Details for Arabian Oryx

• Arabian Oryx

  The Arabian Oryx (Oryx leucoryx) is a medium-sized antelope native to the deserts and steppes of the Arabian Peninsula. It is distinguished by its striking white coat, long, straight horns, and black markings on its face and legs. Arabian Oryx stand about 1 meter (3.3 feet) at the shoulder. They are grazers and browsers, adapted to arid environments, able to go without water for long periods. Once extinct in the wild due to overhunting, successful breeding programs and reintroductions have brought this iconic species back to its native range, making it a conservation success story and a symbol of the desert.

  

  Habitat: The Arabian Oryx lives in United-arab-emirates, Saudi-arabia, Israel, Jordan, Oman, Yemen.