A male scimitar-horned oryx from the Smithsonian's National Zoo's Conservation and Research Center in Front Royal, Va., is playing an important role in ensuring the species does not vanish from the ...

Goats and Gazelles and Oryx, Oh My! How Wildlife Veterinarians Treat (Almost) All Species Jennifer Yu Collectively, veterinarians are trained to work with a variety of species. There are equine ...

The most recent additions to the scimitar-horned oryx herd at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute are two calves borne from an improved artificial insemination method. Smithsonian ...

Reporting from San Diego — It’s a cool morning, and the Arabian oryx herd at the San Diego Zoo’s Safari Park is hungry and slightly hostile to the visitors in its midst. The dominant male, known as No ...

A lioness in central Kenya has baffled wildlife experts by adopting a baby oryx, a kind of small antelope normally preyed upon by big cats. Reports say the full-grown lioness came across the oryx two ...

With a pair of dramatic, ringed horns that project like scimitars from its skull, and a milky, almost luminous white coat, the Arabian oryx is an instantly recognisable wildlife icon of the Middle ...