Mammals of North Africa and the Middle East (Pocket Photo Guides)
80 Distribution and Status This species is absent from Africa and has a very limited distribution in Arabia. It is only known fr ...
81 Habitat and Behaviour The Striped Polecat does not penetrate into the Sahara, but occupies its fringes and adjacent arid zone ...
82 Habitat and Behaviour This marten occupies a wide range of habitats, from woodland to open rocky country, as well as agricult ...
83 Habitat and Behaviour This is a species of both coniferous and deciduous forests, well adapted to an arboreal way of life. Ea ...
84 breeding habits in the region. Elsewhere they tend to be non-seasonal, with a female producing 1–4 cubs (usually 1–2), of whi ...
85 range of animal and plant foods. It digs for much of its food with the long, powerful claws on its front feet. Badgers excava ...
86 Size Shoulder height 30 cm. Weight 6–10 kg. Habitat and Behaviour Eurasian Otters occupy a wide range of inland waters, such ...
87 INDIAN SMOOTH-COATED OTTER Lutrogale perspicillata Identification This species is very similar to the Eurasian Otter (Lutra l ...
88 BEARS BROWN BEAR Ursus arctos Identification This is the largest surviving carnivore in the region. It is powerfully built wi ...
89 and Zagros mountain ranges. The species is similarly scattered across Turkey in mountainous and forested areas. In both these ...
90 Habitat and Behaviour The Asiatic Black Bear favours dense woodland and thicket in hill and mountain country. Very little is ...
91 the Caspian Sea – following the same route as the Racoon (Procyon lotor) – and can be expected to reach Iran and possibly Tur ...
PRIMATES Our closest relatives, primates have large, complex brains, the ability to use their hands for locomotion and feeding, ...
93 HAMADRYAS BABOON Papio hamadryas Identification The Hamadryas Baboon is also called the Sacred Baboon because of its religiou ...
94 and 1–3 females, and dependent young. Several groups may join together in bands of up to 60 individuals. They circulate withi ...
95 AARDVARK (Tubulidentata) This is an unusual mammal that is the only member of its order. It is a highly specialized ant and t ...
96 HEDGEHOGS AND SHREWS (Eulipotyphla) The Eulipotyphla order includes the hedgehogs and shrews. All have high metabolic rates a ...
97 Ethiopian Hedgehog White-bellied Hedgehog Algerian Hedgehog Long-eared Hedgehog Brandt’s Hedgehog East European Hedgehog ...
98 SHREWS Shrews are small, short-legged, mouse-like mammals, with long, wedge-shaped snouts, very small eyes and short ears. Al ...
99 SENGIS/ELEPHANT SHREWS (Macroscelidea) Of the 17 species of sengi, only one occurs in the region. In recent years the name se ...
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