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gemsbok (Oryx gazella), Damara helmeted guineafowl (Numida meleagris papillosus)
| Subject: | gemsbok (Oryx gazella), Damara helmeted guineafowl (Numida meleagris papillosus)
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Date: 2007:06:30 10:26:24
Camera: DSLR-A100 (SONY )
F number: f/6.3
Exposure: 1/500 sec
Focal Length: 3000/10
Upload Date: 2017:04:11 14:18:01
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Oryx gazella (Linnaeus, 1758) & Numida meleagris papillosus Reichenow, 1894
Afrikaans: 'n Gemsbok en 'n paar Tarentale by Chudopwatergat, Etosha, Namibië
English: A Gemsbok or Southern oryx with a few Helmeted Guineafowl at Chudop waterhole, Etosha, Namibia
Français : Un Oryx gazelle avec quelques pintades de Numidie au point d'eau de Chudop, dans le Parc national d'Etosha en Namibie
Date 30 June 2007
Photographer Hans Hillewaert
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oryx_gazella_(Chudop).jpg
The gemsbok or gemsbuck (Oryx gazella) is a large antelope in the Oryx genus. It is native to the arid regions of Southern Africa, such as the Kalahari Desert. The name "gemsbok" in English is derived from Afrikaans gemsbok.
The helmeted guineafowl (Numida meleagris) is the best known of the guineafowl bird family, Numididae, and the only member of the genus Numida. It is native to Africa, mainly south of the Sahara. The Damara helmeted guineafowl (Numida meleagris papillosus) is a subspecies of helmeted guineafowl and is found in southern Angola to Botswana and Namibia.
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Scientific Name: Oryx gazella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common Names: Gemsbok, Gemsbuck; [French] Gemsbok; [German] Gemsbock
Synonyms: Capra gazella, Antilope gazella, Oryx capensis |
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