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Wildlife of the United Arab Emirates

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The United Arab Emirates is a country in Asia located in the western part of the continent, at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe. It is situated on the Arabian Peninsula. The most popular city is Dubai and the capital is Abu Dhabi.

Native Animals

Arabian oryxes are the most important animals in the UAE. They’re the country’s national emblem living in the arid areas of the Arabian Peninsula.

Arabian wolves are subspecies of gray wolves. They’re the smallest of all wolves and adapted to the desert environment

Blanford’s foxes are a small species of foxes

Striped hyenas are a species of hyenas that are native to northern and eastern Africa and the Middle East, Central Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and the Caucasus.

Arabian tahrs are a species of wild goats native to eastern Arabia

Asiatic caracals are a medium-sized species of wild cats

Cape hares are a species of hares that are native to Africa and the Arabian Peninsula

Egyptian fruit bats are a species of megabats

Birds

Sooty falcons are a medium-sized species of falcons native to northeastern Africa and the Arabian Peninsula

Bonelli’s eagles are large birds of prey

Lappet-faced vultures are a large species of Old World vultures

MacQueen’s bustards are a large species of birds in the bustard family. They’re native to the steppes and deserts of Asia

Red-billed tropicbirds are a species of tropicbirds native to the subtropical and tropical coastlines for the Atlantic and East Pacific Oceans

Marine Animals

Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins are a species of dolphins native to the coastal waters of the western Pacific and the eastern Indian Oceans. The largest population of these dolphins is along the coast of Abu Dhabi.

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For the Love of Owls

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Interesting owl breeds

Long-eared owls make their homes in North America, Europe, and Asia. They often live in the deserted nests of such birds as hawks, ravens, or magpies. These owls are known as the most slender owls in North America.

They have long, close-set ear tufts that they hold flat to their heads when in flight, orange faces with blackish highlights around the eyes, and dark streaking and barring on their undersides. To protect against predators long-eared owls can blend in with their surroundings with their sleek silhouettes. These owls prefer to roost in dense foliage next to tree trunks where their slimness and dappled brown plumage make them almost invisible.

Their diets consist of small mammals. Male owls begin a courtship ritual with aerial displays and calls and afterward, they form monogamous pairs. The female then lays a clutch of two or ten eggs in a stick nest abandoned by another bird. The female incubates the eggs but while on the nest the male brings her food. She will brood until the new hatchling can leave the nest.

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Wildlife of Thailand

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Thailand is an Asian country situated in the heart of Southeast Asia. The country has many different habitats for wildlife like lush rainforests, wetlands, mountains, highlands, and floodplains.

Official National Animals

Asian Elephant

Tokay geckos are lizards with colorful skin

Asian water monitor lizards are giant lizards

Bumblebee bats are the smallest mammals in the world, They live in colonies of 100 in limestone caves in Thailand

Asian giant softshell turtles are a freshwater species

Malaysian sun bears live in lowland forests

Gibbons are widely distributed

Indonesian leopards

Binturongs which are bearcats

Pangolins with their interesting scales

National Parks

Khao Yai National Park is the oldest national park in the country and a UNESCO World Heritage site. It is home to elephants which are the main tourist attraction here

You can see gibbons, maques, mutjacs, barking and sambar deer, porcupines, and jackals

Among birds are hornbills, barbets, broadbills, woodpeckers, jungle fowls, partridges, and Siamese firebacks

At Erawan National Park you can enjoy birds such as crested serpent eagles, black-names monarchs, black-crested bulbuls, and green-billed malkohas among others

There are macaques, monitor lizards, and squirrels

As well as Indochinese serows, Siamese hares, elephants, and boars

Kaeng Krachan National Park is the largest national park in Thailand. There are about 57 mammals and 400 bird species

Animals making their homes here include leopards, elephants, bears, deer, porcupines, owls, stocks, eagles, and hornbills.

Marine Animals

Manta rays found off the west coast of Thailand

Gigantic whale sharks

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For the Love of a Lizard

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Some interesting lizards in the world

Asian Water Monitors are large varanid lizards. They’re native to South and Southeast Asia. These are among the most common monitor lizards in Asia. Asian Water Monitors are semiaquatic and are great swimmers. They have powerful legs and claws to climb trees to escape predators. They’re carnivores and their diet consists of fish, frogs, rodents, birds, crabs, and snakes.

