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Algeria is a North African country officially known as the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria. It has a coastline along the Mediterranean Sea. The country is ecologically diverse with chotts, mountains, and wetlands.
Official National Animal
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Fennec fox
Native Animals
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Cuvier’s gazelles live in woodland habitats in Algeria, Morocco, Western Sahara, and Tunisia
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Side-striped jackals make their homes in the Algerian desert as well as in woodland areas
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North African boars can be found in Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia
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Jerboas are small desert animals and they are very fast hoppers
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Barbary macaques are native to the Atlas Mountains in both Algeria and Morocco
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North African fire salamanders are native to Algeria. They make their homes in temperate forests, rivers, and caves.
Birds
Algeria has a large population of birds and is popular with birdwatchers. You can see:
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North African ostriches
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Cranes
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Hawks
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Eagles
Marine Animals
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Blue sharks are the most common sharks in the Mediterranean Sea and found off the coast of Algeria
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Sahara frogs dwell in the streams, oasis pools, irrigation canals, and lakes of the Sahara desert
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Pygmy killer whales are a rare species of oceanic dolphin
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