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Oryx Collection (#3)

The majestic oryx, also known as the Gemsbok, is a sight to behold in its natural habitat

Background imageOryx Collection: DDE-90020449

DDE-90020449
Kenya, Masai Mara Game Reserve, Herd of Common Eland (Tragelaphus oryx) run and leap near banks of Mara River Date: 19/02/2005

Background imageOryx Collection: DDE-90020450

DDE-90020450
Kenya, Masai Mara Game Reserve, Herd of Common Eland (Tragelaphus oryx) run and leap near banks of Mara River Date: 19/02/2005

Background imageOryx Collection: DDE-90020404

DDE-90020404
Common eland (Taurotragus oryx), Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. Date: 22/01/2010

Background imageOryx Collection: DDE-90020403

DDE-90020403
Common eland (Taurotragus oryx), Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. Date: 22/01/2010

Background imageOryx Collection: DDE-90019707

DDE-90019707
Eland (Taurotragus oryx) Kenya's largest antelope Date: 05/02/2009

Background imageOryx Collection: DDE-90019706

DDE-90019706
Eland (Taurotragus oryx) Kenya's largest antelope Date: 05/02/2009

Background imageOryx Collection: Oryx

Oryx
Jean-Pierre Sepchat

Background imageOryx Collection: Nome Gods Bearing Offerings, c. 1391-1353 BC (painted limestone)

Nome Gods Bearing Offerings, c. 1391-1353 BC (painted limestone)
499892 Nome Gods Bearing Offerings, c.1391-1353 BC (painted limestone) by Egyptian 18th Dynasty (c.1567-1320 BC); 66x133 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Background imageOryx Collection: Oryx, 1863-79 (colour litho)

Oryx, 1863-79 (colour litho)
1001084 Oryx, 1863-79 (colour litho) by Petraroja, Raimundo (fl.1863-79); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Atlante zoologico popolare)

Background imageOryx Collection: Scimitar Horned Oryx Calves, c. 1850 (w / c on paper)

Scimitar Horned Oryx Calves, c. 1850 (w / c on paper)
780801 Scimitar Horned Oryx Calves, c.1850 (w/c on paper) by Wolf, Joseph (1820-99); Zoological Society of London; (add.info)

Background imageOryx Collection: Nilgai or blue bull, Boselaphus tragocamelus

Nilgai or blue bull, Boselaphus tragocamelus. The Nyl-ghaus in the Gardens of the Zoological Society. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Smellies translation of Count Georges Buffons

Background imageOryx Collection: Arabian oryx or white oryx, Oryx leucoryx. Vulnerable

Arabian oryx or white oryx, Oryx leucoryx. Vulnerable. The Antelope Lycoureux in the Gardens of the Zoological Society. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by W

Background imageOryx Collection: Arabian oryx or white oryx, Oryx leucoryx. Vulnerable

Arabian oryx or white oryx, Oryx leucoryx. Vulnerable
5893777 Arabian oryx or white oryx, Oryx leucoryx. Vulnerable. by Smellie, William (1697-1763); (add.info.: Arabian oryx or white oryx, Oryx leucoryx. Vulnerable)

Background imageOryx Collection: Oryx (colour litho)

Oryx (colour litho)
6023588 Oryx (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Oryx. Illustration for Book of Natural History by F O Morris (Groombridge, 1856).); © Look and Learn

Background imageOryx Collection: Scimitar oryx, Oryx dammah

Scimitar oryx, Oryx dammah
Scimitar oryx or scimitar-horned oryx, Oryx dammah. Extinct in the wild. (As Antilope bezoartica). After an illustration by James Stewart

Background imageOryx Collection: Rhim gazelle and Arabian oryx

Rhim gazelle and Arabian oryx
Rhim gazelle, Gazella leptoceros (endangered), and Arabian oryx, Oryx leucoryx (vulnerable). Lithograph by Karl Joseph Brodtmann from Heinrich Rudolf Schinzs Illustrated Natural History of Men

Background imageOryx Collection: Bushbuck and common eland

Bushbuck and common eland
Bushbuck, Tragelaphus scriptus, and common eland, Taurotragus oryx. Lithograph by Karl Joseph Brodtmann from Heinrich Rudolf Schinzs Illustrated Natural History of Men and Animals, 1836

Background imageOryx Collection: Arabian oryx and Javan rusa deer

Arabian oryx and Javan rusa deer
Arabian oryx or white oryx, Oryx leucoryx, and Javan rusa deer or Sunda sambar, Rusa timorensis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres

Background imageOryx Collection: Gemsbok or gemsbuck, Oryx gazella

Gemsbok or gemsbuck, Oryx gazella (Chamois d Afrique). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Jakob-Andreas Eisemann from Georg Wolfgang Knorrs Deliciae Naturae Selectae of Kabinet van Zeldzaamheden

