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Scimitar-horned oryxes and rhea birds By: Francie Schroeder From: The Zoogoer 1976

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A scimitar oryx (Oryx dammah) scratches an itch in ARTIS zoo, the Netherlands

by safi kok

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May I suggest the scimitar oryx?

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Have you seen the scimitar oryx (Oryx dammah)?

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There is a reintroduction program for this species, with a reintroduced population currently existing in Chad. Historically, the species was widespread.

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Brehm's Tierleben. Written by Alfred Brehm. Illustration by Wilhelm Kuhnert. 1922 edition.

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Scimitar Oryx (Oryx dammah)

Extinct in the Wild

North Africa

threats: desertification in the Neolithic age, hunting, war and unrest

The scimitar oryx was domesticated in Ancient Egypt and is believed to have been used as food and sacrificed as offerings to gods. Wealthy people in Ancient Rome also bred them. The use of their valuable hides began in the Middle Ages. The unicorn myth may have originated from sightings of a scimitar oryx with a broken horn.

In 2016 a small herd was reintroduced in Chad.

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Animal of the Day!

Scimitar Oryx (Oryx dammah)

(Photo from Safari West)

Conservation Status- Extinct in the Wild

Habitat- Northern Africa

Size (Weight/Length)- 200 kg; 240 cm

Diet- Grasses; Roots

Cool Facts- Adapted to extreme heat and desert conditions, scimitar oryx are a species of survival. Unlike other oryx species, they are mostly white or tan with darker brown markings and they lack the dark mask coloration around their faces. Perhaps the most impressive physical descriptor are their 1.2 meter long horns present on both sexes. They live in large herds made up of both males and females with a dominant bull. Throughout the 20th century, these oryx were hunted for their horns and meat. By 1988, only a few hundred existed in the wild. Conservationists stepped in and caught as many as they could. As of today, about 1800 individuals live in captivity. In 2016, for the first time in several decades, 21 scimitar oryx was rereleased into the wild. While this small herd still prospers there are no other wild scimitar oryx, however further releases are expected to hopefully bring this beautiful species back from the brink.

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