Today we were lucky enough with my wife to take nice Pictures of Al Samakat al Sahra (“fish of the desert”). Here is one of them.
The Egyptian spiny-tailed lizard, Uromastyx aegyptius microlepis, is not easy to see in the sandy or gravely desert of Sharjah. The timid Dabb loves to bask in the sun near its burrow where he can hide quickly when approached. They usually live in loose colonies, in separate burrows some 20-50 meters apart.
They are capable of changing their colour with change in their body temperature, turning from black to white or yellow as they warm up
Hunting them was banned by a 1983 federal law, and trade is banned under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Flora and Fauna.
Sharjah, Emirats Arabe Unis 🇦🇪
—“Take Nothing But Photos, Leave Nothing But Footprints” —
Al Samakat al Sahra (“le poisson du desert”)
L’Agame égyptien à queue épineuse, Uromastyx aegyptius microlepis, n’est pas facile à voir dans le désert sableux ou graveleux de Sharjah. Le timide Dabb adore se prélasser au soleil près de son terrier où il peut se cacher rapidement si on l’approche. Ils vivent généralement en colonies, dans des terriers séparés de 20 à 50 mètres.
Ils sont capables de changer de couleur avec le changement de leur température corporelle, passant du noir au blanc ou au jaune en se réchauffant
Leur chasse a été interdite par une loi fédérale de 1983 et leur commerce est interdit en vertu de la Convention sur le commerce international des espèces de flore et de faune menacées d’extinction.
Sharjah, Emirats Arabe Unis 🇦🇪
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Photographs of these amazing camels who live in the desert with extreme weather conditions.
Camels have long been domesticated and, as livestock, they provide food (milk and meat) and sometimes textile with their hairs.
There are 3 species; Dromedary (Arabian camel), Bactrian camel and Wild Bactrian camel.
Al Wathba sand stones or Fossil Dunes, the Art and Creation of Nature, in the desert of #AbuDhabi. Surprising forms are created by wind-swept sand and calcium carbonate #UnitedArabEmirates 🇦🇪
All Pictures are by © David GABIS
