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Beisa Oryx (Oryx beisa)

Beisa Oryx (Oryx beisa)
Beisa Oryx (Oryx beisa)

About Beisa Oryx (Oryx beisa)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Mammals
  • Order: Even-toed Ungalates and Cetacean
  • Family: Bovids

The East African oryx, also known as the beisa, is a species of medium-sized antelope from East Africa. It has two subspecies: the common beisa oryx found in steppe and semidesert throughout the Horn of Africa and north of the Tana River, and the fringe-eared oryx south of the Tana River in southern Kenya and parts of Tanzania. The species is listed as Endangered by the IUCN.

Source: Wikipedia

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  • 2011-01-16

    Awash National Park, Ethiopia
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