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	Scimitar Oryx
		Habitat: The scimitar oryx inhabits the sub-desert lands - the transition zones between true desert (Sahara) and the Sahel, with a rainfall of under 200 mm (8").
		Behavior: Herds of scimitar oryx migrate north into the Sahara during the wet season and return south at the beginning of the dry season.
		Social Organization: The scimitar oryx is gregarious, living in groups with a wide range of sizes, generally up to 70 individuals.
	library.thinkquest.org /C0124109/ingles/info/animal/scimitar_oryx.html (216 words)

	oryx. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Oryxes are light in color with dark patches on the face and legs.
		The Arabian oryxes once ranged over the deserts of SW Asia and were hunted by nomads for flesh and hides.
		The oryx is classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Mammalia, order Artiodactyla, family Bovidae.
	www.bartleby.com /65/or/oryx.html (288 words)

	Scimitar-horned Oryx
		The Scimitar-horned oryx is classified as 'Extinct in the Wild', which means the only populations are in captivity, no longer in the wild.
		The Scimitar-horned oryx was once found widely spread throughout the Sahara desert, but most recently was found in small areas of the northern part of the Sahara.
		The oryx's body is a bit horse-like, and it is mostly white in colour.
	www.kidcyber.com.au /topics/oryx.htm (510 words)

	Scimitar Oryx - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Scimitar Oryx (Oryx dammah) is found in steppe and desert in central Niger and Chad, the extent of their habitation is unknown.
		Scimitar Oryx can survive without water for many weeks, because their kidneys prevent loss of water from urination and they can raise their body temperature to avoid perspiration.
		Scimitar Oryx were hunted for their horns, almost to extinction.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Scimitar_Oryx (302 words)

	The Scimitar-Horned Oryx
		The Scimitar-horned oryx is found in the desert to semidesert region of Africa known as the "Great Steppe." This area is a strip of arid grassland extending from Senegal to central Sudan, which borders the southern edge of the Sahara Desert.
		The Scimitar-horned oryx is average in size compared to the larger East African oryx or the smaller Arabian oryx.
		Though the Scimitar oryx's range has been greatly reduced, especially in the north, their numbers have stayed relatively high thanks to the large numbers living in captivity.
	www.trianglemetrozoo.com /oryxjan06.asp (913 words)

	Arabian Oryx Project - Oryx Of The World
		The habitat of the Arabian oryx encompasses various desert types such as sand dunes, stony plains and dry drainage courses known as wadis.
		The size and appearance of the different forms of oryx is related to the aridity of their ranges.
		The gemsbok is a relatively dark form while the Arabian oryx is a uniform white, while the flank stripe is absent or only an indistinct smudge.
	www.oryxoman.com /genus.html (554 words)

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		The Arabian Oryx (Oryx leucoryx), the smallest species, became extinct in the wild in 1972 from the Arabian Peninsula.
		The East African Oryx inhabits eastern Africa, and the closely-related Gemsbok inhabits all of eastern and southern Africa.
		An oryx, when seen from the side appears to have only a single horn (or the animal may have lost a horn), which has led to speculation that it may be the source of Unicorn myths.
	stron.frm.pl /wiki.php?title=Oryx (466 words)

	JNRANCH: Scimitar Horned Oryx (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The scimitar horned oryx stands 3 1/2 to 4 feet at the shoulder and weighs 395 to 440 lbs.
		The scimitar horned oryx is so named because of its sickle-shaped horns that measure three to four feet in length.
		In Texas alone, there are over 2,000 scimitar horned oryx on ranches, making it the second most common antelope in captivity in the world after the flbuck.
	www.jnranch.com /scimitar.htm (206 words)

	WOBURN SAFARI PARK- Make the discovery
		Scimitar Horned Oryx were once found throughout the North and South Sahara but have now been reduced in numbers so much, that they are almost extinct in the wild.
		Scimitar Horned Oryx graze between dawn and dusk and their main diet consists of grasses, bulbs, shrubs, leaves and fruits.
		Scimitar Horned Oryx are easily tamed and were domesticated by the ancient Egyptians.
	www.woburnsafari.co.uk /education/animal_facts/scimitar_horned_oryx.php (520 words)

	Scimitar-horned Oryx Facts - National Zoo\| FONZ
		Both male and female scimitar-horned oryx have curved horns that grow to be several feet long.
		Physical Description: Scimitar-horned oryx are mostly white with reddish brown necks and marks on the face and a long, dark, tufted tail.
		Scimitar-horned oryx have an interesting way of coping with a shortage of water.
	nationalzoo.si.edu /Animals/AfricanSavanna/fact-oryx.cfm (398 words)

