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The wildlife of Algeria is composed of its flora and fauna. Mountains, chotts, wetlands, and grassy desert -like regions all support a wide range of wildlife. The most commonly seen animals include the wild boars, jackals, and gazelles, although it is not uncommon to spot fennecs and jerboas. Leopards and cheetahs are seldom seen.
Prehistory. Evidence of the early human occupation of Algeria is demonstrated by the discovery of 1.8 million year old Oldowan stone tools found at Ain Hanech in 1992. [1] In 1954 fossilised Homo erectus bones were discovered by C. Arambourg at Ternefine that are 700,000 years old.
Bubalus Period. Bubalus, [1] Bubaline, [2] or Large Wild Fauna[3] rock art is the earliest form of Central Saharan rock art, [1] created in an engraved style, which have been dated between 12,000 BCE and 8000 BCE. [4] The Bubaline Period is followed by the Kel Essuf Period. [5] As the animal world is particularly emphasized in Bubaline rock art ...
The images cover the period from around 10,000 BCE to the first centuries of CE. They depict human figures and animals and illustrate the evolution of society and changes of the climate. Some of the depicted animals, such as the hippopotamus, were present in periods with more water, but have now been absent for millennia. [7] M'Zab Valley ...
Algeria also has a small African leopard and Saharan cheetah population, but these are seldom seen. A species of deer, the Barbary stag, inhabits the dense humid forests in the north-eastern areas. The fennec fox is the national animal of Algeria. [172] A variety of bird species makes the country an attraction for bird watchers.
Tassili n'Ajjer is a plateau in south-eastern Algeria at the borders of Libya, Niger, and Mali, covering an area of 72,000 km 2. [ 2 ] It ranges from 26°20′N5°00′E / 26.333°N 5.000°E east-south-east to 24°00′N10°00′E / 24.000°N 10.000°E. Its highest point is the Adrar Afao that peaks at 2,158 m (7,080 ft), located at ...
In November 2018, archeologists in Algeria announced the discovery, on the site of Ain Boucherit near Sétif, of what seems to be stone tools (similar to Oldowans) and cut animal bones dated back to 2.4 million years old. This discovery turned Ain Boucherit into the oldest human site known today, and shook the theory of East Africa being the ...
This list of the mammal species recorded in Algeria provides information about the status of the 120 mammal species occurring in Algeria. Three are critically endangered, two are endangered, ten are vulnerable, and three are near threatened. The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed on the IUCN Red List: