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A Field Guide to the Mammals of Egypt A Field Guide to the Mammals of Egypt Richard Hoath Illustrations by the author The American University in Cairo Press Copyright©2003,2009by TheAmericanUniversityinCairoPress 113ShariaKasrelAiniCairo,Egypt 420FifthAvenue,NewYork,NY10018 www.aucpress.com Thisflexiboundedition,withminorrevisions,published2009 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrievalsystem,ortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronic,mechani- cal, photocopying, recording, or otherwise,withouttheprior written permission ofthepublisher. DarelKutubNo.16765/08 ISBN9789774162541 DarelKutubCataloging-in-PublicationData Hoath,Richard A Field Guide to the Mammals of Egypt / Richard Hoath.—Cairo: The AmericanUniversityinCairoPress,2008 p. cm. ISBN9774162544 1.Mammals—Egypt I.Title 599 12345678 141312111009 MapsbyJeffMiller DesignedbyAndreaEl-Akshar/AUCPressDesignCenter PrintedinEgypt ToDr.R.DonkinofJesusCollege,Cambridge Contents Acknowledgments ix Preface xi Chapter1 TheBiogeographyofEgypt 1 Chapter2 UsingtheGuide 15 Chapter3 TheInsectivores—OrderInsectivora 23 Chapter4 TheBats—OrderChiroptera 37 Chapter5 TheCarnivores—OrderCarnivora 75 Chapter6 TheCetaceans—OrderCetacea 117 Chapter7 TheSirenians—OrderSirenia 145 Chapter8 TheOdd-toedUngulates—OrderPerissodactyla 149 Chapter9 TheHyraxes—OrderHyracoidea 153 Chapter10 TheEven-toedUngulates—OrderArtiodactyla 157 Chapter11 TheRodents—OrderRodentia 173 Chapter12 TheLagomorphs—OrderLagomorpha 231 OrderofPlates 235 Glossary 309 SelectedBibliography 315 Index 319 Contents vii Acknowledgments Thegenesisofthisguidecamewaybackin1989whenIwaswritingaprofileof oneofEgypt’sleadingnaturalists,IbrahimHelmy,forwhatwasthenCairoToday. Having patiently endured several interviews forthe piece, Ibrahim,with hiscus- tomarygenerosity,handedmeacopyofthekeyworkonEgyptianmammalshe had written with Dale Osborn, both then of the Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3 (NAMRU), The Contemporary Land Mammals of Egypt (including Sinai). Within these pages I discovered the incredible variety of Egypt’s mammal fauna and for this gesture, and many others, I owe Ibrahim a huge debt. Also key in opening my eyes to the mammals of not only Egypt but the region has been DavidHarrisonoftheHarrisonInstituteinSevenoaksinEngland.Eachsummer over the past few years, David has opened the doors of his Institute to me and allowed me access to his invaluable collection, without which many of the color plates in this book would not have been possible. He made many useful com- mentsontheplatesandhasalsosharedhisthoughtsonsubjectsasdiverseasthe SinaiLeopard andgerbil taxonomy. Thanks also to Paul Bates. Another inspira- tionhasbeenSherifBahaElDin,withwhomIhavehadthepleasure ofsharing several expeditions, and whose skills as a field naturalist constantly astound. Thanks also to his wife Mindy Baha El Din for her zest and enthusiasm and to Dina Aly andRank Khalilfor their dedicationto Egyptian wildlife.Ofthemany expertswhounselfishlysharedtheirknowledgewithmeIwouldparticularlylike to thank John Grainger of the St. Katherine Protectorate and the wardens who work so hard there under the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA), andalsoTimWacher.ThanksalsotoWaheedSalama,alsooftheEEAA,andhis stafffortheirhelpandassistanceintheZaranikProtectedArea.Myintroduction totheseamammalsoftheRedSeawascourtesyofMichaelPearson,whosecon- tributiontotheconservationofSinaishouldneverbeunderrated.Anyacknowl- edgementoftheEEAAoverrecentyearsmustincludeSalahHafezandMustafa Fouda. Acknowledgments ix
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