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Arabian Oryx - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Arabian Oryx Sanctuary - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Arabian Oryx Sanctuary is an animal sanctuary in the Omani Central Desert and Coastal Hills. Within its boundaries are found rare fauna, including a free-ranging herd of Arabian oryx, the first ...
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Oryx - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Along with individuals from a few European zoos, these oryx were placed in a breeding facility in the Phoenix Zoo (Arizona), where they successfully bred. Today, over 100 Arabian oryx have been returned to the wild in Oman and Jordan, while the captive population is over 600 animals.
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In 1996, the population of the Arabian Oryx in the site, was at 450 but it has since dwindled to 65 with only about four breeding pairs making its future viability uncertain. This decline is due to poaching and habitat degradation.
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Historically the Arabian Oryx ranged over most of the Arabian Peninsula, the Sinai Peninsula, Israel, Jordan and Iraq. Today, the Arabian Oryx lives only in special protected reserves in Oman, Saudi because of extinction in the wild.
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Once extinct in the wild, this species is a reintroduction programme's success story. ... Arabian oryx; Oryx leucoryx ... Arabian oryx are extreme desert specialists. They form herds of about 10 animals, reaching 30 in good times, and occasionally dig scrapes with their horns in order to rest during the heat of the day.
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