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Scimitar oryx from the highway near Transitions Wildlife Photography Ranch near Uvalde, Texas. #313986685
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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.