Animals
Expect the Cretan wild goat „Kri Kri“, the Crete spiny mouse,
the Cretan badger and wildcat and some endemic subspecies, wildlife of Crete
shows nothing special. Based on references the Crete fauna includes approximately
30 mammal species, 170 species of birds (e.g. Falcon Eleonorae), 17 amphibians
and reptile.
No longer to be found in its genetically pure form is the Cretan
wild goat “Kri Kri”. Most are hybrids / bastards of
the F2 generation based on Mendel’s law. Homozygous hybrid
lines (F1 generation) should still exist but are hard to find.
The illustration shows a “snail pasana” from
white-lipped-snail (Mediterranean snail, Theba pisana)
Photo: Marc M.Eikamp
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