Nature in Bahrain

Pictures from البحرين (Bahrain)

by Dr. Günther Eichhorn
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I only saw animals in the Al Areen Wildlife Park. There is nothing but empty desert and oil fields in Bahrain, except fot the "Tree of Life".

Pictures of birds in Bahrain and other nature pages are separate:

Bird Page for Bahrain

Other Nature Pages

All pictures are © Dr. Günther Eichhorn, unless otherwise noted.

Flora

Khimp Grass (Leptadenia pyrotechnica). (1354k)

Italian Senna (Senna italica). (1044k)

European Black Nightshade (Solanum nigrum, german: Schwarzer Nachtschatten, french: Morelle noire). (1142k)

Tree of Life. This tree is about 420 years old. It is the only larger tree in the area. According to the display information, it is a Mesquite (Prosopis juliflora, french: Bayahonde). (642k)

Closer view of the Tree of Life. (1256k)

Trunk of the Tree of Life. (1142k)

Fauna

Mating tortoises. The big one tried to dislodge the mating male. (1029k)

White donkeys, probably Onager (Equus hemionus, german: Asiatischer Esel, french: Hémione) in the zoo. (910k)

Arabian Oryx (Oryx leucoryx, german: Arabische Oryx, french: Oryx d'Arabie). (789k)

Addax (Addax nasomaculatus, german: Mendesantilope, french: Addax). (938k)

Feeding herd of Dromedaries. (817k)

Dromedary (Camelus dromedarius, german: Dromedar, french: Dromadaire). (906k)

Close-up of a Dromedary. (745k)

Baby dromedary, a few days old. You can still see part of the umbilical cord. (1044k)

This page contains 14 pictures with 8 species

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