Gemsbok
The gemsbok (or Oryx gazella) is a species of antelope, also sometimes called the South African oryx, that lives in the Kalahari and Namib deserts of Southern Africa.
They are characterised by several visual features: long, slim and spiral horns, a black face with white markings over the eyes and muzzle, a grey-brown coat with black markings on the upper legs and back, as well as white socks.
On average, Gemsbok stand between 1.1m and 1.3m tall at the shoulder, measure 1.9m to 2.4m long and have an average horn length of 85cm. The males are also slightly larger and significantly heavier at 220kg to 300kg than the females at 100kg to 210kg.
Oryx gazella
Habitat needs
Space is stored as a minimum plus an amount per additional adult; the game's help adds that juveniles don't count. Plan a mixed habitat in the habitat planner.
Dislikes snow.
Terrain
| Terrain | Minimum | Maximum |
|---|---|---|
| Sand | 0% | 20% |
| Soil | 10% | 60% |
| Rock | 0% | 20% |
| Long Grass (Grass) | 25% | 100% |
| Waterlogged | 0% | 10% |
| Grass | 30% | 100% |
Share of the habitat's terrain.
Shares a cohabitation group with 13
African Savannah
Cohabitation groups are the game's own sets of species for mixed habitats. Check space, terrain and temperature for a group in the habitat planner.
Barriers with resistance grade 2 or higher 14
- 1-Way Glass grade 2 · $1
- Chain Link grade 2 · $1 · climbable
- Corrugated grade 2 · $1
- Rope Netting grade 2 · $2 · climbable
- Glass grade 3 · $2
- Wire Netting grade 3 · $2 · climbable
- Wood Logs grade 3 · $2 · climbable
- Acrylic grade 4 · $3
- Steel Mesh grade 4 · $3 · climbable
- Thick Glass grade 4 · $3
- Brick grade 5 · $4
- Concrete grade 5 · $4
- Gabion grade 5 · $4 · climbable
- Electric grade 6 · $0.80
At least 1.25 m high. No water barrier. Grades are the ones the game's barrier tooltips state.
Enrichment it uses 5
- Grab Ball Toy · score 50 · $100
- Large Ball Toy · score 100 · $100
- Plant Screen Toy · score 100 · $100
- Rubbing Pillar Toy · score 100 · $100
- Mud Bath Toy · score 150
Enrichment target: toys 20 + 40 per additional adult; feeders 5 + 3 per additional adult.
Food, life and breeding
- Food
- Hay + Herbivore Pellets
- Food / drink amount
- 5 / 10
- Food cost, grade 1 / 2 / 3
- $253 / $350 / $350
- Feeders
- Food Trough - Large, Food Trough - Medium, Food Trough - Small, Barrel Feeder - Hanging, Scarecrow Feeder, Barrel Feeder - Large, Hanging Grazer Feeder, Melon Feeder, Dog Ball, Wall Feeder - Medium, Wall Feeder - Large, Wall Feeder - Small
- Lifespan
- 18–23 yr
- Mature / prime / old / elderly
- 2 yr / 5 yr / 11 yr / 16 yr
- Gestation / between births
- 0.708 yr / 0.833 yr
- Litter
- 1–1
- Fertility
- 0.4
- Mating system
- Polygynous
- Breeds in
- All seasons
- Dominance
- 1 dominant male per group
- Ecosystem roles
- Terrestrial Seed Dispersers, Medium Prey
- Wild population
- 373,000
- Guests flee if it escapes
- Yes
A herd of Gemsbok numbers between 10 and 30. The females group together in interrelated herds with their young offspring, usually consisting of one dominant territorial male who joins the females for mating purposes. Young males form together into single sex bachelor herds until they are old enough to maintain their own territory and acquire a herd of females.
Overview
- Scientific name
- Oryx gazella
- Class
- Mammalia
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
- Biome
- Grassland, Desert
- Continent
- Africa
- Cohabitation groups
- African Savannah
- Content
- Base game