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Oryx
(redirected from Arabian oryxes)

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Oryx
a genus of antelopes.

Oryx algazel
see oryx.
Oryx gazella
see gemsbok.

oryx
a large, graceful antelope with curved horns. Called also Oryx algazel.


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And for kids, its small size - and the animals' closeness to their visitors - more than make up for a lack of Arabian oryxes.
Paths wind through areas designed to simulate desert areas throughout the world, with animals and birds native to those areas caged or penned nearby: Big-horn sheep have their own mountain to roost on, Asian wild cats (very much like domestic tabby cats) hide in the foliage, Arabian oryxes snooze in the shade, desert tortoises ease over rocks and dunes.
 
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