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  2. List of reptiles of Egypt - Wikipedia

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  3. List of wild animals of Egypt - Wikipedia

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    Lesser Egyptian jerboa (Jaculus jaculus) [1] Greater Egyptian jerboa (Jaculus orientalis) [1] Family: Spalacidae. Genus: Nannospalax. Middle East blind mole-rat Nannospalax ehrenbergi [2] Family: Muridae (mice, rats, voles, gerbils, hamsters etc.) Genus: Acomys. Cairo spiny mouse (Acomys cahirinus) [3] Golden spiny mouse (Acomys russatus) Genus ...

  4. Wildlife of Egypt - Wikipedia

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    The high rocky mountains of Gebel Elba in the south have a distinctive range of animals including the aardwolf, striped polecat, and common genet, and there may still be African wild ass in this area. [10] Birds are abundant in Egypt, especially in the Nile Valley and the Delta region. Birds of prey include vultures, eagles, hawks, falcons and ...

  5. Asp (snake) - Wikipedia

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    According to Plutarch, the Egyptian queen Cleopatra, in preparing for her own suicide, tested various deadly poisons on condemned people and concluded that the bite of the asp (from the Greek word aspis, usually meaning an Egyptian cobra in Ptolemaic Egypt, and not the European asp) was the least terrible way to die; the venom brought ...

  6. Giza Zoo - Wikipedia

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    The animal collection emphasized Egyptian species, and at one time claimed 20,000 individuals representing 400 species, though many of these may have been migratory birds. Around 1900, Captain Stanley Smyth Flower was appointed director of the Gardens.

  7. Category:Egyptian hieroglyphs: amphibious-animals-reptiles ...

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    Category:Egyptian hieroglyphs: parts of mammals (7) G § Birds: Category:Egyptian hieroglyphs: birds (8) H § Parts of birds: Category:Egyptian hieroglyphs: parts of birds (1) I § Amphibious animals, reptiles, etc. Category:Egyptian hieroglyphs: amphibious-animals-reptiles-etc (4) K § Fishes and parts of fishes

  8. Fossil from Germany unlocks history of ancient flying reptiles

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    Aloft over the landscape of Bavaria some 147 million years ago was a pterosaur - an ancient flying reptile - with a wing span of about 7 feet (2 meters), a bony crest on front of its snout and a ...

  9. Category:Fauna of Egypt - Wikipedia

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    Animal welfare and rights in Egypt (2 C, 1 P) E. ... Egyptian cobra; Egyptian free-tailed bat; Egyptian fruit bat; F. Blanford's fox; H. Hemidactylus granosus; L ...