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A male ibex is referred to as a buck, a female is a doe, and young juveniles are called kids. [1] An ibex buck is commonly larger and heavier than a doe. The most noticeable difference between the sexes is the larger size of a buck's horns. The doe grows a pair of smaller, thinner horns which develop considerably more slowly than those of a buck.
The oryx is the national animal of Namibia, the State of Qatar, and the company Qatar Airways has an oryx as its logo. [16] [17] The main boss of the MMO game Realm of the Mad God is Oryx the Mad God, named after the creator of the original sprite sheets, Oryx. His four direct subordinates also bear the names of four South African species of oryx.
The Siberian ibex (Capra sibirica), also known using regionalized names including Altai ibex, Asian ibex, Central Asian ibex, Gobi ibex, Himalayan ibex, Mongolian ibex or Tian Shan ibex, [2] is a polytypic species of ibex, a wild relative of goats and sheep. It lives in Central Asia, and is, by far, the most widely-distributed species in the ...
Scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah) 2320–2150 BCE Egypt: meat, hides, horns, sacrifices Small captive population, but nearly extinct in the wild 1b Bovidae: Caracal (Caracal caracal) [62] date uncertain, possibly 200 BCE Egypt, India, Southern Africa: hunting, pest control, pets 1c Carnivora
The Pyrenean ibex was estimated to have a peak population of 50,000 individuals with more than 50 other subgroups that ranged from the Sierra Nevada to Sierra Morena and Muela de Cortes. [clarification needed] [1] Many of these subgroups lived in mountainous terrain extending into Spain and Portugal. The last remaining Pyrenean ibex were seen ...
The Nubian ibex (Capra nubiana) is a desert-dwelling goat species (Genus Capra) found in mountainous areas of northern and northeast Africa, and the Middle East. [2] It was historically considered to be a subspecies of the Alpine ibex (C. ibex), but is now considered a distinct species.
One very rare color morph is the "golden oryx", in which the gemsbok's black markings are muted and appear to be golden. Gemsbok are the largest species in the genus Oryx. They stand about 1.2 m (4 ft) at the shoulder. [7] [8] The body length can vary from 190 to 240 cm (75 to 94 in) and the tail measures 45 to 90 cm (18 to 35 in). [9]
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 .