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National Zoo Scimitar-Horned Oryx Going Into the Wild

A male scimitar-horned oryx from the Smithsonian's National Zoo's Conservation and Research Center in Front Royal, Va., is playing an important role in ensuring the species does not vanish from the ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Goats and Gazelles and Oryx, Oh My! How Wildlife Veterinarians Treat (Almost) All Species

Goats and Gazelles and Oryx, Oh My! How Wildlife Veterinarians Treat (Almost) All Species Jennifer Yu Collectively, veterinarians are trained to work with a variety of species. There are equine ...
Los Angeles Times

Oryx at Home on Range--N.M. Missile Range, That Is

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. — Game managers were simply looking for a good trophy animal to improve the hunting in this empty quarter of southern New Mexico. What they got, it turns out 30 years ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Second Group of the Once-Extinct African Oryx to Be Released Into the Wild

Scimitar-horned oryx being released into their holding pen in Chad last March Environment Agency --Abu Dhabi (EAD) This week, conservationists will release 23 scimitar-horned Oryx dammah into the ...
The Independent

Soul of the desert: How the Arabian oryx was saved from the brink of extinction

With a pair of dramatic, ringed horns that project like scimitars from its skull, and a milky, almost luminous white coat, the Arabian oryx is an instantly recognisable wildlife icon of the Middle ...
KVOA 4

Phoenix Zoo announces birth of 2 Arabian oryx calves; a species previously extinct in the wild

TUCSON (KVOA) – The Phoenix Zoo is pleased to announce the birth of two female Arabian oryx calves, both of which were born at the zoo on Feb. 13. One of the calves (pictured above) belongs to a ...
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Elegant Oryx Captured by Drone Over Harsh Terrain

Soar over the arid deserts of Africa with breathtaking drone footage capturing graceful oryx roaming the rugged landscape. Watch these elegant antelopes navigate rocky terrain and sparse vegetation, ...