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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.
At one time, numbers of oryx in New Mexico were estimated to be around 6,000 (original release numbers were less than 100). Today, numbers have been held around the 2,000 mark through managed hunting efforts. The success of the oryx in New Mexico is due in part to the abundance of food. In Africa, they eat grasses, forbs, and melons.
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 Woodland Trail is a 1.3 miles (2.1 km) disabled-accessible trail along the river bottom that passes by Lone Hill Onyx Cave, one of six caves in the conservation area. There is also a 0.1 miles (0.16 km) CCC trail, 5.5 miles (8.9 km) Reedville Loop hiking trail, and 10.5 miles (16.9 km) multi-use trail open to hiking, biking, and horseback ...
It is located along California State Route 178 in the South Fork Valley, 5.3 miles (9 km) east-northeast of Onyx at an elevation of 3,031 feet (924 m). [ 1 ] Canebrake Creek, which State Route 178 follows down to Canebrake from the Walker Pass , was named by Robert S. Williamson in the fall of 1853 after he observed Indians there collecting the ...
Even before the calendar flips to a new year, romantasy readers have a clear reading resolution – get their hands on a copy of “Onyx Storm” by Rebecca Yarros as fast as humanly possible. The ...
Vivian Health examines five trends that could redefine nurses' roles, enhance patient care, and alter the entire healthcare system in 2025 and beyond.
Mahd adh Dhah gold deposit geologic map Mahd Al Thahab gold mining cross section. The Mahd Al Dhahab (Arabic: مَـهـد الـذّهـب, "Cradle of (the) Gold"), is a small gold mining area in the Arabian Peninsula. It is located in the Medina Province in the Hejaz in Saudi Arabia. Gold was first mined in Arabia c. 30th century BC.