Oryx (Scimitar-horned Oryx By LAwebTek)

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Scimitar-horned Oryx By LAwebTek

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Author: LAwebTek

Keywords: Real Animals, herbivores, grazers

Date Released: Sep 8, 2003

Updated by Jordan - 28 June 2007 - Fixed sounds and pruned for file efficiency

Current scimitar-horned-oryx.ztd dated 28 June 2007

File Size: 730.73 Kb

Compatibility: All Game Versions

Description: During the Middle Ages the scimitar-horned oryx was probably the most numerous larger mammal of the semideserts just south of the Sahara. It was distributed from Mauritania in the west to the Red Sea in the east. Even as late as the 1920's and 30's it was considered common over much of its range from the Atlantic to the Nile. By the 1950's its range was fragmented, although substantial numbers survived in some areas. By the late 1960's it occurred only in Chad, Mali, Niger and the Sudan. By the late 1970's it only survived in scattered populations. In 1980 it was reported that only in Chad did it still occur in any numbers, with a small group in Niger, and perhaps a few dozen in Mali and Sudan. By the mid-1980's it was said to be on the brink of extinction and by 1999, it was thought to be extinct in the wild, although there was a recent unsubstantiated sighting of four animals in northern Niger.

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Additional info:

scimitar-horned-oryx.ztd                          uca: BF0E1026 dated 28 June 2007

Results From Configuration Checking:

bf0e1026.uca date: Thu Jun 28 16:36:20 2007
*** Warning: Sum of family, genus, and animal id/type values are < 0.
Animal Type: BF0E1026

Scimitar-horned Oryx

The scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah), named for its scimitar-shaped horns,
weighs up to 220 kg (480 lb). The scimitar-horned oryx inhabits the sub-desert
lands - the transition zones between true desert (Sahara) and the Sahel, with
a rainfall of under 200 mm (8"). It is found in rolling dunes, grassy steppes
and wooded inter-dunal depressions. It very rarely penetrates either true
desert or true sahel country.
    (plus 6 other paragraphs)

Animal Characteristics:

Habitat: Desert; Location: North Africa
Minimum happiness needed for chance of breeding: 95.
Preferred shelter: Large Lean-to.
Animal can jump.

Exhibit Preferences:

Foliage:
Palm Tree, Quiver Tree, Prickly Pear Cactus, Sand Bush (NA)
Doum Palm Tree (NA), Yucca Tree (ES), Agave Cactus (ES)

Rocks:
Large Rock, Small Rock - Medium, Small Rock - Small, Desert Rock - Formation
Medium Desert Rock (DD), Small Desert Rock (ES), Large Desert Rock (NA)

Exhibit Construction:

Number of animals allowed per exhibit: 3-50 with 10 squares for each adult.

Exhibit size (for 3 adults): 30 grid squares

Terrain (for exhibit with 30 grid squares):
20 Sand, 5 Savannah Grass, 3 Dirt, 2 Fresh Water

Foliage (for exhibit with 30 grid squares):
1 grid square should contain foliage.
Foliage that would give the most happiness: Palm Tree
Since this is a small plant, greatest happiness will occur
if the grid square contains 4 of this plant.

Rocks (for exhibit with 30 grid squares):
2 Small Rock - Small, which is its most liked rock.