El-Kouf National Park lupaster"), wild boar ("Sus scrofa"), fallow deer ("Dama dama"), the red fox ("Vulpes vulpes"), the small-spotted genet ("Genetta genetta"), the African wildcat ("Felis silvestris lybica") and the crested porcupine ("Hystrix cristata") and the Barbary macaque ("Macaca sylvanus"). The short-beaked common dolphin ("Delphinus delphis") and the common bottlenose dolphin ("Tursiops truncatus") are found off-shore and in the brackish lagoons, and the loggerhead sea turtle ("Caretta caretta") lays its eggs on the beaches. The national park lies within the Jabal al Akhdar Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International. Birds recorded from the park include golden eagles, Egyptian vulture, Barbary
Creature worship Creature worship In contrast with worship of a Creator deity, the theological term creature worship refers unflatteringly to veneration of that which is created. In the biblical worldview, creature worship is seen as analogous to a reversal of the relationship between God and creature or the reversal of mindedness, which places power in the handiwork. Creature worship may include: Animal worship, Animism,Cult of personality,Household deity, Idolatry, Nature worship, and/or Pantheism. In some Christian denominations and even in the early development of the Christian church, the veneration of saints is considered creature worship. It is based on the view that Christians