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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 40. Chapters: Anthozoa of Morocco, Birds of Morocco, Mammals of Morocco, Reptiles of Morocco, Northern Bald Ibis, List of birds of Morocco, European Rabbit, Bitis arietans, Serval, Cerastes cerastes, Iberian Ribbed Newt, Egyptian cobra, Wood mouse, Cirl Bunting, Lesser Noctule, Barbary macaque, Barbastelle, Lesser White-toothed Shrew, Moustached Warbler, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater, Echis leucogaster, Macrovipera mauritanica, Cerastes vipera, House Bunting, Chalcides colosii, Greater White-toothed Shrew, Vipera monticola, Barbary Leopard, Barbary Partridge, List of non-marine molluscs of Morocco, Vipera latastei gaditana, Coronella girondica, Broad sea fan, Macroprotodon cucullatus, Mograbin Diadem Snake, Horseshoe Whip Snake, Chalcides mauritanicus, Chalcides lanzai, Chalcides minutus, Coastal Common Fringe-toed Lizard, Banded Toed Gecko, Green Psammodromus, Moroccan Worm Lizard, Chalcides ebneri, Atlas Day Gecko, Cordulegaster princeps, Chalcides manueli, Atlas Dwarf Lizard, Simon's Desert Racer, Eudiaptomus chappuisi, Chalepoxenus tramieri. Excerpt: The Northern Bald Ibis, Hermit Ibis, or Waldrapp (Geronticus eremita) is a migratory bird found in barren, semi-desert or rocky habitats, often close to running water. This 70-80 cm (28-31 in) glossy black ibis, which, unlike other members of the ibis family, is non-wading, has an unfeathered red face and head, and a long, curved red bill. It breeds colonially on coastal or mountain cliff ledges, where it typically lays 2-3 eggs in a stick nest, and feeds on lizards, insects, and other small animals. The Northern Bald Ibis was once widespread across the Middle East, northern Africa, and southern Europe, with a fossil record dating back at least 1.8 million years. It disappeared from Europe over 300 years ago, and is now considered critically endangered. There are believed to be about 50...
