0 a large antelope (= a mammal like a deer) with dark marks on its face and legs, and long horns. Oryx live in dry areas of Africa and Arabia. --
The lagoons support plants including bamboo and thorn trees and animals such as springbok and oryx.
Other less common animals interrupt the processions: a giraffe, a heron, a bustard and a dog chasing after an oryx.
Arabian oryx are generally not aggressive toward one another, which allows herds to exist peacefully for some time.
She is famous for having adopted at least 6 oryx calves, and fighting off predators and lion prides which attempted to eat her charges.
In captivity and good conditions in the wild, oryx have a life span of up to 20 years.
Arabian oryx were hunted to extinction in the wild by 1972.
These springs are lifeline to the springbok and oryx roaming this desolate stretch of coast and also attract a variety of birds.
Other species of mammal include reticulated giraffe, elephant, oryx, gerenuk, buffalo, lion, leopard, cheetah and hyena.
