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Appendix 4: CRC mammal species ARABIAN ORYX (Oryx leucoryx) Herbivore Description: Arabian oryxes have black and white face masks that recall the head markings of the gazelles. The arabian oryx is white, and has very dark brown, almost black, hair on its legs and face. The tail is tufted, and males have a tuft of hair on the throat. The ears are fairly short, broad, and rounded at the tips. Both sexes have horns that can be up to 4 feet long. Their horns are fairly straight and directed backward from the eyes. Teeth: The oryx has no upper incisors or canines. They do have three pairs of incisors and 0-1 pair of canines in the lower jaw. They have three pairs of premolars in the upper jaw and 2-3 pairs of premolars in the lower jaw. There are also three pairs of molars in both the upper and lower jaws. The total number of teeth is 30- 32. The surfaces of their molars have a smooth texture. Diet: The oryx diet consists of grasses and herbs, juicy roots and fruits, melons, leaves, buds, and bulbs. They drink water when it is available, but they can go without water for several days. Range: Originally found in Syria, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Sinai, and the Arabian Peninsula. Habitat: Habitat consists of flat and undulating gravel plains intersected by shallow wadis and depressions, and the dunes edging sand deserts, with a diverse vegetation of trees, shrubs, herbs, and grasses. Social Organization: The normal group size is 10 animals or fewer, but herds of up to 100 have been reported. Groups are mostly females and young dominated by one adult male. Conservation Status: This species declined primarily because the expansion of the oil industry led to hunting from motor vehicles with modern firearms. Its meat is greatly esteemed, its hide is valued as leather, other parts have alleged medicinal uses, and the head makes a choice trophy. They were extinct in the wild until the success of recent reintroduction programs in Saudi Arabia and Jordan. Sources: Arabian Oryx Species Survival Plan Fact Sheet. Acting SSP Coordinator: Jerry Brown, Phoenix <strong>Zoo</strong>, 455 North Galvin Parkway, Phoenix, AZ 85008. 21
Nowak, Ronald M. and John L. Paradiso. Walker’s Mammals of the World. 4th edition, Volume II. Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1983. Pages 1265-1266. Walther, Fritz Rudolf. “Roan and Sable Antelopes.” Grzimek’s Encyclopedia of Mammals. New York: McGraw Hill Publishing Co., 1990. Volume IV, pages 437-448. 22
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Page 3 and 4: categories by observing teeth in th
Page 5: Students should be familiar with th
Page 8: Figure 1. Skulls of a cat (A), a ro
Page 11 and 12: Often it is fused with the occipita
Page 13 and 14: ing made up of the tympanic bone (e
Page 15 and 16: Premolars - These teeth are located
Page 17 and 18: time. They do not hibernate. Beaver
Page 19 and 20: Habitat: It is adaptable to all hab
Page 21: foundation. They often swish the fo
Page 25 and 26: areas of southwestern Mongolia and
Page 27 and 28: Ferret Recovery Program. Under the
Page 29 and 30: Sources: Kurt, Fred. “True Deer.
Page 31 and 32: dangerous because of aggression, an
Page 33 and 34: LONG-NOSED ARMADILLO (Dasypus novem
Page 35 and 36: its habits and striking appearance,
Page 37 and 38: History: Tree kangaroos are especia
Page 39 and 40: Subsequently, the emperor’s game
Page 41 and 42: PRZEWALSKI’S HORSE (Equus ferus p
Page 43 and 44: PUDU (Pudu puda) Herbivore Descript
Page 45 and 46: RED PANDA (Ailurus fulgens) Herbivo
Page 47 and 48: SABLE ANTELOPE (Hippotragus niger)
Page 49 and 50: SCIMITAR-HORNED ORYX (Oryx dammah)
Page 51 and 52: TIGER QUOLL (Dasyurus maculatus) Ca
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