scimitar horned oryx browsing
102-127cm long, standing 119cm at the shoulder They are grazers. Oryx, despite being grazing antelope, have become adapted to particularly dry areas of desert vegetation. Unlike other grazing antelopes, these desert animals live in small herds of mixed sex which don't tolerate newcomers easily. A dominance hierarchy is established within the herd by strange, posturing displays which avoid the danger of serious injury that their long, sharp horns could potentially inflict. Males and females use their horns to defend the sparse territorial resources against incomers. The herds use eyesight to keep in contact with each other. Scimitar-horned oryx are extremely gregarious and will not thrive if kept on their own. The herd size is usually around 70 animals, although in the past they would congregate in groups of 10,00 or more for migration. During the wet season they would migrate to the north of the Sahara, and then return south for the dry season.
Size: 3560px × 5360px
Photo credit: © Grandalf / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
Keywords: africa, african, antelope, arid, brown, chad, chest, coat, curved, dammah., desert, extinction., face, horns, horns., horse-, hunted, mammal, markings, neck, north, numerous, oryx, pale, reddish, regions., restricted, sahara, scimitar-horned, scimitar-shaped, tunisia.
