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The scimitar oryx is a member of the genus Oryx and the family Bovidae.German naturalist Lorenz Oken first described it in 1816, naming it Oryx algazel.The nomenclature has undergone various changes since then, with the introduction of names such as Oryx tao, O. leucoryx, O. damma, O. dammah, O. bezoarticus, and O. ensicornis.
The scimitar oryx, also called the scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah), of North Africa used to be listed as extinct in the wild, but it is now declared as endangered. Unconfirmed surviving populations have been reported in central Niger and Chad , and a semi-wild population currently inhabiting a fenced nature reserve in Tunisia is being ...
Blue wildebeest on migration in Kenya, 2017. Mass migrations take place, or used to take place, by the following mammals: [1]. Africa: Hartebeest; Springbok; Black wildebeest; Blue wildebeest
The hoofed species, named for its blade-like horns, was declared extinct in the wild in 2000. Horned creature vanished from African wild for years. Then came ‘remarkable comeback’
The World's 100 most threatened species [1] is a compilation of the most threatened animals, plants, and fungi in the world. It was the result of a collaboration between over 8,000 scientists from the International Union for Conservation of Nature Species Survival Commission (IUCN SSC), along with the Zoological Society of London . [ 2 ]
Scimitar-horned oryx:Three baby oryx had been born at the zoo, with the African animal noticeably "thriving in the Broome environment" [34] Gemsbok: "At present, the Pearl Coast Zoo is the only zoo in Australia with these rare and beautiful mammals. The group at the Zoo are young adults, approaching breeding age". [34]
Wolves were a visitor favourite for many years and the interactive Farmyard continues to be popular. In 1978, an island home was created for spider monkeys, the zoo's first species of primate. Two pairs of rare Scimitar-horned oryx were transferred in 1979. Oryx symbolise what the Park's founders hoped for when Orana was formed.
The park features 100,000 planted flora and trees, & more than 45 species of animals, 82 species of birds and 25 species of flora. [6] Species that roam the nature reserve section of the park include the Arabian oryx, which is extinct in the wild, South African cheetah, lion, Savannah monitor, African rock python, Persian gazelle, springbok, African wild dog, Spotted hyena, saluki dogs, [7 ...