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The puff adder, is found in the south of Morocco The desert monitor, is a threatened species in Morocco. This list of reptiles of Morocco is an incomplete collection of reptiles found in Morocco. Endemic species; Introduced species
Sand cats live in the desert areas of Morocco. The wildlife of Morocco is composed of its flora and fauna. The country has a wide range of terrains and climate types and a correspondingly large diversity of plants and animals. The coastal areas have a Mediterranean climate and vegetation while inland the Atlas Mountains is forested.
Young adult male Asian elephant skeleton compared to a human. In general, the Asian elephant is smaller than the African bush elephant and has the highest body point on the head. The back is convex or level. The ears are small with dorsal borders folded laterally. It has up to 20 pairs of ribs and 34 caudal vertebrae.
When looking at an African elephant and an Asian elephant side-by-side, you can really tell the differences in their head shapes and tasks. African elephants generally have much larger tusks than ...
Elephants in musth fighting each other. Musth or must (from Persian, lit. ' intoxicated ') is a periodic condition in bull (male) elephants characterized by aggressive behavior and accompanied by a large rise in reproductive hormones. It has been known in Asian elephants for 3000 years but was only described in African elephants in 1981.
Motty (11 July – 21 July 1978) was the only proven hybrid between an Asian and an African elephant. The male calf was born in Chester Zoo to Asian mother Sheba and African father Jumbolino. [ 1 ] He was named after George Mottershead , who founded the Chester Zoo in 1931.
Gabi, male Asian elephant who was born in 2005 at the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo; first elephant in Israel conceived via artificial insemination. Gita, whose death at the Los Angeles Zoo in 2006 sparked public outcry. Gold Dust, one of the first elephants to reside at the National Zoo in the United States.
Crested porcupine Barbary ground squirrel Asian garden dormouse Sand rat Common gundi. Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40% of mammalian species. They have two incisors in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be kept short by gnawing. Most rodents are small though the capybara can weigh up to 45 kg (99 lb).