"If you were asked to name a book that mentions lions, cheetahs, crocodiles, hippos and hyenas, your thoughts might turn to Tarzan or some other such exotic tale. Bears, jackals, monkeys and panthers are the domain of The Jungle Book. Yet all these animals are also found in the Bible..." Browse here for the full article from Bible History Daily: http://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/biblical-topics/hebrew-bible/bible-animals/