	ADW: Oryx dammah: Information
		The Scimitar-horned oryx is found in barren steppes of desert to semidesert environments.
		This oryx was used as a food source in the past, but now its most valuable contribution is probably its place in ecotourism.
		Appendix I. Though the Scimitar oryx's range has been greatly reduced, especially in the north, their numbers have stayed relatively high thanks to the large numbers living in captivity.
	animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu /site/accounts/information/Oryx_dammah.html (918 words)

	San Diego Zoo's Animal Bytes: Oryx
		Oryx are strikingly beautiful antelope with long, straight, and slender horns.
		These horns, carried by both males and females, give the oryx their nickname of "spear antelope." Oryx move in small mixed groups or large herds of up to 100 or more, searching for water and food.
		These oryx can tolerate periods of extreme heat by raising their body temperature to 116 degrees Fahrenheit (47 degrees Celsius), causing heat to leave their bodies for the surrounding cooler air and not losing moisture through sweating or evaporation.
	www.sandiegozoo.org /animalbytes/t-oryx.html (1075 words)

	Suitcase For Survival (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Scimitar-horned oryx once inhabited the arid borders of the Sahara desert.
		Because of overhunting, the last wild oryx observed was seen in the late 1980's.
		Scimitar-horned oryx are an important example of how humans can impact animal populations, both negatively and positvely.
	calusa.pasco.k12.fl.us /habitats/Scimoryx.html (99 words)

	BBC - Science & Nature - Animals - Children's Zone - Features - Living Deserts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The scimitar-horned oryx is a very rare type of antelope.
		Oryx herds travel huge distances to find fresh supplies of green grass that spring up after desert storms.
		The largest member of the oryx family is the gemsbok.
	www.bbc.co.uk /nature/reallywild/features/desert_oryx.shtml (186 words)

	WAZA - World Association of Zoos and Aquariums - Virtual Zoo
		Before their extinction in the wild scimitar-horned oryx formed small groups of 10-30 individuals, however during their migrations numerous herds joined together to form aggregations of hundreds if not thousands of animals.
		Scimitar-horned oryx are extinct in the wild and rely on ex-situ breeding and reintroduction for the continued survival of the species.
		Scimitar-horned oryx should be kept in social groups of one adult male and several females with their offspring until young males reach reproductive maturity (when they should be removed).
	www.waza.org /virtualzoo/factsheet.php?id=119-009-017-001&view=Antelopes (627 words)

	Oryx Species to Help Revive Dying Breed - Science - RedOrbit
		KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A pair of scimitar-horned oryxes from the Kansas City Zoo are among six from North America and four from Europe that are being reintroduced in Tunisia, the animals' native scrubland where they have been wiped out.
		The scimitar-horned oryx has been pushed to extinction by a combination of automatic weapons and all-terrain vehicles, killed for sport because of their long, slender horns.
		The 10 animals from Europe and North America will be mixed with some oryxes that were relocated to a Tunisian national park in the 1980s.
	www.redorbit.com /news/science/787572/oryx_species_to_help_revive_dying_breed/index.html (416 words)

	Oryx - Definition, explanation
		An Oryx is one of three or four large antelope species of the genus Oryx, typically having long straight nearly upright horns.
		The smallest species, the Arabian Oryx, is almost extinct, and another, the Scimitar Oryx of the Sahara is extinct in the wild.
		These horns are quite dangerous, and the oryx has been known to kill lions with them.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/o/or/oryx.php (163 words)

	Oryxes
		The smallest species, the Arabian oryx, is now almost extinct, and another, the scimitar-horned oryx of the Sahara is on the endangered list.
		Oryxes live in herds of up to 60 animals.
		These horns are quite lethal, and the oryx has been known to kill lions with them.
	www.nature.ca /notebooks/english/oryx.htm (108 words)

	oryx - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		An Oryx is one of three or four large antelope species of the genus Oryx, typically having long straight almost upright horns.
		The Arabian Oryx (Oryx leucoryx) is a bovid and the smallest member of Oryx genus, native to desert and steppe areas of the Arabian peninsula.
		A group of oryxes feed in the morning light in the Samburu National Reserve.
	encarta.msn.com /oryx.html (185 words)

	scimitar stock images / stock images of scimitar photos search (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Scimitar horned / Sahara oryx have numerous physiological adaptations to des...
		Scimitar horned oryx with young, Oryx dammah, Réserve de Faune de Guembeul...
		Scimitar horned oryx, oryx dammah, is endangered ?
	www.photographersdirect.com /stockimages/s/scimitar.asp (721 words)

	wikien.info: Main_Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Scimitar Oryx is just over a metre at the shoulder and weighs around two hundred kilograms.
		The horns are long, thin and parallel and curve backwards (like a scimitar) and can reach a metre to a metre and a quarter on both sexes.
		The Scimitar Oryx lives in steppe and desert where they eat leaves, grass and fruit.
	www.hostingciamca.com /index.php?title=Scimitar_Oryx (355 words)

