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Gemsbok
Gemsbok Gems"bok, n. [D.; akin to G. gemsbock the male or buck of the chamois; gemse chamois, goat of the Alps + bock buck.] (Zo["o]l.) A South African antelope (Oryx Capensis), having long, sharp, nearly straight horns.

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- The gemsbok (Oryx gazella), or South African oryx, is a large antelope in the genus Oryx. It is endemic to the dry and barren regions of Botswana, Namibia...
- and comprises two adjoining national parks: Kalahari Gemsbok National Park in South Africa Gemsbok National Park in Botswana The park's total area is 38...
- USS Gemsbok is a name used more than once by the U.S. Navy: USS Gemsbok (1861) was a Civil War gunboat commissioned 30 August 1861 USS Gemsbok (IX-117)...
- Acanthosicyos naudini****, known as the Gemsbok cu****ber, is a perennial African melon with edible fruits and seeds. The leaves are typically deeply palmately...
- species of bigger animals are also found, including antelopes (such as gemsboks and springboks), common ostriches, and in some areas even desert elephants...
- Khumba by drawing a striated map locating water. Khumba admits a group of gemsboks into the watering-hole and is punished. A leopard named Phango warns Mkhulu...
- considered subspecies of the gemsbok. The East African oryx is an endangered species, whereas the gemsbok is not. Gemsbok were introduced in New Mexico...
- (H. niger) Oryx East African oryx (O. beisa) Scimitar oryx (O. dammah) Gemsbok (O. gazella) Arabian oryx (O. leucoryx) Addax Addax (A. nasomaculatus)...
- subspecies of the gemsbok (Oryx gazella), but they are genetically distinct; the diploid chromosome count is 56 for the beisa and 58 for the gemsbok.[citation...
- (H. niger) Oryx East African oryx (O. beisa) Scimitar oryx (O. dammah) Gemsbok (O. gazella) Arabian oryx (O. leucoryx) Addax Addax (A. nasomaculatus)...