Trying to finish some reading challenges for the year

Hi I am trying to wrap up a few different reading challenges before the end of the year and I may be in a bit over my head. I have three different challenges that are not yet complete and am wondering if anyone has any suggestions that would span more than one challenge with one book to lighten my load. The challenges are as follows:

Read a book set in this country, by an author from this country

Australia
Egypt
Philippines

Read a book with a main subject matter or main character as one of these animals (fiction or non)

Camel
Crocodile
Sloth
Meerkat

And read a nonfiction book with a title beginning with X, I, or J.

I’ve been searching and searching as I am thinking there has to be an Australian crocodile or Egyptian camel book out there somewhere but I am having a hard time. Even if you have a suggestion that only completes one of these, let me know! Sloth and meerkat are difficult to do at all as I’m mainly relying on my library’s collection to do my searching. Thanks!