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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 term "oryx" comes from the Greek word ὄρυξ, óryx, for a type of antelope. The Greek plural form is óryges, although "oryxes" has been established in English. Herodotus mentions a type of gazelle in Libya called ὄρυς, orus, probably related to the verb ὀρύσσω, orussō, or ὀρύττω, oruttō, [4] meaning "to dig". White ...
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 .
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. But ...
O. gazella may refer to: Onthophagus gazella, the gazella scarab, a beetle species; Oryx gazella, the gemsbok or gemsbuck, a large African antelope species; See also
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A 1995 study of the detailed karyotype of Antilope suggested that within this clade, Antilope is closest to the Gazella group. [10] A 1999 phylogenetic analysis confirmed that Antilope is the closest sister taxon to Gazella, [11] although an earlier phylogeny, proposed in 1976, placed Antilope as sister to Nanger. [12]
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