Fringe-eared oryx

Oryx callotis
Choroa (Swahili)

Habitat
Grasslands, savannahs

Conservation status
Vulnerable. This species — now only found in protected areas — is at risk from habitat loss due to agriculture, as well as hunting.

Biology
The small herds traverse their home range with no fixed territories. They can survive for up to a month without water.

Diorama

1944–47

Provenance

20/22 January 1924, Taita-Taveta Province, Kenya, Bernard von Wattenwyl

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