Gemsbok
Conservation status
Conservation Dependent (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Artiodactyla Family: Bovidae Subfamily: Hippotraginae Genus: Oryx Species: O. The conservation status of a Species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species remaining extant either in the present day or the near future Conservation Dependent ( LR/cd) was an IUCN category assigned to species or lower taxa which were dependent on conservation efforts to prevent the taxon becoming The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data List) created in 1963 is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global Chordates ( Phylum Chordata) are a group of Animals that includes the Vertebrates together with several closely related Invertebrates Mammals ( class Mammalia) are a class of Vertebrate Animals characterized by the presence of Sweat glands, including sweat glands The even-toed ungulates form the Mammal order Artiodactyla. They are Ungulates whose weight is borne (if they have more than two toes about A bovid is any of almost 140 species of Cloven-hoofed Mammals belonging to the family Bovidae. A grazing antelope is any of the Species of Antelope that make up the subfamily Hippotraginae in the family Bovidae, which also includes ORYX is an encryption algorithm used in cellular communications gazella
Binomial name
Oryx gazella (Linnaeus, 1758)

The gemsbok or gemsbuck (Oryx gazella) is a large African antelope, of the Oryx genus. Carl Linnaeus (Latinized as Carolus Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as, May 23 new style (13 May old style 1707 who laid the foundations for Year 1758 ( MDCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Antelope are Ruminant hoofed Mammals of the family Bovidae in the order of Even-toed ungulates. ORYX is an encryption algorithm used in cellular communications The name is derived from the Dutch name of the male chamois, Gemsbok. Dutch ( is a West Germanic language spoken by around 24 million people 22 million of which are from the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname The chamois ( Rupicapra rupicapra) is a Goat -like animal native to the Carpathian Mountains of Romania the European Alps, the Gran Although there are some superficial similarities in appearance (especially in the colour of the face area), the chamois and the oryx are not related.

Gemsbok live in herds of about 10-40 animals, which consist of a dominant male, a few non-dominant males, and females. They often live in association with zebras, gazelles or other antelopes. Zebras are African Equids best known for their distinctive white and black stripes A GAZelle (ГАЗе́ль is a series of mid-sized Trucks Vans and Buses made by Russian car manufacturer GAZ. The female's horns may be curved but the male's are thicker and parallel. A horn is a pointed projection of the Skin on the head of various Mammals consisting of a covering of horn ( Keratin and other Proteins Male gemsbok have been known to gore attacking lions with their horns. The lion ( Panthera leo) is a member of the family Felidae and one of four Big cats in the Genus Panthera.

There are two types of gemsbok: a northern and southern variety. The northern gemsboks have black-fringed ears while the southern ones have longer horns and more rounded ears. The ear is the sense organ that detects Sounds The Vertebrate ear shows a common biology from Fish to Humans with variations

Gemsbok are mainly desert-dwelling and do not depend on drinking to supply their physiological water needs. A desert is a Landscape or region that receives very little precipitation. Physiology (from Greek grc φύσις physis, "nature origin" and grc -λογία -logia) is the study of the mechanical physical Water is a common Chemical substance that is essential for the survival of all known forms of Life.

In 1969 the New Mexico State Department of Game and Fish decided to introduce Gemsbok to the Tularosa Basin in the United States. New Mexico ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States of America. The Tularosa Basin is a Graben basin in the basin and range area east of the Rio Grande in southern New Mexico, mostly in Otero County The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The introduction was a compromise between those who wanted to preserve nature and those who wanted to use it for profit and promotion. ^[1] 93 were released from 1969 to 1977. The current population is estimated to be 3000. ^[2]

Gemsbok have an average shoulder height of four feet (One metre, 20 centimetres) and can weigh up to 450 pounds (200 kilograms). In Human anatomy, the shoulder joint comprises the part of the body where the Humerus attaches to the Scapula. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A centimetre ( American spelling: centimeter, symbol cm) is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one hundredth The pound or pound-mass (abbreviation lb, lbm, or sometimes in the United States #) is a unit of Mass

References

• Antelope Specialist Group (1996). Oryx gazella. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data List) created in 1963 is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006.

1. ^ White Sands National Monument: Administrative History, National Park Service
2. ^ White Sands National Monument: the Oryx, National Park Service

External links

• Animal Diversity Web's article on the Gemsbok

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