Gecko on our apartment wall near the ceiling.

Stewart: Fauna

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November 22nd 2007
We are not the sole occupants of our apartment. We share the space with some local tenants. One of the less appealing was a 12 cm (5 inch) centipede we found crawling on the stairs shortly after we arrived. After Betsy snapped a couple of mugshots, I caught it in a yogurt container and released it outside. More charming are the geckos. They are up to 10 cm (4 inches) long and have special h ... read more

Middle East » Israel » Jerusalem District » Jerusalem

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Following World War II, the British withdrew from their mandate of Palestine, and the UN partitioned the area into Arab and Jewish states, an arrangement rejected by the Arabs. Subsequently, the Israelis defeated the Arabs in a series of wars without... ... read more