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Our Herd
The white and light brown coloring provides perfect desert camouflage
for scimitars. You might have an easier time spotting the herd
of 40 scimitar-horned oryx here. Hunting, competition with livestock,
and droughts have eradicated them in the wild. We maintain a Species
Survival Plan breeding herd in their own enclosure, and hold additional
males for future use in the program.
How they behave
If they are left near the gemsbok, they will hybridize, so we must
keep them separated. Otherwise, they don't mingle with other animals.
They sleep during heat of day and graze for food. They are quite shy and will not approach vehicles.
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