gemsbok

E355683

The gemsbok is a large, striking antelope native to arid regions of southern Africa, recognized by its long, straight horns and bold black-and-white facial markings.

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Label Occurrences
gemsbok canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Oryx gazella ⓘ
antelope ⓘ
bovid ⓘ
herbivore ⓘ
mammal ⓘ
activityPattern mainly diurnal ⓘ
adaptation conserves water efficiently ⓘ
light-colored coat reflects heat ⓘ
tolerates high temperatures ⓘ
binomialName Oryx gazella ⓘ
class Mammalia ⓘ
commonName South African oryx ⓘ
gemsbok ⓘ
conservationStatus Least Concern ⓘ
diet grasses ⓘ
leaves ⓘ
roots ⓘ
tubers ⓘ
wild melons ⓘ
family Bovidae ⓘ
genus Oryx ⓘ
gestationPeriod about 8.5 months ⓘ
habitat desert ⓘ
savanna ⓘ
semi-arid grassland ⓘ
hasFeature black-and-white facial markings ⓘ
long straight horns ⓘ
pale sandy coat ⓘ
robust build ⓘ
hornLength up to about 85 centimeters ⓘ
introducedPopulation White Sands area of New Mexico ⓘ
introducedTo New Mexico, United States ⓘ
linked to: New Mexico
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
lifespanInCaptivity over 20 years ⓘ
lifespanInWild about 18 years ⓘ
nativeTo Botswana ⓘ
Namibia ⓘ
South Africa ⓘ
arid regions ⓘ
southern Africa ⓘ
linked to: Southern Africa
offspringPerBirth usually one calf ⓘ
order Artiodactyla ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
sexualDimorphism both sexes have horns ⓘ
socialStructure herds ⓘ
territorial males ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
threat habitat loss ⓘ
hunting ⓘ

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