BEISA ORYX ( EAST AFRICAN ORYX) – Endangered and Rare Animals

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

They are dark brown to black in color·
Males being darker in color than females.
They have an area of longer, dark hair between the forelegs, covering the chest this species.
They have a patch of bristly black hair along the bridge of the nose.

HEAD TO BODY LENGTH : 160 -190 cm ( 5.3 – 6.3 ft )

HORN LENGTH: 75 – 120 cm ( 2.5 – 4.0 ft )

Tail Length: 70 -80 cm ( 2.3 – 2.6 ft )

SHOULDER HEIGHT: 110 -120 cm ( 3.6 – 4.0 )

WEIGHT: 150 – 200 kg ( 330 – 440 lbs )

RANGE: Eastern Africa

HABITAT: Semi – desert and brush savannahs

FOOD: leaved plants, wild melons and roots.

STATUS: .This species is reducing in population in the wild,

REASON FOR STATUS : Poaching for meat, habitat destruction,

GESTATION PERIOD : 8.5 – 10.0 months

LIFESPAN: 18 years in the wild/ 22 yrs in captivity