Arabian Oryx Footprint Cast

$22.00

Arabian Oryx have an unusual circulation system in their head. They are able to cool the blood flowing to their brain through the capillaries in their nose as they breathe.

Description

Arabian Oryx Footprint Cast measures 8.6×6.69 inches. Arabian Oryx Footprint Cast are an invaluable asset to science teachers, naturalists and zoos. These educational plaques, made of extremely durable plastic, are actually cast from the authentic footprints left behind by each animal described.

The Arabian oryx, White oryx or Oryx leucoryx is a medium-sized antelope with a distinct shoulder bump, long, straight horns, and a tufted tail. It is a bovid, and the smallest member of the genus Oryx, native to desert and steppe areas of the Arabian Peninsula.

The Arabian oryx was extinct in the wild by the early 1970s, but was saved in zoos and private preserves, and was reintroduced into the wild starting in 1980.

The diets of the Arabian oryx or Oryx leucoryx consist mainly of grasses, but they eat a large variety of vegetation, including buds, herbs, fruit, tubers and roots.

Herds of Arabian oryx or Oryx leucoryx follow infrequent rains to eat the new plants that grow afterward. They can go several weeks without water.

Research in Oman has found grasses of the genus Stipagrostis are primarily taken; flowers from Stipagrostis plants appeared highest in crude protein and water, while leaves seemed a better food source with other vegetation.

When the Arabian oryx or Oryx leucoryx is not wandering its habitat or eating, it digs shallow depressions in soft ground under shrubs or trees for resting. They are able to detect rainfall from a distance and follow in the direction of fresh plant growth.

Arabian oryx or Oryx leucoryx tend to maintain visual contact with other herd members, subordinate males taking positions between the main body of the herd and the outlying females. If separated, males will search areas where the herd last visited, settling into a solitary existence until the herd returns.

Other than humans, wolves are the Arabian oryx or Oryx leucoryx only predator. In captivity and safe conditions in the wild, Arabian oryxes have a lifespan of up to 20 years. In periods of drought, though, their life expectancy may be significantly reduced by malnutrition and dehydration.

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Additional information

Weight 2 lbs
Dimensions 8.6 × 6.69 in
Arabian Oryx Facts

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Subfamily: Hippotraginae
Genus: Oryx
Species: O. leucoryx
Binomial name: Oryx leucoryx
Conservation status: Vulnerable