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Al Ain Zoo

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Al Ain Zoo (مـنـتـزه الـعـيـن لـلـحـيـاة الـبـريـة) is a zoo located in the foothills of Jebel Hafeet in Al Ain, Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates. [1]

37 relations: Al Ain, Aldabra giant tortoise, Antelope, Arabian Peninsula, Big cat, Black panther, Black swan, Common ostrich, Cougar, East African oryx, Eastern Arabia, Egyptian goose, Elephant, Emirate of Abu Dhabi, Gazelle, Hamadryas baboon, Indian peafowl, Jaguar, Jebel Hafeet, Lechwe, Leopard, Lion, Macaque, Marabou stork, Meerkat, Monkey, Nubian giraffe, Oryx, Reptile, Sunset, Taurotragus, Tyrannosaurus, United Arab Emirates, White lion, White rhinoceros, White stork, World Association of Zoos and Aquariums.

Al Ain

Al-‘Ain (اَلْـعَـيْـن,, literally The Spring) is a city in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates.

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Aldabra giant tortoise

The Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea), from the islands of the Aldabra Atoll in the Seychelles, is one of the largest tortoises in the world.

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Antelope

An antelope is a member of a number of even-toed ungulate species indigenous to various regions in Africa and Eurasia.

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Arabian Peninsula

The Arabian Peninsula, simplified Arabia (شِبْهُ الْجَزِيرَةِ الْعَرَبِيَّة, ‘Arabian island’ or جَزِيرَةُ الْعَرَب, ‘Island of the Arabs’), is a peninsula of Western Asia situated northeast of Africa on the Arabian plate.

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Big cat

The informal term "big cat" is typically used to refer to any of the five living members of the genus Panthera, namely tiger, lion, jaguar, leopard and snow leopard.

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Black panther

A black panther is the melanistic color variant of any big cat species.

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Black swan

The black swan (Cygnus atratus) is a large waterbird, a species of swan which breeds mainly in the southeast and southwest regions of Australia.

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Common ostrich

The ostrich or common ostrich (Struthio camelus) is either of two species of large flightless birds native to Africa, the only living member(s) of the genus Struthio, which is in the ratite family.

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Cougar

The cougar (Puma concolor), also commonly known as the mountain lion, puma, panther, or catamount, is a large felid of the subfamily Felinae native to the Americas.

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East African oryx

The East African oryx (Oryx beisa), also known as the beisa is a species of antelope from East Africa.

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Eastern Arabia

Eastern Arabia was historically known as Bahrain (البحرين) until the 18th century.

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Egyptian goose

The Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca) is a member of the duck, goose, and swan family Anatidae.

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Elephant

Elephants are large mammals of the family Elephantidae and the order Proboscidea.

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Emirate of Abu Dhabi

The Emirate of Abu Dhabi (or; إمارة أبوظبي), is one of seven emirates that constitute the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

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Gazelle

A gazelle is any of many antelope species in the genus Gazella or formerly considered to belong to it.

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Hamadryas baboon

The hamadryas baboon (Papio hamadryas) is a species of baboon from the Old World monkey family.

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Indian peafowl

The Indian peafowl or blue peafowl (Pavo cristatus), a large and brightly coloured bird, is a species of peafowl native to South Asia, but introduced in many other parts of the world.

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Jaguar

The jaguar (Panthera onca) is a wild cat species and the only extant member of the genus Panthera native to the Americas.

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Jebel Hafeet

Jabal Hafeet (Jabal Ḥafīṫ, "Mount Hafeet") (variously transcribed Jabal, Jabel or Jebal and Hafit or Hafeet – literally "empty mountain") is a mountain in the environs of the city of Al Ain in Eastern Arabia.

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Lechwe

The lechwe (Kobus leche), red lechwe or southern lechwe, is an antelope found in wetlands of south central Africa.

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Leopard

The leopard (Panthera pardus) is one of the five species in the genus Panthera, a member of the Felidae.

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Lion

The lion (Panthera leo) is a species in the cat family (Felidae).

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Macaque

The macaques (or pronunciation by Oxford Dictionaries) constitute a genus (Macaca) of Old World monkeys of the subfamily Cercopithecinae.

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Marabou stork

The marabou stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer) is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae.

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Meerkat

The meerkat or suricate (Suricata suricatta) is a small carnivoran belonging to the mongoose family (Herpestidae).

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Monkey

Monkeys are non-hominoid simians, generally possessing tails and consisting of about 260 known living species.

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Nubian giraffe

The Nubian giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis camelopardalis) is the nominate subspecies of giraffe.

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Oryx

Oryx is a genus consisting of four large antelope species called oryxes.

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Reptile

Reptiles are tetrapod animals in the class Reptilia, comprising today's turtles, crocodilians, snakes, amphisbaenians, lizards, tuatara, and their extinct relatives.

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Sunset

Sunset or sundown is the daily disappearance of the Sun below the horizon as a result of Earth's rotation.

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Taurotragus

Taurotragus is a genus of large antelopes of the African savanna, commonly known as elands.

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Tyrannosaurus

Tyrannosaurus is a genus of coelurosaurian theropod dinosaur.

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United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates (UAE; دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة), sometimes simply called the Emirates (الإمارات), is a federal absolute monarchy sovereign state in Western Asia at the southeast end of the Arabian Peninsula on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman to the east and Saudi Arabia to the south, as well as sharing maritime borders with Qatar to the west and Iran to the north.

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White lion

The white lion is a rare color mutation of the lion.

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White rhinoceros

The white rhinoceros or square-lipped rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) is the largest extant species of rhinoceros.

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White stork

The white stork (Ciconia ciconia) is a large bird in the stork family Ciconiidae.

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World Association of Zoos and Aquariums

The World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) is the "umbrella" organisation for the world zoo and aquarium community.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Ain_Zoo

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