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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 ...
Scimitar-horned oryx:Three baby oryx had been born at the zoo, with the African animal noticeably "thriving in the Broome environment" [36] 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". [36]
Thanks to the efforts of Marwell Wildlife, the scimitar-horned oryx is no longer regarded as extinct in the wild. Hampshire zoo helps bring rare antelope back from brink of extinction Skip to main ...
Bird biodiversity on the land has increased from around 50 species to over 220 species. [2] The ranch also works to promulgate endangered species. It has a herd of scimitar-horned oryx (native to Africa), and Bamberger also markets the Texas snowbell tree to other ranchers. [3]
The Arabian oryx or white oryx (Oryx leucoryx) is a medium-sized antelope with a distinct shoulder bump, long, straight horns, and a tufted tail. [2] It is a bovid , and the smallest member of the genus Oryx , native to desert and steppe areas of the Arabian Peninsula .
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 ]
The scientific name of the common eland is Taurotragus oryx, composed of three words: tauros, tragos, and oryx. Tauros is Greek for a bull or bullock, meaning the same as the Latin taurus. [4] Tragos is Greek for a male goat, referring to the tuft of hair that grows in the eland's ear and its resemblance to a goat's beard. [5]