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The dorcas gazelle, aka ariel gazelle, is a common but diminutive species of gazelle found in the mountain desert and in semidesert climates of Africa and Arabia. They face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of farming and ranching; hunting, for their meat, coats, and horns; […]

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The Arabian tahr was recently placed into a monotypic genus, Arabitragus. These critters dwell in eastern Arabia. Sadly, they face many threats such as habitat destruction at the hands of farming, ranching, mining, and quarrying; roads and railroads that divide their territory and can cause vehicle strike (being hit by […]

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Spending most of it’s days buried in the sand in the Arabian Peninsula and Iran, the Arabian sand boa is among the smallest boa constrictors. They are also known as Arabian boas or Jayakar’s sand boas. The scientific name and the common name of Jayakar’s sand boa, are in honor […]

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