Bengal Monitors are large terrestrial monitor lizards. These lizards range from Iran to Java and can be found in river valleys in eastern Iran, Afghanistan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Burma. They make their homes in both dry semiarid desert habitats to floodplains, scrubland, and moist forest. They live on the ground and dig burrows but are good tree climbers. They’re carnivores and have a diet that consists of beetles, grubs, scorpions, snails, ants, and other invertebrates. Being scavengers they’ll also feed on carrion.

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Famous Horses

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Well-known horses from history, the movies, TV, and the races

Movie and TV horses

People enjoyed the exciting adventures of a man called the Lone Ranger and he had a horse called Silver. Whenever the Lone Ranger was ready to ride away he shouted, “Hi-Yo Silver! Away!” Silver, the fictional white stallion became popular along with his master on the US radio show and TV series.

The predecessor of Sliver was a chestnut mare named Dusty, which was revealed in the 1938 episode titled “The Legend Of Silver.” When the Lone Ranger saved the life of Silver from a savage buffalo, Silver gave up living in the wild and became the loyal companion of the masked marvel the Lone Ranger.

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Wildlife of Taiwan

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The island of Taiwan has a wide range of topography so it is home to many wildlife species. There are more than 120 species of mammals and over 650 species of birds. Many lovely butterflies flitter about.

While Taiwan has no official national animals the Sun Bear is a symbol of the country.

The Taiwan Blue Magpie is looked at as the unofficial national bird symbol.

Also, two other native species not found anywhere else in the world:

The Formosan Rock Macaque, a primate

The Mikado Pheasant

Native Animals

Taiwan serows small bovids

Wild boar pigs

Red giant flying squirrels

Chinese ferret badgers

Chinese hares

Formosan clouded leopards

Birds

Collared bush robins a species of birds in the family Muscicapidae. They live in montane and subalpine forests.

Taiwan barbets

Taiwan yuhinas small songbirds

Taiwan whistling thrushes

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Dancing Butterflies

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Some of the most beautiful butterflies in the world

Europe

Apollo butterflies have beautiful white bodies with eyespots on their wings. The forewings have black eyespots and the hindwings are decorated with attractive four red eyespots. These butterflies can be found in France, Italy, and Spain. Apollo butterflies are among the most threatened species of butterflies in Europe.

These butterflies are known for their defensive strategy. The larvae form of apollo butterflies are deep dark in color and exhibit camouflage using the color. Since adult butterflies cannot use this technique due to their red eyespots they instead produce a foul smell to threaten predators.

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Wildlife of Sri Lanka

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The Asian country of Sri Lanka is a Buddhist country. It has many different kinds of animals. The country has plenty of flora and natural habitats.

Official National Animal

Asian lion

Official National Bird

Sri Lankan junglefowl

At Minneriya National Park you can see the biggest gatherings of wild elephants.

Native Animals

Red slender lorises are small nocturnal primates living in the rainforests

Purple-faced langurs are a species of Old World monkeys

Sri Lankan leopards

Sri Lankan sloth bears are a subspecies of sloth bears that live in the lowland dry forests of the country

Golden palm civets live in hill regions

Birds

Blue magpies are part of the Corvidae family and are found exclusively in Sri Lanka

Hanging parrots are small parrots and resident endemic breeders

Sri Lankan hill mynas are members of the starling family

Sri Lankan green pigeons live in the forests

Serendib scops owls make their home in the Kitulgala rainforest

Crimson-backed flame backs are a species of birds in the woodpecker family

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Creatures of the Deep

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Unusual sea creatures from all over the world

Mimic octopuses can imitate the appearance and mannerisms of fifteen different species. This makes them the ultimate imposters in the animal world. This octopus was discovered twelve years ago. Mimic octopuses make their home in the tropical waters of South East Asia. They exist on a diet of small fish and crabs. They can change color and texture so they can match their surroundings. The most amazing thing is that mimic octopuses can take on the appearance of other creatures like lionfish, jellyfish, sea snakes, flounders, stingrays, and others.

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