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The Arabian oryx is the national animal of Jordan, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, [17] Bahrain, and Qatar. [18] The Arabian oryx is also the namesake of several businesses on the Arabian peninsula, notably Al Maha Airways and Al Maha Petroleum. In the King James Version of the Bible, the word re’em is translated as 'unicorn'.
Arabian oryx, the national animal of Qatar. The wildlife of Qatar includes the peninsula's flora and fauna and their natural habitats. The country's terrestrial wildlife includes numerous small nocturnal mammals, a number of reptiles which mainly consist of lizard species, and arthropods. Aquatic animals primarily include fish, shrimp and pearl ...
Qatar: Arabian oryx (national animal) Oryx leucoryx [51] Saint Kitts and Nevis: Brown pelican (national bird) Pelecanus occidentalis [52] Saint Lucia: Saint Lucia amazon (national bird) Amazona versicolor [53] Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Saint Vincent amazon (national bird) Amazona guildingii [54] Saudi Arabia: Arabian camel (national animal)
Al Reem Biosphere Reserve is an inhabited area of 120,000 hectares in northwest Qatar that includes semi-arid desert landscapes that are home to gazelles and Arabian oryx, among other wildlife. It is one of 24 UNESCO Biosphere Reserves in the Middle East (World Network of Biosphere Reserves in the Arab States). [1]
The national symbols of Qatar are official and unofficial flags, icons or cultural expressions that are emblematic, ... Arabian oryx [5] References
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.
Arabian humpback whales off Dhofar, Oman. The order Cetacea includes whales, dolphins and porpoises. They are the mammals most fully adapted to aquatic life with a spindle-shaped nearly hairless body, protected by a thick layer of blubber, and forelimbs and tail modified to provide propulsion underwater. Suborder: Mysticeti
Animals in Qatar include Asiatic jackals, Cape hares, caracals, desert hedgehogs, red foxes, sand cats, striped hyenas, arabian sand gazelles, and Wagner's gerbils. Introduced species include the dromedary; the Arabian oryx has been reintroduced. Habitat includes arid and semi-arid desert, sand dunes, beaches, and mangrove islands.