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Scimitar-Horned Oryx
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Named for its long, curving horns, the scimitar-horned
oryx stands about 4 feet tall. Its horns may add another 3 feet of
height to its body. The scimitar-horned oryx once found throughout
northern Africa, was restricted to the southern rim of the Sahara by the
early 1980s. For all probabilities, captive herds in Texas have
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They have a mane and a tufted tail and have dark patches on the face and forehead, a dark streak on either side of the eye, and dark markings on the body and legs. The coat is whitish and the horns, present in both sexes, are long, sharp-tipped, and straight or curved. |
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