The existence and spread of firearms cause many of the wild animals in the Arabic speaking countries to have bounties on them. As a result many of the species got extincted including the Atlas lion.
Atlas lion or sometimes known as Barbary lions were lion population which were found in North Africa, specifically in the region of Maghreb as well as Egypt. Due to the continuous hunting of this species, the species has been extinct since the later 1960s.
However, there are plenty of other wild animals species which still found in the Arab world. One can still find wild animals such as hares, wolves, foxes and boards in the wilderness. Below is the list of the names of some of the wild animals found in the Arab world as well in other countries around world.
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Names in English
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Romanizations
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Names in Arabic
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Bear
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dub
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دُب
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Wolf
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ḏiʾb
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ذِئب
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Deer
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ġazal
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غَزال
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Hare
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arnab barrī
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أَرنَب بَرّي
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Fox
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ṯaʿlab
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ثَعلَب
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Hedgehog
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qunfuḏ
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قُنفُذ
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Squirrel
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sinǧāb
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سِنجاب
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Boar
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ḫinzīr barrī
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خِنزير بَرّي
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Groundhog
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qundus al-ʾarḍ
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قُندُس الأَرض
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Lion
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ʾasad
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أَسَد
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Tiger
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namir
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نَمِر
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Jaguar
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ǧākwar
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جاكوار
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Panther
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namir
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نَمِر
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Elephant
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fīl
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فيل
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Giraffe
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zarāfah
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زَرافَة
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Monkey
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qird
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قِرد
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Gorilla
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ġūrīlā
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غوريلا
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Kangaroo
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kanġar
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كَنغَر
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Koala
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koala
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كوالا
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Panda
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bāndā
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باندا
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Sloth
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kaslān
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كَسلان
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Seal
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fuqmah
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فُقمَة
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Penguin
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baṭrīq
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بَطريق
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Polar bear
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dub quṭbī
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دُب قُطبي
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Walrus
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faẓ
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فَظ
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