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A full-body African elephant on a rock in the savannah at sunset, with zebras and giraffes behind

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Showing 141 species · Palestine

Showing 141 species · Palestine

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Mediterranean Monk Seal

Monachus monachus

CarnivoreDiurnalNocturnal

Golden Eagle

Aquila chrysaetos

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Short-beaked Common Dolphin

Delphinus delphis

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs

Common Octopus

Octopus vulgaris

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Common Cuttlefish

Sepia officinalis

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Critically Endangered

Fan Mussel

Pinna nobilis

SolitaryCritically EndangeredOcean

Gilthead

Sparus aurata

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Common Lobster

Homarus gammarus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

European Shag

Phalacrocorax aristotelis

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Red Coral

Corallium rubrum

CarnivoreColonialEndangered

Audouin's Gull

Ichthyaetus audouinii

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial

Egyptian Vulture

Neophron percnopterus

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Mediterranean Chameleon

Chamaeleo chamaeleon

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary

Red-billed Chough

Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial

Western Montpellier Snake

Malpolon monspessulanus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Short-toed Eagle

Circaetus gallicus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Jungle Cat

Felis chaus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Alpine Swift

Tachymarptis melba

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Purple Swamphen

Porphyrio porphyrio

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

White Stork

Ciconia ciconia

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Purple Heron

Ardea purpurea

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial

Wild Boar

Sus scrofa

OmnivoreNocturnalIn herds

Caracal

Caracal caracal

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Common Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Dorcas Gazelle

Gazella dorcas

HerbivoreCrepuscularVulnerable

Spanish Terrapin

Mauremys leprosa

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Near Threatened

Striped Hyaena

Hyaena hyaena

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Nubian Ibex

Capra nubiana

HerbivoreDiurnalCrepuscular

Chukar

Alectoris chukar

HerbivoreDiurnalBird

Houbara Bustard

Chlamydotis undulata

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Griffon Vulture

Gyps fulvus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Desert Horned Viper

Cerastes cerastes

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Eurasian Stone-Curlew

Burhinus oedicnemus

CarnivoreNocturnalBird

Scopoli's Shearwater

Calonectris diomedea

CarnivoreVariable activityColonial

Desert Hedgehog

Paraechinus aethiopicus

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

Golden Jackal

Canis aureus

OmnivoreVariable activityIn pairs

Egyptian Mongoose

Herpestes ichneumon

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Short-snouted Seahorse

Hippocampus hippocampus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn pairs

Common Spiny Lobster

Palinurus elephas

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Near Threatened

Swordfish

Xiphias gladius

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools

European Squid

Loligo vulgaris

CarnivoreNocturnalIn schools

Common Spider Crab

Maja squinado

OmnivoreNocturnalColonial

Mediterranean Slipper Lobster

Scyllarides latus

OmnivoreNocturnalColonial

Common Starfish

Asterias rubens

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Dusky Perch

Epinephelus marginatus

CarnivoreSolitaryEndangered

Common Piddock

Pholas dactylus

OmnivoreSolitaryOcean

Hermit Crab

Clibanarius erythropus

OmnivoreColonialOcean

Bath Sponge

Spongia officinalis

OmnivoreSolitaryOcean

Mediterranean Mussel

Mytilus galloprovincialis

OmnivoreColonialOcean

Bullet Tuna

Auxis rochei

CarnivoreIn schoolsFish

Striped Dolphin

Stenella coeruleoalba

CarnivoreOceanMammal

Near Threatened

Sea Bass

Dicentrarchus labrax

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Atlantic Bonito

Sarda sarda

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools

European Anchovy

Engraulis encrasicolus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools

Pilchard

Sardina pilchardus

OmnivoreVariable activityIn schools

Red Scorpionfish

Scorpaena scrofa

CarnivoreSolitaryFish

Moray Eel

Muraena helena

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Dentex

Dentex dentex

CarnivoreVulnerableFish

Striped Red Mullet

Mullus surmuletus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Cuvier's Beaked Whale

Ziphius cavirostris

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Saupe

Sarpa salpa

HerbivoreIn schoolsFish

John Dory

Zeus faber

CarnivoreSolitaryFish

White Seabream

Diplodus sargus

CarnivoreIn schoolsFish

European Bee-eater

Merops apiaster

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial

Eurasian Hoopoe

Upupa epops

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Booted Eagle

Hieraaetus pennatus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Black-winged Stilt

Himantopus himantopus

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial

Egyptian Cobra

Naja haje

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

European Honey Buzzard

Pernis apivorus

InsectivoreDiurnalNocturnal

Giant Noctule

Nyctalus lasiopterus

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial

Honey Badger

Mellivora capensis

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Natterjack Toad

Epidalea calamita

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

Near Threatened

Hermann's Tortoise

Testudo hermanni

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary

Phoorsa

Echis carinatus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Montagu's Harrier

Circus pygargus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Zitting Cisticola

Cisticola juncidis

InsectivoreDiurnalBird

Lesser Kestrel

Falco naumanni

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial

European Nightjar

Caprimulgus europaeus

InsectivoreNocturnalIn pairs

Megarian Banded Centipede

Scolopendra cingulata

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Common Pill Woodlouse

Armadillidium vulgare

NocturnalColonialTemperate forest

Great Spotted Cuckoo

Clamator glandarius

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Mammoth Wasp

Megascolia maculata

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Jericho Scorpion

Nebo hierichonticus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Common Yellow Scorpion

