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

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