Wildlife of Arabia (North and Central)
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Arabian Oryx
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The Oryx inhabited most of the Arabian and Syrian deserts until very recently. In the beginning of the 19th century, and despite being common in some parts of Jordan and northern Arabia, the Oryx was rarely recorded in Palestine. By the mid-19th century the Oryx that had once roamed the Naqab and Sinai deserts had vanished; it was last sighted in Jordan in the 1930s. Unfortunately, its beauty has also been the cause of its near extinction. Once abundant throughout the deserts of the Middle East, this majestic animal became a favourite target of desert hunters.
NoteThe extinction have partly to do with Ashurul Hurum being arbitrarily fixed by so called Islamic Calendar that have no scientific value at all.
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See http//free-minds.org/forum/index.php?topic=12409.0