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shrunken acacias, some palms and vast desert areas which go 

 green with sprouting grasses and plants immediately after 

 the rain and then dry up just as rapidly. 



The fauna of the islands is mainly birds. Not counting 

 mice, which are common even on the small islands, the only 

 important mammals are the gazelles of the species Gazella 

 isabella-isabella living on Dahlak Kebir. 



