Mammals
They were imported to eliminate the rat problem
What are cats?
In Eilat, you can swim with them
What are dolphins?
The approximate number of distinct bird species in Israel
What is 600? (the actual number is 591)
Most of the honey in Israel is produced by them
What are bees?
It's called Ari, the ____ of Judah
What is Lion?
They are associated with the Bedouin communities in Israel
What are camels?
It is the ratio of fish species found in the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea near Israel
What is 3:1 (nearly 1200 in the Red Sea to 400 in the Mediterranean Sea)
This bird prefers open desert and semi desert with low grasses and bushes; it is very rare in the Arava valley
What is the bustard?
These kosher insects were also one of the ten plagues
What are locusts?
The high priest sent this animal into the wilderness with the sins of the community on Yom Kippur
What is the scapegoat?
This is the national animal of Israel
What is the gazelle?
Fish farms produce more fish in Israel than do the seas; this is the most farmed fish
What is the carp?
This bird of the pheasant family is found in large flocks in the Judean Desert and the Negev
What is the partridge?
It is the largest insect in Israel
What is the Giant African mantis?
This animal spoke to the non-Israelite prophet, Balaam
What is the donkey?
These animals are few in number and highly protected under Israel's 1955 Wildlife Protection Law.
What are wolves?
These are the only two life forms found in the Dead Sea
What are bacteria and microbial fungi?
Many birds stop here during their migration flights
Where is the Hula Valley?
These three insects are as nasty in Israel as they are in the U.S.
What are the cockroach, the mosquito, and the fly?
These animals were considered to be parve in the Torah -- neither dairy nor meat
What is poultry (chicken, turkey, quail, etc.)?
It's the only dog breed native to Israel
What is the Canaan dog?
This mammal is found in rivers and bodies of freshwater in the Galilee, the Golan, and the Jordan Valley
What is the Eurasian otter?
It is the national bird of Israel
What is the Eurasian Hoopoe?
These tiny silent flyers with a bad sting are mainly found in the Jordan Valley, and parts of the Galilee, Arava, and Negev desert.
What are sand flies?
This animal is improperly worshipped, the greatest sacrifice, and deemed kosher in the Torah
What is the cow (the Golden Calf, the Red Heifer, and a food okay to eat)?