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East African Oryx

Oryx beisa

Summary 3

The East African oryx (Oryx beisa), may have occured in our region, in much of Egypt's Western Desert, if interpetation of ancient art is correct.

Sources and Credits

  1. (c) Peter Steward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), https://www.flickr.com/photos/pete_steward/10703758934/
  2. (c) Stan van Remmerden, all rights reserved, uploaded by Stan van Remmerden
  3. Adapted by Stan van Remmerden from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oryx_beisa

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Region North Africa - Eastern
Status in w palearctic 0% of original range
Ecological niche Large Herbivore
Z ecotourism potential 3
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