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This is a list of important animals and their native regions.
Elephants
Finnish: Norsu
Eurasian Elephant
- Binomial name: Elephas maximus
- Wild populations in Southern Russia, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova, Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, Greece, Kazakstan, Caucasian republics.
Mediterranean Elephant
- Binomial name: Loxodonta mediterraneana
- Wild populations in Egypt, Libya, Middle East.
Palestine Elephant
- Binomial name: Loxodonta cyclotis
- Wild populations in Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, Turkey.
Apes
Finnish: Apina
Gorillas
- Genus name: Gorilla
- Wild populations in Kamerun, Nigeria, Chad, Niger etc.
Chimpanzees
- Binomial name: Pan troglodytes
- Wild populations in West + Northwest Africa
Gibbons
- Genus name: Hylobatinae
- Wild populations in China, Mongolia, South Siberia
Felines
Lion
- Finnish name: jalopeura
- Binomial name: Panthera leo
- Wild populations in Middle East, South + Central + West Africa, Black Sea basin, Eastern Europe
Tiger