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The gemsbok (Oryx gazella), or South African oryx, is a large antelope in the genus Oryx.It is endemic to the dry and barren regions of Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and (parts of) Zimbabwe, mainly inhabiting the Kalahari and Namib Deserts, areas in which it is supremely adapted for survival.
The East African oryx (Oryx beisa) inhabits eastern Africa and the closely related gemsbok (Oryx gazella) inhabits southern Africa. The gemsbok is monotypic and the East African oryx has two subspecies; the common beisa oryx (O. b. beisa) and the fringe-eared oryx (O. b. callotis). In the past, both were considered subspecies of the gemsbok.
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Oryx gazella, the gemsbok or gemsbuck, a large African antelope species; See also. Gazella This page was last edited on 20 August 2010, at 08:28 (UTC). Text is ...
And standing in its path: scattered oryx, a heard of gazelle, a fox at dawn. Three scientists and some volunteers with clipboards. The DDCR turns desert into the living ecosystem it once was.
Large mammal herbivores in the ecoregion include the African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana), black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis), greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros), springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis), gemsbok (Oryx gazella), Damara dik-dik (Madoqua kirkii damarensis), and black-faced impala (Aepyceros melampus petersi).
The Anysberg Nature Reserve of 62,500 ha, is situated in the western Little Karoo region [1] of the Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve in the Western Cape province, South Africa.