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Oryx Fight - Dominance is Everything A pair of Oryx (or Gemsbok) bulls fight it out over territorial rights.  Fights such as this can last to the death, until there is a clear and distinctive winner.  With horns sharp and strong, one can easily imagine this scenario.   Gemsbok,Geotagged,Namibia,Oryx gazella,Summer,bulls,dominate,fight,hardy,horns,power,strong,territorial,tough Click/tap to enlarge

Oryx Fight - Dominance is Everything

A pair of Oryx (or Gemsbok) bulls fight it out over territorial rights. Fights such as this can last to the death, until there is a clear and distinctive winner. With horns sharp and strong, one can easily imagine this scenario.

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The gemsbok or gemsbuck is a large antelope in the ''Oryx'' genus. It is native to the arid regions of southern Africa, but formerly some authorities included the East African Oryx as a subspecies. Its current population in South Africa is 373,000.

Similar species: Even-toed Ungulates
Species identified by Living Wild
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Uploaded Jan 28, 2015. Captured Jan 13, 2015 11:00 in D2874, Namibia.
  • Canon EOS REBEL T2i
  • f/9.0
  • 1/256s
  • ISO100
  • 313mm