Oryx leucoryx - #1228
Arabian Oryx
Side view, standing
Geographic Distribution
Extinct in Egypt (Sinai Peninsula), Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. Maintained in captivity; Middle Eastern breeding stock in Bahrain, Israel, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and United Arab Emirates. Recently reintroduced to the wild in Oman and Saudi Arabia.
Order/Family
Bovidae
Genus
Oryx
Specific Epithet
leucoryx
Image Location
Los Angeles Zoo, CA, USA
Image Date
1992
Photographer
D G Huckaby