Pictures and facts about the Scimitar-horned oryx

Scimitar-horned oryx

Order : Artiodactyla
Family : Bovidae
Subfamily : Hippotraginae
Species : Oryx dammah

 

The Sahara oryx, scimitar-horned oryx is listed as Extinct in the Wild (EW), known only to survive in cultivation, in captivity or as a naturalized population (or populations) well outside the past range, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Facts about the scimitar-horned oryx

The scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah) is a magnificent desert antelope that once numbered in the hundreds of thousands, and perhaps millions.

The scimitar-horned oryx is gregarious, living in groups with a wide range of sizes, generally up to 70 individuals.

The Scimitar Oryx (Oryx dammah) is found in steppe and desert in central Niger and Chad, the extent of their habitation is unknown. (Full text)

ticon { position:relative; border:1 solid gray; top:-18; left:46; } MultimediafromEncartaAppears inScimitar-Horned OryxNamed for the unique shape of its horns, the scimitar-horned oryx is one of four species of oryx, straight-horned antelopes found in various regions of Africa and the Arabian peninsula. (Full text)

De Sabeloryx (Oryx dammah) is een antilope van de droge streken van het Midden-Oosten en Noord-Afrika. (Full text)

Young per Birth: 1 While the scimitar-horned oryx is an opportunistic breeder, births peak in March and October. (Full text)

The scimitar-horned oryx is a gregarious, living in groups with a wide range of sizes. (Full text)

Description The scimitar-horned oryx is now thought to be Extinct in the Wild, hunted to the brink of extinction for its magnificent curved horns from which it gains its common name. (Full text)

The Scimitar Horned Oryx is a native (Full text)

The Scimitar Oryx (Oryx dammah) is found in steppe and desert in central Niger and Chad, the extent of their habitation is unknown. (Full text)

Meanwhile, the oryx (Oryx dammah) is already considered to be "Extinct in the Wild" by the IUCN Red List 2000 (Hilton-Taylor 2000) the distribution shown in Figure A2. (Full text)

The scimitar horned oryx (Oryx dammah) is a large desert antelope that formerly inhabited the grassland and scrublands on the outskirts of the Sahara Desert in northern Africa. (Full text)

The scimitar horned oryx is so named because of its sickle-shaped horns that measure three to four feet in length. (Full text)

The Scimitar-horned oryx is a desert antelope. (Full text)

Other descriptions of Scimitar Oryx Scimitar Oryx Conservation status: Critical Scimitar Oryx Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Artiodactyla Family: Bovidae Subfamily: Hippotraginae Genus: Oryx Species: dammah Binomial name Oryx dammah Cretzschmar, 1827 The Scimitar Oryx (Oryx dammah) is found in steppe and desert in central Niger and Chad, the extent of their habitation is unknown. (Full text)

IFAW One of Africa's rarest antelope, the scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah), is believed to be extinct from the wild, but thanks to action from the International Fund for Animal Welfare and its partners, the species has now been successfully reintroduced (Full text)

The scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah) is now considered extinct in the wild, but occurred in this ecoregion until the late 1980s (WCMC 2000). (Full text)

1. oryx, pasang -- (large African antelope with long straight nearly upright horns)
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