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Gemsbok A lone oryx antelope awaits the cool of the night after a long hot day in the Central Namib - the Naukluft mountains make for an impressive background. Desert,Gemsbok,Namibia,Oryx gazella,Sunset,antelope Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Gemsbok

A lone oryx antelope awaits the cool of the night after a long hot day in the Central Namib - the Naukluft mountains make for an impressive background.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
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    What a way to enter JungleDragon, Mark! Welcome.

    I love the serenity of this scene, it instantly relaxes me.

    Small tip to get you started: when you are logged in, you can edit the title, description and tags of your photos simply by clicking on them and typing. Some community members can also do this for you, this way we try to help each other catalog pictures.

    I hope to see more of you soon, thanks for joining!     Posted 14 years ago, modified 14 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
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      Forget my tip: I see you already figured it out :) Posted 14 years ago
  3. View Roeselien Raimond's profile
    Roeselien Raimond
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    Gorgeous serene scene.... Posted 14 years ago
    1. View Mark Vincent Müller's profile
      Mark Vincent Müller
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      Thank you Raimond Posted 14 years ago
  5. View Mathilde's profile
    Mathilde
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    Very beautiful scene and tones +++ Posted 14 years ago
    1. View Mark Vincent Müller's profile
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      thx, I owe it all to fabulous Namibia... Posted 14 years ago
  7. View Wendy's profile
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    Fantastic shot! Posted 14 years ago
    1. View Mark Vincent Müller's profile
      Mark Vincent Müller
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      Thank you Wendy Posted 14 years ago
  9. View Jeannette Oerlemans's profile
    Jeannette Oerlemans
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    Really beautiful! the wonderful contrasts in the landscape too! Posted 14 years ago
    1. View Mark Vincent Müller's profile
      Mark Vincent Müller
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      Thanks Jeannette, yes my favourite subject "showing animals in their natural environment" turned out nicely on this one :-) Posted 14 years ago
  11. View Dirkje van der Wiel's profile
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    Amazing! A wonderful photo! Posted 14 years ago
    1. View Mark Vincent Müller's profile
      Mark Vincent Müller
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      Thanks Dirkje Posted 14 years ago
  13. View photolover's profile
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    wauw ! this is really amazing ! congratulations ;-) Posted 14 years ago
    1. View Mark Vincent Müller's profile
      Mark Vincent Müller
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      I am glad you "love" it Posted 14 years ago
  15. View Jeannette Oerlemans's profile
    Jeannette Oerlemans
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    Beautiful! Posted 14 years ago
  16. View Barry's profile
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    Beautiful picture I agree - but it almost certainly is a Gemsbok (found throughout Namibia, especially in the Namib desert) and not an East African Oryx. Posted 8 years ago
  17. View Ganesh Seshachar 's profile
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    Fabulous! Welcome to JungleDragon :) Posted 8 years ago
  18. View WildFlower's profile
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    Namibia is on the West coast, definitely not in the range of the East African Oryx.
    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:East_African_oryx_Oryx_beisa_distribution_map_2.png     Posted 8 years ago
  19. View englishindiangirl's profile
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    Wow! Such a wonderful evocative shot! Look forward to seeing more like this!
    Posted 8 years ago

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The Gemsbok

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.

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Similar species: Even-toed Ungulates
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Uploaded Jun 17, 2011. Captured Jun 18, 2011 00:19.
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