Gemsbok Gemsbok

Gemsbok - Definition and Overview

Gemsbok
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Artiodactyla
Family:Bovidae
Subfamily:Hippotraginae
Genus:Oryx
Species:gazella
Binomial name
Oryx gazella
(Linnaeus, 1758)

The Gemsbok or gemsbuck Oryx gazella, is a large African Oryx antelope. The name is derived from the German name of the male chamois, "Gemsbock". Although there are some superficial similarities in appearance (especially in the colour of the face area), the chamois and the oryx are not related.

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