So without further delay, here are our picks for some of the most interesting prehistoric animals that used to roam Egypt. The Deltadromeus was a fast-running dinosaur that was found throughout the North African coast, from Egypt to Morocco, 95 million years ago. Ancient Egyptian paintings depict pharaohs hunting hippos, which shows how highly prized the animal was in ancient Egypt. Similar to cats and cheetahs, lions were revered all over ancient Egypt because of their association with the God Maahes and the Goddesses Bastet and Sekhmet. During the reign of the Roman Empire, the North African elephant was pushed to extinction.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 29, 2019 22:41 UTC