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Scimitar Oryx
Oryx dammah
27.6648, -81.5158
Field Notes
Description:
The Scimitar Oryx is rumored to be the source of the unicorn legend due to its long curved horns which generally align in profile (or an injured oryx with 1 horn). Its coat is generally whitish with a reddish brown neck and chest. This darker coloring may also appear on the rump. Spotted in captivity
Habitat:
Extinct in the Wild.
Notes:
Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
Recovery of the Desert Antelope
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/scbi/ReproductiveScience/AntelopesCervids/def…
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Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedAugust 23, 2011
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