See also:
ACE (Animal Care in Egypt) by
Jane Akshar
As tourists, we climb aboard
the carriages in Luxor and elsewhere not
much thinking about the animals, but ACE is
there for them.
Creature
of the Desert, Camel By Catherine C. Harris
When many people all over the world think of Egypt, they think of the
Pyramids with a graceful caravan of camels passing by them. It’s
easy to imagine the caravans of the traders heading into the desert.
With no food or water needed for the beasts of burden, we fancy that
the journey was made easier. It is a romantic dream of many people to
view such a caravan. The truth is, by far, stranger than the myths
that have grown up around the camel, the beast of burden which helped
spread wealth around the ancient world.
The
Great and Lesser Wild Cats of Egypt by
Mark Hunter
Snakes of Egypt by Jimmy Dunn
Snakes were a manifestation
of ancient Egyptian gods, both good and
evil, and they are still here in Egypt,
though mostly not seen.
The Wild Canines of Egypt
by Mark Hunter
Cats and dogs have a special history in Egypt, and both were considered manifestations of gods. The principal cat goddess was Bastet, while the principal dog god was Anubis. Other canine deities included Input, who was the female counterpart of Anubis, Wepwawet, one of Egypt's oldest jackal gods, and of course, Seth, who could take on the appearance of a dog at times. Dogs and Foxes, in the family Canidae, number thirty five species worldwide, with six of these in Egypt. They differ widely in Egypt, ranging from the Fennec Fox (Vulpes zerda) to the Wolf (Canis lupus).
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