Oryx Small 261×320 Medium 521×640 Large 834×1024 Download Tiff Original 2360×2899 | (6.5 MB) Description The oryx is a native of S. Africa. It is one of the fastest animals in that region. It is similar in appearance to the antelope but its tail is like that of the horse, and its horns are dark and perfectly straight. Keywords antelopes, deer, Mammalia, mammals, Oryx, Oryx gazella Galleries Mammals: O-Q Source: Worthington Hooker, Natural History (New York:Harper & Brothers, 1882) 101