I was impressed with the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo, as it had a verse that mentioned the name of the animal. Is there a book that simulates this idea, i.e. a book that quotes the verse of all the different animals mentioned somewhere in Tana"ch?
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I think Prof. Feliks's book (I think it's called Hatzomeach V'hachay Shebamishna) does so for mishnayos, but not for Tanach.– msh210 ♦Commented Jul 4, 2014 at 5:14
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@sh210 Prof. Feliks has a similar book for Tanakh, called חי וצומח בתורה, which has been translated into English– הנער הזהCommented Jul 4, 2014 at 5:35
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1@magicker72, now part of it is.– msh210 ♦Commented Nov 4, 2015 at 18:20
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1@msh210 Indeed, the wild animals volume was released earlier this year, and is excellent.– magicker72Commented Nov 4, 2015 at 18:28
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he.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/בעלי_חיים_בתנ%22ך– Dr. ShmuelCommented Jan 25, 2019 at 2:21
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The Torah Encyclopedia of the Animal Kingdom by R. Dr. Natan Slifkin seems to be exactly what you are looking for. It contains a chapter on each of 26 animals, filled with verses that mention the animals as well as statements of the Sages about the animals. It also has lots of other information, plus it has plenty of high quality photographs accompanying each animal.
You can read the chapters on the leopard and the hyrax for free, here and here.
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1Note that this is only the first volume of a planned multi-volume work.– Joel KCommented Jan 25, 2019 at 4:15