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Taurus maple

Scientific Name: Acer tauricolum Boiss. & Bal. Family: Aceraceae English Name: Taurus maple French Name: Erable du Taurus Arabic Name: قيقب طوروس  Type: deciduous tree, 8m Distribution: Lebanon, Syria, Taurus. Range in Lebanon/Habitat: 1000-1900mabove sea level. Flowering Time:Spring

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Prostrate cherry

Scientific Name: Prunus prostrata Labill. Family: Rosaceae. English Name: Prostrate cherry French Name: Cerisier couche Arabic Name: كرز بري Type:deciduous tree, 0.5-1m  Distribution: Spain, north Africa, Corse, Sardaigne, Balkans,Caucasus, Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Iran and Lebanon. Range in Lebanon/Habitat: 1200-1600m above sea level. Flowering Time: April- May

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Wild cat

Binomial name: Felis silvestris Basic characteristics• Body: Thick and grizzled fur, small ears that lack a tuft; its small and about the size of a house cat. • Color: Overall color of the body is pale sandy brown to light or dark grey. • Size: Shoulder height 35 cm. 45-67 cm in lenght, the tail

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Wild boar

Binomial name: Sus scrofa Basic characteristics• Body: Large typical pig, elongated forehead with muscular broad long snout, relatively short tusks. Ears are erect, pointed and large. Tail relatively short.• Color: |. Piglet: Soft brown with longitudinal dark stripes. ||. Adult: Grizzled grey or brown • Size: 120-180 cm in lenght and around 90 cm shoiulder

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Stone marten

Binomial name: Martes foina Basic characteristics• Body: Slender and agile carnivores. Long and bushy tail ( about 25 cm ).• Color: Coat is uniform chocolate brown except for a lighter throat patch.• Size: 85-110 cm in length.• Weight:1-2 Kg.• Dropping: 8-10 cm long 1.2 cm thick, sausage – shaped, twisted and pointed. Contains fur, feathers,

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Eurasian Badger

Binomial name: Meles meles Basic characteristics• Body: Heavily built with coarse and rough hair with a relatively short tail. Its feet are short and stubby with long claws adapted for burrowing.• Color: Upper part is grizzled grey. The head is characterized by two longitudinal black stripes beginning at the muzzle and broadening posterior with a

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Jackal

Binomial name: Canis aureus syriacus Basic characteristics• Body: Skull is similar to that of a dog, but it has larger canines.• Color: Pale golden-brown coat with a little bit of black and grey hair on the back and sides. Tail tip is always dark or black.• Size :Measures 60–90 cm in body length, 20–30 cm

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Weasel

Binomial name: Mustela nivalis Basic characteristics• Body: Elongated slim cylindrical body, short tail ( 4-6 cm ).• Color: The upper part of its body is reddish-brown while its under part is creamy white.• Size: The male may be 1.5 times longer than the female. Variations in tail length are also variable, constituting 13 to 30

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Striped Hayaena

Binomial name: Hyaena hyaena Syriaca Basic characteristics• Body: The striped hyena has a fairly massive, but short torso set on long legs. The hind legs are significantly shorter than the forelimbs, thus causing the back to slope downwards. The legs are relatively thin and weak, with the forelegs being bent at the carpal region. The neck is thick,

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