calledoryxes

navigate by keyword : oryx gemsbok oryxis agenusconsisting four largeantelopespecies calledoryxes three them native arid parts ofafrica fourth thearabian peninsula theirfuris pale contrasting dark markings face legs their long horns straight exception thescimitar which lacks has faint head anochreneck clearly decurved

OryxÃÂ is aÃÂ genusÃÂ consisting of four largeÃÂ antelopeÃÂ species calledÃÂ oryxes. Three of them are native to arid parts ofÃÂ Africa, and the fourth to theÃÂ Arabian Peninsula. TheirÃÂ furÃÂ is pale with contrasting dark markings in the face and on the legs, and their long horns are almost straight. The exception is theÃÂ scimitar oryx, which lacks dark markings on the legs, only has faint dark markings on the head, has anÃÂ ochreÃÂ neck, and horns that are clearly decurved.