Background imageOryx Collection: Eland, Taurotragus oryx

Eland, Taurotragus oryx (Impoofo, Damalis oreas). Handcoloured engraving by Griffith, Harriet or Edward, after an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by

Background imageOryx Collection: Addax, Addax nasomaculatus. Critically endangered

Addax, Addax nasomaculatus. Critically endangered
Addax or screwhorn antelope, Addax nasomaculatus (Oryx addax). Critically endangered. Handcoloured engraving after an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom

Background imageOryx Collection: The Leucoryx Antelope, Oryx Leucoryx, c. 1850 (w / c on paper)

The Leucoryx Antelope, Oryx Leucoryx, c. 1850 (w / c on paper)
780803 The Leucoryx Antelope, Oryx Leucoryx, c.1850 (w/c on paper) by Wolf, Joseph (1820-99); Zoological Society of London; (add.info)

Background imageOryx Collection: Arabian oryx, rhebuck, sprinbok, extinct bluebuck

Arabian oryx, rhebuck, sprinbok, extinct bluebuck
Arabian oryx, Oryx leucoryx 1, grey rhebuck, Pelea capreolus 2, springbok, Antidorcas marsupialis 3, extinct bluebuck, Hippotragus leucophaeus 4, and roan antelope, Hippotragus equinus

Background imageOryx Collection: An Eland standing in its paddock at London Zoo in 1929 (b / w photo)

An Eland standing in its paddock at London Zoo in 1929 (b / w photo)
3725655 An Eland standing in its paddock at London Zoo in 1929 (b/w photo) by Bond, Frederick William (1887-1942); Zoological Society of London; eZoological Society of London; British

Background imageOryx Collection: A Common Eland resting in the entrance of his shelter amongst the rocks in

A Common Eland resting in the entrance of his shelter amongst the rocks in
3712909 A Common Eland resting in the entrance of his shelter amongst the rocks in the Eland/Antelope Paddock, London Zoo in 1929 (b/w photo) by Bond

Background imageOryx Collection: An Eland grazing in the Antelope Paddock at London Zoo in 1929 (b / w photo)

An Eland grazing in the Antelope Paddock at London Zoo in 1929 (b / w photo)
3741759 An Eland grazing in the Antelope Paddock at London Zoo in 1929 (b/w photo) by Bond, Frederick William (1887-1942); Zoological Society of London; eZoological Society of London; British

Background imageOryx Collection: Oryx, 1860 (colour litho)

Oryx, 1860 (colour litho)
1000687 Oryx, 1860 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A The Instructive Picture Book)

Background imageOryx Collection: Nome Gods Bearing Offerings, c. 1391-1353 BC (painted limestone)

Nome Gods Bearing Offerings, c. 1391-1353 BC (painted limestone)
499536 Nome Gods Bearing Offerings, c.1391-1353 BC (painted limestone) by Egyptian 18th Dynasty (c.1567-1320 BC); 66x133 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Background imageOryx Collection: Nome Gods Bearing Offerings, c. 1391-1353 BC (painted limestone)

Nome Gods Bearing Offerings, c. 1391-1353 BC (painted limestone)
499537 Nome Gods Bearing Offerings, c.1391-1353 BC (painted limestone) by Egyptian 18th Dynasty (c.1567-1320 BC); 66x133 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Background imageOryx Collection: Four Eland follow their keeper, at feeding time, in the paddock outside the Antelope

Four Eland follow their keeper, at feeding time, in the paddock outside the Antelope
3066197 Four Eland follow their keeper, at feeding time, in the paddock outside the Antelope House, London Zoo, June 1925 (b/w photo) by Bond

Background imageOryx Collection: An Eland in its paddock at London Zoo in June 1925 (b / w photo)

An Eland in its paddock at London Zoo in June 1925 (b / w photo)
3066183 An Eland in its paddock at London Zoo in June 1925 (b/w photo) by Bond, Frederick William (1887-1942); Zoological Society of London; eZoological Society of London; British, out of copyright

Background imageOryx Collection: Elands, c. 1850 (w / c on paper)

Elands, c. 1850 (w / c on paper)
780796 Elands, c.1850 (w/c on paper) by Wolf, Joseph (1820-99); Zoological Society of London; eZoological Society of London; German, out of copyright

Background imageOryx Collection: Red-Faced Weaver-Bird, Red-Beaked Weaver-Bird, Oryx or Grenadier Weaver-Bird

