Growing Oryx

The Arabian Oryx is one of the endangered animals in the Middle East. The animal is a type antelope and is smaller than the regular ones. It was believed to be extinct in the 1970’s but was reintroduced into the wild in 1980. The animal had almost gone extinct because people hunted them for their skin, their meat and most importantly their horns which were used for many things. Their diet consists of plants such as grass and roots, and they can even eat tree bark. One thing that makes this animal unique is the different abilities with water that it has. The Oryx can go weeks without water and when it’s finally thirsty it becomes a weather person, it can detect rainfall from miles away and move towards it. Herds of this animal can be between two and ten animals, they all live peacefully unless one tries to gain power over the herd in which two Oryx will fight till death.

The Arabian Oryx is now trying to recover and so far they are doing well. It’s one of few animals that might be able to get off the world’s endangered list in the near future as long as humans keep helping in in preserving it and not killing them anymore. The Phoenix Zoo in London, with the help of the World Wildlife Fund are making sure that the Oryx population keeps on growing in zoos and in the wild. Hopefully the animals can soon return to a stable population and be alive for many years to come so that future generations can see it in the wild.