The Scimitar Oryx - Charismatic Antelope Of The Desert

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Once one of the most numerous horned animals in North Africa, the Scimitar Oryx has now been classified as extinct in the wild.

A pale antelope with a ruddy chest this almost horse-like mammal would perhaps be unremarkable save for one thing - it's majestic and incredibly long curved horns. For this reason it was hunted almost to extinction.

(thanks Robert-John)