scimitar oryx from the highway near transitions wildlife photography ranch uvalde texas

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Scimitar oryx from the highway near Transitions Wildlife Photography Ranch near Uvalde, Texas. Royalty Free Stock Photo

Scimitar oryx from the highway near Transitions Wildlife Photography Ranch near Uvalde, Texas.

Pictured is a scimitar oryx from the highway near Transitions Wildlife Photography Ranch near the City of Uvalde, Texas. The binomial name is Oryx dammah. It is also known as the scimitar-horned oryx and the Sahara oryx. It is the animal symbol of the Sahara Conservation Fund. This straight-horned antelope is bred in captivity in special reserves in Tunisia, Morocco, and Senegal, and on private exotic animal ranches in the Texas Hill Country. A small herd has been successfully reintroduced in Chad.