At Sir Bani Yas Island you can catch a glimpse of the world's largest herd endangered antelope; the Arabian Onyx, the Northern Cheetah which is the fastest animal on earth and can run up to 122km/h. Golden Jackals and Caracals are known as the Desert Lynx; known best for its batman like ears are some of the other predators on the island. A large number of species including Hyenas, three varieties each of Gazelles and Deer, the Lesser Egyptian Jerboa and the Ethiopian Hedgehog, Giraffes and variety of reptiles snakes, geckos.