During the Egyptian times, there were a number of birds, fishes, and animals, all forming a part of the Egyptian Wildlife.

Birds

Along the river Nile, a lot of birds have been found which include the kite, crane, pigeon, owl, vultures, goose, etc. There has been some evidence that also proves the existence of chicken. It was thought that the hawk was like the guardian bird. It was like the ruler among all the other species. There was almost a sacred bird, named Thoth in the earlier times. These birds are extinct now.

There is evidence of vultures. They have been spotted on the temple ceiling and they depict kingship and protection.

Fish

The fish in Egypt was both a sacred and a scorned species. There were some sacred places where it was not allowed to eat fish. There were also places where fish eating was allowed without any restrictions. Some of the common fishes among Egyptian include the catfish, carp and the perch.

It was the goddess Hatmehit that was called as the ‘chief of all fishes’. It was at that time that it was worshipped. The priest and the other religious people were prohibited from eating fishes.

Cattle

For grazing and rearing purposes cattle included animals like sheep, goats, pigs, horses, and geese. Most of these animals were used for milk supply and for other purposes like wool, eggs, meat, skins, leather and for the animal fat.

Pets

The animals that were kept as pets included a monkey, cats, dogs, falcons, etc.

Dogs were like the watchdogs. The dogs used to bark and the cats used to meow like they do now. The Nile used to run around the house and was used as a garden for guardian any vile temper.

Egyptian Wildlife

The animal wildlife was quite rich. It used to include almost all types of animals like the bulls, mongoose, snakes, jackals, wolves, antelopes, lions, etc. The river ice was flooded with a lot of variety of crocodiles, turtles, frogs, frogs and different type’s fishes and also birds.

In the very ancient times, the insects like bees, beetles, scorpions, flies, and centipedes existed. Some of the other wild animals were lion, cattle and the cobra. The cobra represented loyalty. The words power and danger were synonyms of a lion.

The Egyptians’ also kept the bees for the purpose of honey and wax. Honey had more benefits than these. Some of the other benefits were for makeup and medicinal purposes.