The greater flamingo, aka rosy flamingo or pink flamingo, is the largest and farthest reaching of the flamingo species. These birds are distributed through Africa, southern Europe, the Middle East, and India. They prefer
The mouflon, aka urial, is believed to be the ancestor of all modern domestic sheep. They hail from the Middle East from places like Iran, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, and more. They prefer open rough terrain at mid to high
The dalmatian pelican, aka spot-billed pelican, is considered to be 1 of the largest flying birds. These critters can be found from Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and through southern and central Asia. They prefer delta,
The northern bald ibis, aka waldrapp or hermit ibis, is a migratory creature that can be found in a number of locales, depending on the season. They can be found in Morocco, Yemen, Syrian Arab Republic, Eritrea, Saudi
The uromastyx, aka uromastyces, mastigures, spiny-tailed lizards, or dabb lizards, can be found in northern and northeastern Africa and the Middle East. They prefer hilly, rocky regions with proper shelter and access to
The Arabian green bee-eater, aka little green bee-eater or green bee-eater, can be found throughout Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. These beautiful birds can be grouped into
The scourge of humans, the meek, the nuisance, the American cockroach. Contrary to their name, these insects actually hail from Africa and the Middle East. They are also known as the waterbug (misnomer, since they
And the prize for largest vulture in Africa goes to the lappet-faced vulture, aka African eared vulture or Nubian vulture. Due to a decreasing population of an estimated 6,500 wild individuals, these birds
The fat-tailed scorpion, aka fattail scorpion, can be found in desert, arid, semi-arid, subtropical, tropical, and temperate regions of northern and western Africa as well as the Middle
The Indian saw-scaled viper is one of the most lethal snakes in the world. It is touted as being the most lethal. As it is responsible for more human deaths than all other venomous snake related deaths combined, each year. 20% of bitten and untreated victims die! This average is […]
