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:''For the [[helicopter]], see [[Atlas Oryx]].''
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{{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Artiodactyla]]}}
{{Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = [[Bovidae]]}}
{{Taxobox_subfamilia_entry | taxon = [[Hippotraginae]]}}
{{Taxobox_genus_entry | taxon = '''''Oryx'''''}}
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''Oryx beisa''<br />
''Oryx dammah''<br />
''Oryx gazella''<br />
''Oryx leucoryx''
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An '''Oryx''' is one of three or four large [[antelope]] species of the genus ''Oryx'', typically having long straight nearly upright horns. Three of the species are found in [[Africa]] with a fourth in [[Arabia]].

The East African Oryx (''Oryx beisa'') can survive without water for long periods. Some [[taxonomy|taxonimists]] make it a sub-species of the Gemsbok (Oryx gazella). The smallest species, the Arabian Oryx, is almost extinct, and another, the Scimitar Oryx of the Sahara is extinct in the wild. Oryxes live in herds of up to 60 animals.

Newborn calves can run with the herd immediately after birth. Both
males and females have permanent, narrow, straight horns. These horns are quite
dangerous, and the oryx has been known to kill lions with them.

* '''FAMILY BOVIDAE'''
** '''Subfamily Hippotraginae'''
*** '''Genus ''[[Hippotragus]]'''''
*** '''Genus ''Oryx'''''
**** [[East African Oryx]], ''Oryx beisa''
**** [[Scimitar Oryx]], ''Oryx dammah''
**** [[Gemsbok]], ''Oryx gazella''
**** [[Arabian Oryx]], ''Oryx leucoryx''
*** '''Genus ''[[Addax]]'''''

==External links==

*[http://www.trekker.co.il/english/israel/i-bar-09.htm Arabian Oryx]- Photo from the Hai-Bar Wildlife Preserve in Israel.

[[image:Beissaoryx3a.JPG|thumb|scale:30|left|Oryx photo.]]

[[Category:Grazing antelopes]]

[[de:Oryxantilopen]]
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[[nl:Gemsbok]]

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====References====
* Adapted from the [[Wikipedia]] article, "Oryx" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oryx, used under the [[GNU Free Documentation License]]