Scimitar-horned oryx
The scimitar-horned oryx is a species of antelope native to northern Africa. Built for life in the desert, the oryxes have suffered due to habitat loss to agriculture, overhunting, and drought. Note the distinctive curve to their horns.
Calves have been born through artificial insemination at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, a helpful boost to the population. The species was extinct in the wild, but populations are slowly being reintroduced to the grasslands of northern Africa.
