animal of Jordan, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, [17] Bahrain, and Qatar. [18]
Pages in category "Lists of animals of the Arabian Peninsula" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The national symbols of Saudi Arabia are official and unofficial flags, ... National bird: Falcon [3] National animal: Arabian camel [4] National dish: Kabsa [5]
The oryx is the national animal of Namibia, the State of Qatar, and the company Qatar Airways has an oryx as its logo. [16] [17] The main boss of the MMO game Realm of the Mad God is Oryx the Mad God, named after the creator of the original sprite sheets, Oryx. His four direct subordinates also bear the names of four South African species of oryx.
This list may not reflect recent changes. † Jaggermeryx; A. African wildcat; Arabian leopard; Arabian oryx reintroduction; Arabian red fox; Arabian wildcat;
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.
Saudi Arabia has a range of mountains, the Sarawat or Sarat Mountains, which run parallel with the Red Sea coast. These are low at the northern end, have a gap in the middle between Medina and Ta'if , and are higher at the southern end, where Mount Soudah in the Asir Mountains , at just over 3,000 m (10,000 ft) is the highest point in Saudi Arabia.