Israeli wild animals חיות הבר של ארץ ישראל
Israeli animals (first name is the hebrew name - in quotes, second name is the english name).
All pictures were photographed by me.
Mammals
צבי ישראלי (Gazzela)
Lives in the notrhern & central parts of the country.(added 25/1/00)
קיפוד (hedgehog)
Common mammal in all of Israel. (added 25/1/00)
גורי קיפוד (hedgehog)
cubs of hedgehog. (added 25/3/00)
דורבן (porcupine)
Common mammal in all of Israel. Eats roots of plants. (added 29/1/00)
שפן סלעים(Rock Hyrax)
Lives in most of the country's rocky areas, including in the desert.(added 11/7/00)
גירית הדבש(Honey badger)
Relatively rare, but lives in most of the country.(added 29/1/00)
זאב (wolf)
Lives in the south regions and in the Golan heights. (added 29/1/00)
חולדה מצוייה(Rat)
The rat exists not only in human dwellings, but also forests.(added 11/7/00)
קוצן מצוי(________)
This small mouse lives in rocky areas in the mountains.(added 11/7/00)
Birds
חסידה לבנה (stork)
Usually seen during the winter. few nest in Israel.(added 25/1/00)
קאק (a kind of raven)
(added 25/3/00)
נשר (Griffon vulture)
Nest in Israel - in the desert areas and in the eastern Galilee & Golan heights. The picture was taken in wadi Mamshit. (added 25/3/00)
Reptiles and amphibians זוחלים ודו-חיים
ארבע-קו מובהק ("four lines")
A snake(added 29/1/00)
זיקית מובהקת (Chameleon)
common reptile even in populated areas, (added 1/3/00)
חרדון-צב הדור (lizard)
A very rare lizard in Israel, can be found only in Eilat mountains.(added 25/3/00)
חרדון-צב הדור (lizard)
Another picture of the Hardon-Tzav. .(added 25/3/00)
צב-יבשה מצוי (tortoise)
A common reptile in Israel.(added 25/3/00)
קרפדה ירוקה (toad)
A very common amphibian in Israel.(added 25/3/00)
Invertebrates חסרי חוליות
גמל-שלמה (Praying Mantis)
(added 29/1/00)
פרפר לילה Night Butterfly in my apartment
(added 1/3/00)
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