Common Bottlenose Dolphin - Bahrain

The nation of Bahrain consists of several islands located in the Persian Gulf. The island of Bahrain, the largest of the archipelago, is connected to Saudi Arabia through the King Fahd Causeway. Construction on the 25 kilometers of bridges and elevated causeways began in 1981 and was completed in 1986.

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Tursiops truncatus - Except for the polar regions, the common bottlenose dolphin is found throughout the world. Locally, they travel in pods of 10 to 15 individuals, but can aggregate to form large groups exceeding several hundred individuals when migrating over long distances. Their diet consists of squid, eels, shrimp, and fish from the pelagic zone; pelagic describes an open sea area.  Although bottlenose dolphins have teeth, they swallow their food whole; the teeth help to keep food in the mouth, preventing it from escaping.

White-cheeked Bulbul - Bahrain

Aves Tennantus - The white-cheeked bulbul is one of about 130 species within the bulbul family and is distributed from Africa and the Middle East to tropical Asia and as far north as Japan. It inhabits wooded or brushy surroundings, often in areas featuring berry producing shrubs, one of their preferred foods. The female assumes the nest building duties and constructs a small cup shaped nest. Three eggs are usually deposited and are hatched after a brief incubation period of 12 days.

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Dilmun, a civilization considered one of the earliest in the Middle East, existed from 4000 BC to 2000 BC. It controlled much of the trading routes running through the Persian Gulf in linking commercial centers from the Indus Valley to Mesopotamia. Archaeological findings have placed Dilmun in three modern states: Bahrain, Kuwait, and a sliver of land from Eastern Saudi Arabia. Dilmun began to fall into decline as a result of piracy and was absorbed into the Babylonian state in 600 BC.