	EPA: Federal Register: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Exclusion of U.S. Captive-Bred Scimitar-Horned ...
		One reviewer noted that 100% of the world's scimitar- horned oryx population (including the reintroduced population that is in an enclosed area), 71% of the addax population, and 48% of the world's dama gazelle population are in captive herds.
		In Texas, the ranched scimitar-horned oryx population went from 32 specimens in 1979 to 2,145 in 1996; addax increased from 2 specimens in 1971 to 1,824 in 1996; and dama gazelle increased from 9 specimens in 1979 to 369 in 2003 (Mungall 2004).
		We find that the scimitar-horned oryx, addax, and dama gazelle are dependent on captive breeding and activities associated with captive breeding for their conservation, and that activities associated with captive breeding within the United States enhance the propagation and survival of these species.
	www.epa.gov /fedrgstr/EPA-SPECIES/2005/February/Day-01/e1698.htm (5504 words)

	Oryx - Search Results - ninemsn Encarta
		Oryx, antelope genus of Africa and the Middle East.
		The common eland is classified as Taurotragus oryx, the Derby eland as...
		Oryx stores email in a database and provides access to it through IMAP, Webmail, SQL and more.
	au.encarta.msn.com /Oryx.html (154 words)

	Oryx information - Search.com
		The Arabian oryx, the smallest species became extinct in the wild in 1972 from the Arabian Peninsula.
		The oryx dammah is now extinct from the wild in Africa, however.
		The Oryx, when seen from the side, appears to have only one single horn which leads to speculations that it is probably the animal initially mistaken for Unicorn myths.
	domainhelp.search.com /reference/Oryx (264 words)

	Scimitar-horned Oryx \| Animal Facts \| Fresno Chaffee Zoo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		A genuine desert animal, an oryx antelope may live for weeks without water, since it is able to metabolize water from its food.
		Formerly protected by their inhospitable environment, Scimitar Oryx have become easy prey to mounted and motorized hunters with modern firearms.
		The Red Data book states that the Scimitar Oryx are in real danger of extinction in near future.
	www.fresnochaffeezoo.com /animals/oryx.html (286 words)

	Animal Info - Scimitar-horned Oryx
		The scimitar-horned oryx is a gregarious, living in groups with a wide range of sizes.
		The scimitar-horned oryx has proved to be even more vulnerable to human disturbance than the addax, because of its inability to penetrate the harsh desert except when scarce rain has fallen to promote plant growth.
		As the desert expanded to north and to south, the scimitar-horned oryx was pushed northward and southward, and desertification divided it into two isolated populations.
	www.animalinfo.org /species/artiperi/oryxdamm.htm (1519 words)

	Oryx Printout- EnchantedLearning.com
		Some people think that the unicorn of legend was based upon the oryx.
		Many types of oryxes (including the Arabian oryx and the scimitar-horned oryx) are endangered species, mostly because of overhunting and disease.
		Oryx are ruminants; they swallow their food without chewing it.
	www.enchantedlearning.com /subjects/mammals/oryx/Oryx.shtml (276 words)

	Oryx (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Oryx (or Sabre Antelope) is an endangered African antelope that lives in near desert conditions.
		The Oryx (Oryx beisa), of the Antilocapridae family can survive without water for long periods.
		The smallest species, the Arabian oryx, is almost extinct, and another, the scimitar-horned oryx of the Sahara is also on the endangered list.
	www.fact-index.com /o/or/oryx.html (120 words)

	Bamberger Ranch News
		All known written records of Oryx that left Africa were traced and 31 animals were discovered.
		The Oryx can be seen at the ranch on the Public Ranch Tour in the spring or you can book a Private Tour.
		Artist Kathleen Marie has created a Limited Edition fine art print of the Oryx and 50% of the profits from the purchase of this print go to help fund the Species Survival Program.
	www.bambergerranch.org /news/survival.phtml (498 words)

	Wikinfo \| Oryx
		An Oryx is one of three or four large antelope species of the genus Oryx, typically having long straight nearly upright horns.
		The smallest species, the Arabian Oryx, is almost extinct, and another, the Scimitar Oryx of the Sahara is extinct in the wild.
		Arabian Oryx- Photo from the Hai-Bar Wildlife Preserve in Israel.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Oryx (208 words)

	The State News - www.statenews.com
		A group of Scimitar-horned Oryx bask in the sun at Potter Park Zoo in Lansing on Monday.
		The scimitar-horned oryx are a new exhibit at Potter Park Zoo, 1301 S. Pennsylvania Ave.
		The oryx can stand up to 4 feet tall, at their shoulders, and can weigh up to 440 pounds.
	www.statenews.com /article.phtml?pk=4295 (562 words)

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