arabian oryxes return

Return of the Arabian Oryxes

@RasmaSandra (78025)

Daytona Beach, Florida

August 31, 2024 3:52pm CST

I think that oryxes are such beautiful creatures with their amazing horns. Arabian oryxes have glossy white coats so they stay cool in the heat of the desert. Due to overhunting these magnificent animals were classified extinct in the wild in the 1970s—conservation efforts started by breeding the species in captivity and reintroducing them into the wild. Today an estimated 1,220 Arabian oryxes are once again in the wild and 6,000 to 7,000 in captivity.

https://www.cnn.com/world/gallery/arabian-oryx-photos-c2e/index.html?utm_term=17251058581193abeadd89be5&utm_source=cnn_The+Good+

https://www.cnn.com/world/gallery/arabian-oryx-photos-c2e/index.html?utm_term=17251058581193abeadd89be5&utm_source=cnn_The+Good+Stuff+8%2F31%2F2024&utm

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@Deepizzaguy (100140)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

31 Aug

Nice to know that the Arabian oryxes are making a comeback.

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@RasmaSandra (78025)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

31 Aug

@Deepizzaguy news like this always gives me hope

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@Deepizzaguy (100140)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

1 Sep

@RasmaSandra I am in agreement with you.

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@snowy22315 (177350)

• United States

1 Sep

Nice to know about their comeback. They are beautiful animals.

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@RebeccasFarm (88703)

• Arvada, Colorado

2 Sep

Really? I had never seen them or known of them..they are surely astoundingly beautiful

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@RebeccasFarm (88703)

• Arvada, Colorado

2 Sep

@RasmaSandra OH surely I will

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@RasmaSandra (78025)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

2 Sep

@RebeccasFarm next time you visit a zoo ask for them

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@TheHorse (214696)

• Walnut Creek, California

2 Sep

Cool looking animals. Glad they're still around.

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@RasmaSandra (78025)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

2 Sep

@TheHorse with the way things are in the world these kind of stories give me hope

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@TheHorse (214696)

• Walnut Creek, California

2 Sep

@RasmaSandra Me too.

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@LindaOHio (171927)

• United States

1 Sep

They are beautiful animals. I'm glad there is a quantity of them in the wild now. Have a good Labor Day tomorrow.

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@RasmaSandra (78025)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

1 Sep

@LindaOHio I hope your Labor Day will be good too and it should be you'll see your husband,

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@LindaOHio (171927)

• United States

2 Sep

@RasmaSandra Thank you...Yes and we're bringing him food; so he will be doubly happy to see us.

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@grenery8 (7380)

• Croatia (Hrvatska)

3 Sep

they look special. i am glad they're not extincted.

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@jstory07 (137893)

• Roseburg, Oregon

1 Sep

That is great that they are making a come back. They are beautiful animals.

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@JudyEv (335364)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Sep

That's certainly a success story so far.

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@AliCanary (3198)

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2 Sep

They are beautiful! It's heartwarming to know that they are making a comeback.

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@Ronrybs (18508)

• London, England

2 Sep

Very attractive beasties. I knew they were endangered, so very good to see them restored to their place in nature

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@nela13 (57357)

• Portugal

2 Sep

They are indeed beautiful creatures. Glad they were reintroduced into the wild.

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@sarik1 (7122)

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3 Sep

Glad to know.

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