Lesser Known Egyptain Animals
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- African soft-shell turtle: Trionyx triunguis[ ]
- Gerenuk Gazelle: Litocranius walleri [ little- CRANE- knee wall- LARRY]
- Atlas Lion: Panthera leo leo [ ]
- This turtle feeds on small fish, fallen leaves, palm seeds, and crustaceans.
- Pallid Gerbil: Gerbillus perpallidus[ ]
- Native to East Africa, the gerenuk's identified by its long, slender legs and neck, russet coat, and lyre-shaped horns. Gazelles were imported to Egypt as trade or tribute, and some pharoahs kep them as pets.
- Sinai Blue Baton Butterfly: Pseudophilotes sinaicus [ ]
- Although native to North Africa, in 2017, DNA tests revealed that the Atlas lion was more closely related to the Asiatic lion. In Saqqara, an eight month-old zombified lion cub was unearthed, the burial shroud inked with facial features.
- Rüppell's vulture: Gyps rueppelli [ ]
- The pale gerbil has pale orange fur, with white underparts, white forelimbs and white feet. The ears are unpigmented and the soles of the feet are haired, which is a characteristic of sand-dwelling gerbils.
- one of the globe's tiniest butterflies, the Sinai Blue Baton solely inhabits mountainside fields of wild thyme.
- Considered the globe's highest flying bird, it's been known to soar at altitude of 37,000 ft. above sea level.
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