Common warthog
Phacochoerus africanus
Gemsbok
Oryx gazella
Fights between Gemsbok males are highly ritualized with specific rules. First, they display a threatening posture holding their head high, then locking horns, with only the third top of the horns in contact. After a short break, they start another dual, locking their horns and pushing.
Habitat
Semi-desert steppe in Africa
Feed
Grasses, fruits and succulents
Classification
Class
Mammals
Family
Bovidae
Scientific Name
Oryx gazella
Legal Status
IUCN: LC - Least Concern (1996)
Some Figures
Weight
225 kg
Life Expectancy
16 years
Gestation
9 months
1 babies
Withers Height
1,2 m
Discover Also
Greater kudu
Tragelaphus strepsiceros
Barbary ape
Macaca sylvanus
Nile lechwe
Kobus megaceros
Black capped squirrel monkey
Saimiri boliviensis
Asiatic black bear
Ursus thibetanus