A falcon takes down a duck during a training session in the desert outside Dubai. Some Middle Eastern falconers use live prey, including ducks, to accustom their birds to killing. Sheikh Butti bin ...

The desert horned viper (Cerastes cerastes) lives in arid regions of the Middle East and North Africa ... sand to ambush prey like small rodents, birds and lizards. Its venom, while dangerous ...

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