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Scimitar-Horned Oryx Oryx dammah,Scimitar oryx Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Scimitar-Horned Oryx

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Very nice composition that highlights their horns. Promoted. Posted 12 years ago
  2. View Graeme Ruck's profile
    Graeme Ruck
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    thanks Posted 12 years ago

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The Scimitar oryx

The scimitar oryx or scimitar-horned oryx , also known as the Sahara oryx, is a species of ''Oryx'' now extinct in the wild. It formerly inhabited all of North Africa. It has a long taxonomic history since its discovery in 1816 by Lorenz Oken, who named it the ''Oryx algazel''.

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Similar species: Even-toed Ungulates
Species identified by Graeme Ruck
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By Graeme Ruck

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Uploaded Jul 22, 2013. Captured Oct 20, 2010 09:43.
  • Canon EOS 1000D
  • f/5.0
  • 1/1024s
  • ISO400
  • 160mm