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Smithsonian scientists have established a breeding program for this endangered antelope. It is nearly extinct in the wild due to a combination of hunting, habitat loss, and climate change.
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- Title: Scimitar oryx
- Type: Taxidermy Specimen
- Rights: This image was obtained from the Smithsonian Institution. The image or its contents may be protected by international copyright laws. http://www.si.edu/termsofuse
- External Link: View object record for 589202 in the Smithsonian Institution Collections Search Center, View object record for 589203 in the Smithsonian Institution Collections Search Center
- USNM Catalog Number(s): 589202, 589203
- Scientific Name: <i>Oryx dammah</i>
- Photo Credit: Carl C. Hansen, Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History & Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Field: Vertebrate Zoology
- Date Collected: 1995-11, 1996-11
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