A medium-sized antelope with long, straight horns, and a tufted tail. Extinct in the wild by the early 1970s, but was saved in zoos and private preserves and reintroduced into the wild.
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Where you can see the Arabian Oryx
Marwell Wildlife
Marwell Wildlife, Owslebury, United Kingdom
The zoo near Winchester opened in 1972, with conservation very much at its heart. It is set within the environs of Marwell Hall, which was built in the early 14th century (around 1320) by Walter Woodlock, a relative of the Bishop of Winchester and subsequently owned by the Seymour family.
Marwell Wildlife
The zoo near Winchester opened in 1972, with conservation very much at its heart. It is set within the environs of Marwell Hall, which was built in the early 14th century (around 1320) by Walter Woodlock, a relative of the Bishop of Winchester and subsequently owned by the Seymour family.