oryx

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A genus of African antelopes which includes the gemsbok, the leucoryx, the bisa antelope (O. beisa), and the beatrix antelope (O. beatrix) of Arabia.

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You can't buy it, but it has a price,” said Oryx. "Everything has a price. Margaret Atwood

However, the species' striking appearance made it (along with the closely related scimitar-horned oryx and addax) a popular quarry for sport hunters, especially foreign executives of oil companies working in the region. Source: Internet

In this scene, spot the giraffes, Grévy’s zebra, Beisa oryx, Grant’s gazelle, the olive baboon, and herds of elephants. Source: Internet

In the case of the vulture and oryx, one has to assume that the guy was scrambling to cover his alphabetic bases in the “V” and “X” departments. Source: Internet

It was fun to see man ostriches, the white oryx, the addax, and the Solami wild donkey. Source: Internet

Scimitar-horned oryx can go for ten months without drinking water. Source: Internet

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