Scimitar-horned Oryx
Oryx dammah
Scimitar-horned oryx inhabit hot, dry grasslands, sandy plains, and desert margins of North Africa. They graze on grasses, herbs, shrubs, and roots, and can endure long periods with little free water. Their long, backward-curving horns are used in displays and forceful defense, though the species was once extinct in the wild before reintroduction efforts.
- Type
- Horn
- Conservation status
- EN
Growth chain
- ?
- Scimitar-horned Oryx