Buthus occitanus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Fattailed Scorpion

Androctonus australis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Desert Locust

Schistocerca gregaria

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

Swallowtail

Papilio machaon

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary

Conehead Mantis

Empusa pennata

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Praying Mantis

Mantis religiosa

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Pygmy White-toothed Shrew

Suncus etruscus

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

European Wolf Spider

Lycosa tarantula

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Greater Short-toed Lark

Calandrella brachydactyla

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary

Crested Lark

Galerida cristata

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Red-rumped Swallow

Cecropis daurica

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial

Bonelli's Eagle

Aquila fasciata

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Mediterranean Social Spider

Stegodyphus lineatus

CarnivoreGrasslandArachnid

Common Bulbul

Pycnonotus barbatus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

European Roller

Coracias garrulus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Sandwich Tern

Thalasseus sandvicensis

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Sardinian Warbler

Curruca melanocephala

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Orange-tailed Skink

Eumeces schneideri

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Near Threatened

Asiatic Wild Ass

Equus hemionus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Blue Rock Thrush

Monticola solitarius

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Cetti's Warbler

Cettia cetti

InsectivoreDiurnalBird

Palestine Sunbird

Cinnyris osea

NectarivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Common Tortoise

Testudo graeca

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary

Egyptian Spiny-tailed Lizard

Uromastyx aegyptia

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary

Desert Monitor

Varanus griseus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Eurasian Scops Owl

Otus scops

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

Little Bittern

Ixobrychus minutus

CarnivoreNocturnalIn pairs

Sinai Rosefinch

Carpodacus synoicus

HerbivoreDiurnalBird

Collared Pratincole

Glareola pratincola

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial

Arabian Oryx

Oryx leucoryx

HerbivoreCrepuscularVulnerable

Eurasian Wryneck

Jynx torquilla

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary

Long-eared Hedgehog

Hemiechinus auritus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Sand Cat

Felis margarita

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

European Goldfinch

Carduelis carduelis

HerbivoreDiurnalBird

Yelkouan Shearwater

Puffinus yelkouan

CarnivoreVariable activityColonial

Near Threatened

Bearded Vulture

Gypaetus barbatus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Blanford's Fox

Vulpes cana

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs

Egyptian Rousette

Rousettus aegyptiacus

FrugivoreNocturnalColonial

Fennec Fox

Vulpes zerda

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs

Lesser Egyptian Jerboa

Jaculus jaculus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Red Admiral

Vanessa atalanta

NectarivoreDiurnalSolitary

Common Garden Snail

Cornu aspersum

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

One-Humped Camel

Camelus dromedarius

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

Northern House Mosquito

Culex pipiens

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Green Leafhopper

Cicadella viridis

HerbivoreColonialInsect

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary

150 countries70 parks400 dive sites

Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs

155 countries83 parks364 dive sites

Fin Whale

Balaenoptera physalus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

49 countries4 parks28 dive sites

Greater Flamingo

Phoenicopterus roseus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial

82 countries13 parks1 dive site

Sperm Whale

Physeter macrocephalus

CarnivoreVariable activityFamily group

154 countries38 parks20 dive sites

Leopard

Panthera pardus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

83 countries114 parks

Loggerhead Turtle

Caretta caretta

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

94 countries7 parks174 dive sites

Critically Endangered

European Eel

Anguilla anguilla

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

62 countries4 parks89 dive sites

Atlantic Bluefin Tuna

Thunnus thynnus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools

33 countries51 parks82 dive sites

Rock Hyrax

Procavia capensis

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

17 countries7 parks

28 countries

14 parks

20 dive sites

72 countries

109 parks

42 countries

5 parks

94 dive sites

80 countries

34 parks

90 dive sites

44 countries

29 parks

83 dive sites

28 countries

23 parks

62 dive sites

29 countries

37 parks

79 dive sites

39 countries

42 parks

79 dive sites

39 countries

5 parks

2 dive sites

29 countries

23 parks

65 dive sites

31 countries

22 parks

1 dive site

82 countries

11 parks

16 countries

27 parks

32 countries

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49 countries

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50 countries

142 parks

24 countries

27 parks

50 countries

4 parks

73 parks

49 countries

57 parks

95 countries

129 parks

47 countries

8 parks

86 parks

13 parks

115 countries

5 parks

36 countries

6 parks

47 countries

6 parks

76 countries

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20 countries

4 parks

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39 countries

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48 countries

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4 parks

49 countries

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30 countries

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4 parks

51 countries

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56 countries

5 parks

27 countries31 parks70 dive sites

27 countries27 parks70 dive sites

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29 countries13 parks75 dive sites

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29 countries38 parks70 dive sites

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55 countries38 parks117 dive sites

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88 countries18 parks80 dive sites

44 countries46 parks80 dive sites

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44 countries48 parks84 dive sites

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30 countries40 parks11 dive sites

32 countries27 parks73 dive sites

88 countries45 parks109 dive sites

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99 countries55 parks

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54 countries142 parks

77 countries70 parks

68 countries36 parks

62 countries206 parks

58 countries122 parks

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54 countries27 parks

30 countries30 parks

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49 countries154 parks

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84 countries193 parks

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50 countries93 parks

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71 countries29 parks

84 countries211 parks

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51 countries44 parks

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83 countries

80 countries

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83 countries

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