Arabian oryx
Taxonomy Oryx lecoryx [Pallas, 1777]. Citation: Spicil. Zool., 12:17. Type locality: Arabia.
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Arabian oryx
Oryx leucoryx
Once extinct in the wild, this species is a reintroduction programme's success story.
Life span
Up to 20 years.
Arabian Oryx
Oryx leucOryx
Range:
Historically the Arabian Oryx ranged over most of the Arabian Peninsula, the Sinai Peninsula, Israel, Jordan and Iraq.
The Arabian oryx is a medium-sized antelope weighing 65 - 75 kg (140 - 170 lb).
Arabian oryx = Critically endangered (CR).
'Unicorn' - the legend originated in Egypt from the appearance of several individuals of the scimitar-horned oryx that have developed only a single horn; ...
There are three species of oryx. The smallest, the Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx), is making a recovery from extinction in the wild. Thanks to restocking from captive herds, there are again wild Arabian oryxes.
Many types of oryxes (including the Arabian oryx and the scimitar-horned oryx) are endangered species, mostly because of overhunting and disease.
East African Oryx (O. beisa) Â- Scimitar Oryx (O. dammah) Â- Gemsbok (O. gazella) Â- Arabian Oryx (O. leucoryx)
Addax
Addax (A. nasomaculatus) ...
Angkalanthus (Angkalanthus oligophylla)
Portulaca (Portulaca sedifolia)
Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx)
Euphorbia (Euphorbia abdelkuri)
Neuracanthus (Neuracanthus aculeatus)
Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus) ...
Experts are undecided as to how many other oryx species, or kinds there are:
East African oryx and the Gemsbok, classified as Threatened (some experts say these are the same kind, not two)
Arabian oryx, ...
in China by Wobum, Whipsnade and Chester Zoos; scimitar-homed oryx were bred and reintroduced into the wild by Marwell, Whipsnade and Edinburgh Zoos; Phoenix Zoo in Arizona spearheaded a magnificent project to breed and reintroduce Arabian oryx to ...
The Arabian oryxes once ranged over the deserts of SW Asia and were hunted by nomads for flesh and hides. However, they have been nearly exterminated in the 20th cent. by hunting from automobiles.
 See also: Antelope, Oryx, Deer, Sheep, Buffalo
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