Scimitar-horned oryx

Oryx Dammah
CLASS: Mammalia
Order: Cetartiodactyla
FAMILY: Bovidae

Conservation Status:
Extinct in the Wild

HABITAT
DESERT

DIET
HERBIVOROUS

SOCIAL LIFE GREGARIOUS

WEIGHT
170-200 Kg

GESTATION
240-255 DAYS

The Scimitar-horned oryx is regarded as extinct in the wild, throughout the Sahel, since there has been no confirmed evidence of the survival of this species since the early 90’s despite extensive surveys. Oryx were estimated to number 4,000–6,000 in the 70’s, following rigorous anti-poaching and several good rainy seasons but then were reduced following the interruption of protection. The species exists only in captivity.

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