Scimitar Oryx
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Lifespan | Female: 15 years |
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Scientific name | Oryx dammah |
Conservation status | Extinct in the Wild |
Height | 100 (cm) |
Length | 1. 4 – 2. 4 m (Adult, Head to the base of the tail) |
Mass | Male: 140 – 210 kg (Adult), Female: 91 – 140 kg (Adult) |
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ID | 2376981 |
About Scimitar Oryx
The scimitar oryx or scimitar-horned oryx, also known as the Sahara oryx, is a species of Oryx once widespread across North Africa which went extinct in the wild in 2000. It has a long taxonomic history since its scientific description in 1816 by Lorenz Oken, who named it Oryx algazel.