Red-Faced Weaver-Bird, Red-Beaked Weaver-Bird, Oryx or Grenadier Weaver-Bird
5218205 Red-Faced Weaver-Bird, Red-Beaked Weaver-Bird, Oryx or Grenadier Weaver-Bird, Black-Bellied or Napoleon Weaver-Bird (colour litho) by European School

Background imageOryx Collection: Objects of Sport in the Soudan (engraving)

Objects of Sport in the Soudan (engraving)
1616635 Objects of Sport in the Soudan (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Objects of Sport in the Soudan)

Background imageOryx Collection: A small herd of Common Eland grazing amongst the rocks in the Eland / Antelope Paddock at

A small herd of Common Eland grazing amongst the rocks in the Eland / Antelope Paddock at
3066198 A small herd of Common Eland grazing amongst the rocks in the Eland/Antelope Paddock at London Zoo in June 1925 (b/w photo) by Bond

Background imageOryx Collection: Title page and frontispiece of Large Game Shooting in Tibet

Title page and frontispiece of Large Game Shooting in Tibet
619389 Title page and frontispiece of Large Game Shooting in Tibet, the Himalayas and Northern India by Colonel Alexander Kinloch, published 1885 (litho) by English School

Background imageOryx Collection: Plate 680. Orex; Galloping, 1885 (collotype on paper)

Plate 680. Orex; Galloping, 1885 (collotype on paper)
3950674 Plate 680. Orex; Galloping, 1885 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 15.9x39.9 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

Background imageOryx Collection: Young Eland (w / c on paper)

Young Eland (w / c on paper)
1065151 Young Eland (w/c on paper) by Wolf, Joseph (1820-99); Zoological Society of London; (add.info.: From Original water colour drawings by Joseph Wolf in the possession of the Zoological Society)

Background imageOryx Collection: Karo warrior

Karo warrior
ManginiPhotography

Background imageOryx Collection: Oryx in the rain

Oryx in the rain
Kirill Trubitsyn

Background imageOryx Collection: In the wild

In the wild
Marco Tagliarino

Background imageOryx Collection: Arabian Oryx

Arabian Oryx
Haitham AL Farsi

Background imageOryx Collection: Come on Guys we go away

Come on Guys we go away
Mathilde Guillemot

Background imageOryx Collection: Napier Oryx

Napier Oryx Gas Generator, a turbo-shaft powered gas generator for tip-jet helicopters like the Percival P.74. Seen in the exhibition hall at the 1955 SBAC Farnborough Air Show

Background imageOryx Collection: Napier Oryx gas generator turbine engine

Napier Oryx gas generator turbine engine on the D. Napier & sons stand at the 1954 SBAC Farnborough Air Show. The Oryx was designed to power the Percival P.74 helicopter rotor which was driven by

Background imageOryx Collection: Oryx strolls through the Sossusvlei National Park, Namibia, Africa

Oryx strolls through the Sossusvlei National Park, Namibia, Africa

Background imageOryx Collection: Onyx in desert. Abu Dhabi, UAE

Onyx in desert. Abu Dhabi, UAE

Background imageOryx Collection: Onyx in desert. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Onyx in desert. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates




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The majestic oryx, also known as the Gemsbok, is a sight to behold in its natural habitat. From the sand dunes of Namibia to the Kalahari Desert in Botswana, these magnificent creatures roam freely, leaving us in awe of their beauty and resilience. In Namibia's Namib-Naukluft National Park, a herd of Gemsbok gracefully traverses the desert after a wet season. With the Naukluft Mountains standing tall in the background, it's a breathtaking scene that showcases nature's harmony. As evening descends upon us, we witness an Arabian Oryx basking in Israel's golden sunset. Once extinct in the wild but now conserved with great effort, this species serves as a symbol of hope for conservationists worldwide. Venturing further north into Northern Africa, we encounter the Scimitar-horned Oryx making its presence known. Adapted to survive harsh conditions, it thrives amidst sandy landscapes and captures our imagination with its unique curved horns. Back in Botswana's Kalahari Desert lies another stunning oryx herd. Against all odds, they endure extreme temperatures and scarce resources while maintaining their gracefulness and strength. Aerial views reveal an astonishing sight - countless Gemsbok dotting Namibia's vast sand dunes like scattered gems on velvet canvas. It reminds us of nature's ability to create masterpieces even where life seems impossible. In Namibrand Reserve within Namib Desert’s arid expanse stands a female Gemsbok accompanied by her two adorable calves. Their bond exemplifies maternal love amidst adversity and inspires us with their resilience against all odds. Finally, we find ourselves at Sossusvlei UNESCO World Heritage Site where another captivating scene unfolds before our eyes - a Gemsbok mother leading her calf past towering sand dunes. This image encapsulates both vulnerability and determination as they navigate through one of the world's harshest environments.