● Wildlife of Algeciras
The city of Algeciras has
hills and valleys that
keep an important
example of
Mediterranean wildlife.

Arroyo de la Miel
If we go for some trails as
''El Arroyo de la Miel'' we
can found brezos and
aulagas, typicals plants of
the Mediterraneo

Aulagas
It is a small shrub, of up to 1 meter
of height, typical for his thorns. With
leaves divided in three foliolos and
pecioladas, from March to June he
presents yellow solitary flowers or in
small clusters.

Brezos
● It is a shrub under whose
height changes between
15 and 60 cm, with thin
leaves with form of needle
from 4 to 8 mm of length
grouped in scrolls of
three. The ramillas grey -
ash

Alcornocales
But the most important tree is
the alcornocal, the tree most
typical of the area and which
names the natural park of
''Los Alcornocales''. It is a tree
that is used for obtaining the
cork.

Alisos
Also we can find
alisos,a tree with
green leaves and very
sticky.
There are many
climbing plants
around the alisos, and
also acebos,
rododendros, ojorazos
and helechos

Helechos
● The helechos are very
primitive plants that do
not produce flowers and
that for it to reproduce
use a few tiny particles
that are named spores.
Approximately 10.000
species are known
distributed all over the
world, but in major
measure in hot and humid
zones.

Birds
Algeciras is a area for
the migrating birds
who seeking food and
good weather. So we
can see birds like
storks, kites, falcons
and eagles.

Eagles
● As all the birds of dam, the
eagles possess a big, powerful
and sharp-pointed beak to
detach the meat of his dam. They
possess also tarsi and powerful
claws. It is called also the
attention the force of the eagles,
which it makes possible to lift in
flight to dams much heavier than
they

Cigüeñas
They are birds cig, long-
legged and aquatic of
long neck that live in the
moderate and hot
regions of the world. His
diet consists of frogs, fish
and small birds or
mammals.

Corzos
The corzo is perhaps the
most characteristic animal of
the area. It is the smallest of
the deer family, with a
reddish-brown hair in the
summer, which becomes
gray in winter. Usually
weighs between 15 and 35
kilos and is less than 1 meter
high

Meloncillos
There are also many
meloncillos or common
mangosta, a small carnivore
mammal that usually eats
rabbits and reptiles. It is large
and it has brown hair

Fishes
Algeciras is a coast
city and in the sea
we can found many
species of fish like
sardines,
boquerones, etc ..
But the most
characteristic
animal is the
dolphin

Dolphins
● They measure between 2 and 9
meters of length, with the body
fusiforme and the big head, the
elongated snout and an alone
espiráculo in the top part of the
head Are between the most
intelligent species that live the
planet. They are relatively near
the coasts and often they interact
with the human being.

By : Marta Rodríguez and
Alicia Muñoz