The Arabian oryx or white oryx is a medium-sized antelope with a distinct shoulder bump, long, straight horns, and a tufted tail. It is a bovid, and the smallest member of the genus Oryx, native to de
Arabian oryx
In Yotvata Hai-Bar Nature Reserve in Israel
South Arabian fragment of a stela, depicts a reclining ibex and three Arabian oryx heads. The ibex was one of the most sacred animals in South Arabia, while the oryx antelope was associated with the god Attar, 5th century BC.
Arabian oryx in Al Ain Zoo
The subfamily Hippotraginae, alternatively considered the tribe Hippotragini is a clade of antelopes in the family Bovidae. They are grazers, rather than browsers. The family name comes from Ancient G
Arabian oryx
…I Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Infraclass: Placentalia Order: Artiodactyla Family: Bovidae Subfamily: Hippotraginae Genus: Oryx Species: O. leucoryx Binomial name Oryx leucoryx (Pallas, 1777) The Arabian oryx or white oryx (Oryx leucoryx) is a medium-sized antelope…
Etosha National Park, Namibia
Addax adult male and juvenile