ABSTRACT
The common wild animals which are to be found in Arabia as a whole are as follows, and I have marked with an asterisk those which are to be found in Kuwait and North-East Arabia.
Cheeta—Badawin name Fahada.*
Wild Cat—Badawin name Hirr.*
Lynx or Catalan—Badawin name ’Itfah* (very rare. No difference is apparently made between the two).
Badger—Badawin name Dhrambúl (described as smelling very unpleasantly. Found especially in Summán region near Safa).
Porcupine—Badawin name Nís. Edible, common in Summán region near Safa.
Hedgehog—Badawin name Qumfidh (edible).*
Panther—Badawin name Fahad or Nimr (very rare).
Wolf—Badawin name Dhíb.*
Fox—Badawin name Hasni* (eaten by wilder Badawin).
Jackal—Badawin name Wáwi (found in Hasa round Hufuf and Qatif, not in Kuwait).
Hyena—Badawin name Dhaba’a.*
Jerboa—Badawin name Jarbu’ or Gaurti.*
Jerboa, long-eared variety—Badawin name Sharáthi.
Snub-nosed edible monitor—Dhub.*
Snake-nosed poisonous monitor—Wurral.*
