There are many animals and birds mentioned in the Bible. Some we know today by their Biblical name, others are harder to identify.

 

Antelope and Deer - addax, gazelle, ibex, roe deer, fallow deer, oryx, wild goat

Birds - cormorant, cuckoo, crane, dove, buzzard, heron, hoopoe, night hawk, nightingale, ostrich, partridge, peacock, pelican, quail, raven, sparrow, swallow, swan, stork, turtle-dove

Birds of Prey - eagles, falcon, hawk, kite, owls, osprey, vulture

Bugs - ant, bee, beetle, cricket, flea, fly, gnat, grasshopper, hornet, locust, louse, moth, spider, scorpion, worm

Cats - cat, lion, leopard, tiger

Canine - dog, fox, greyhound, jackal, wolf, hyena

Domestic Animals - cow (calf, bull), cock, ewe, fowl, hen, donkey, goat, mule

Horse - donkey, horse, mule, wild ass

Small Mammals - bat, badger, ferret, hare, hedgehog, hyrax (rock rabbit), jerboa (like a gerbil), mouse, mole, weasel

Large Mammals - bear, camel, elephant, giraffe, rhinoceros, sheep, wild boar, wild buffalo, wild ox

Monkeys - ape, baboon

Reptiles, Amphibians & Lizards - chameleon, crocodile, frog, gecko, great lizard, lizard, tortoise, turtle,

Snakes - adder, asp, cobra, fiery serpent, serpent, viper

Sea Life - coral, fish, dolphin, murex (sea snail), porpoise, sponge, whale

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Endangered Animals in Israel and the Holy Lands -

addax, caracal (like a lynx), fallow deer, hyena, ibex (mountain goat), jerboa, leopard, onager (wild ass), oryx, roe deer, sand cat, wild cats (ancestor to domestic cats), wolf, vulture

Animals that are now extinct in Israel and Bible lands -

ostrich, Nile crocodile, brown bear, cheetah, bears, leopard, lion, Israel painted frog