Arabian Oryx
Arabian Oryx is a rare wild species, originating from its primary habitat in the deserts of Sinai, Israel, Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Today there is also a stock in the Karoo desert in the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa, where Side By Side Safaris has hunting rights.
Arabian Oryx is a unique adaptable animal. It lives primarily in open terrain, and can survive in the harshest environments like extreme desert areas. It can survive without water for months, only living of the liquid it absorbs through its food.
The Arabian Oryx female tend to be slightly smaller in body than the male. Her horns are slimmer and usually longer than the males. Arabian Oryx has a significant smaller body than the regular Oryx and weighs approx. 70 kg, whereas the ordinary Oryx can easily weigh over 200 kg.
Hunting Arabian Oryx
Arabian Oryx should be shot with a minimum caliber of .270.
Side By Side Safaris has a large hunting concession, where there is a population of Arabian Oryx, with a trophy quality of the highest possible caliber.
Facts - Arabian Oryx
NAME: ARABIAN ORYX
SCIENTIFIC NAME: ORYX LEUCORYX
WEIGHT MALE: 70 KG
WEIGHT FEMALE: 65 KG
SHOULDER HEIGHT MALE: 1.0M
SHOULDER HEIGHT FEMALE: 1.0 M
MATING SEASON: THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
