Arabian oryx

Japanese: アラビアオリックス - あらびあおりっくす(英語表記)Arabian oryx
Arabian oryx

It is an animal of the order Artiodactyla, family Bovidae, class Mammalia. It stands about 78 centimeters tall at the shoulder, has horns of about 75 centimeters, and its body is dirty white. It was once widely distributed across the Arabian Peninsula, but today there are only about 200 of them remaining in the southeastern part of the country, and it is an internationally protected species.

[Tadaaki Imaizumi]

[Reference] | Oryx

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

哺乳(ほにゅう)綱偶蹄(ぐうてい)目ウシ科の動物。肩高は78センチメートルほどで、75センチメートルほどの角(つの)があり、体は汚れた白色である。かつてはアラビア半島に広く分布したが、現在では南東部に200頭ほどしか生息せず、国際保護動物とされている。

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