The Arabian oryx, the largest land mammal native to the Arabian Peninsula, weighs about 80 kilograms. Also known as the white oryx, its face and legs are dark in colour.
Saudi Arabia has welcomed the first Arabian oryx to be born in the kingdom in nine decades. All photos: SPA
The calf was born at the King Salman Royal Reserve in the Northern Borders province.
The Arabian oryx was successfully released back into the wild under the kingdom's programme to reintroduce endangered species back into their natural habitats.
The Arabian oryx, the largest land mammal native to the Arabian Peninsula, weighs about 80 kilograms. Also known as the white oryx, its face and legs are dark in colour.
Saudi Arabia has welcomed the first Arabian oryx to be born in the kingdom in nine decades. All photos: SPA
The calf was born at the King Salman Royal Reserve in the Northern Borders province.
The Arabian oryx was successfully released back into the wild under the kingdom's programme to reintroduce endangered species back into their natural habitats.
The Arabian oryx, the largest land mammal native to the Arabian Peninsula, weighs about 80 kilograms. Also known as the white oryx, its face and legs are dark in colour.
