The elegant Oryx
belongs to the group one of the uncommon mammals on earth. The Oryx is so much
adapted to the arid and harshly hot landscape that its ability to go on without
water for a prolonged period can only be rivaled by that of the camel. Oryx is
among the four antelope species of the genus Oryx. Out of the four Oryx
species, three can be found in the arid regions of Africa and the fourth species
is a resident of the Arabian Peninsula. Oryx has amazing long spiky horns with a
neck and mane resembling that of a horse. They have a very supple muscular body
structure with distinct black outlines against the white face. Their long horns
are almost straight dark markings on the legs During the ritualistic display of
dominance, these antelopes show their distinctive features to exhibit their
long ringed horns that can reach up to 1500 mm in length.
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