Galla oryx
Oryx gallarum
Choroa (Swahili)
Habitat
Steppes, semi-desert areas, savannahs
Conservation status
Near threatened. The species is at risk from habitat loss due to agriculture and increasing development, as well as hunting.
Biology
Galla oryxes live in mixed herds of 6–40 animals; older males are often solitary.
Diorama
1935
Provenance
10 October 1923, Isiolo plains, Kenya, Bernard von Wattenwyl