HAVE FUN!!!!!
SINCE WE ALWAYS HAVE NEW MEMBERS - HERE ARE THE RULES - YOU CAN ONLY GUESS 1X BEFORE NYACK COMES BACK WITH THE ANSWERS AS TO WHICH LETTERS ARE CORRECT.
HOWEVER IF YOU REALLY THINK YOU KNOW THE ANSWER - YOU CAN GUESS - BUT PLEASE DON'T GUESS UNLESS YOU ARE PRETTY SURE - IT MESSES THINGS UP IF YOU GUESS PART OF IT AND NOT ALL OF IT - THEN I NEVER KNEW WHAT LETTERS TO TAKE OFF ETC. HOPE THAT MAKES SENSE!
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Hi Nyack, How about an A please 
Hello, Barbara!
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A
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Hi ! R please
HI!
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How about a "T" Nyack
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E????
P please
Good Morning/ Afternoon!
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B please
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I????
Ooooo! A tricky one!!! Is there a G please???? Hope hope!!
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I think I'll pick S next!
How about a "L" please Nyack.
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W please Nyack
Could I please have a C??
"O" Pls...
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This post was modified from its original form on 06 Apr, 0:32
Just dropping by -
Sctmitar-horned oryx?
How about an X Please Hmmmm!!!!
yes- there is an X- We will overlook Val's typo!
CONGRATULATIONS, VAL!
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Animals
Cal
- 2 days ago - latimes.com
Scimitar-horned Oryx
http://www.arkive.org/scimitar-horned-oryx/oryx-dammah/
The scimitar-horned oryx, so named for its magnificent curved horns, is now thought to be Extinct in the Wild, hunted to the brink of extinction for its meat and exceptionally robust hide. The stocky body is a pale colour, with brown markings on the face and a reddish-brown neck and chest area. The large, spread hooves allow these antelope to walk on the sand of their dry habitat.
Scimitar-horned Oryx
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scimitar_Oryx
THE UNICORN MYTH
It has been suggested that the myth of the one-horned unicorn may originate from sightings of injured scimitar oryx; Aristotle and Pliny the Elder held that the oryx was the unicorn's "prototype". From certain angles, the oryx may be mistaken for having one horn instead of two, and given that its horns are made from hollow bone which cannot be regrown, if an oryx were to lose one of its horns, it would, for the rest of its life, have only one horn.
HABITAT and DISTRIBUTION
The Scimitar Oryx inhabits grassy steppes, semi-deserts (mostly in the Great Steppe)and deserts in a narrow strip of central north Africa (Niger & Chad). It is considered extinct in the wild, however. Now it is taken regionally extinct in Algeria, Burkina Faso, Chad, Egypt, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, Tunisia and western Sahara Desert.
CONSERVATION and STATUS
Scimitar Oryx were hunted for their horns, almost to extinction. Originally it began to decline as a result of major climatic changes that caused the Sahara Desert region to become dry. The northern population was mostly lost prior to the 20th century. The decline of the southern population accelerated as Europeans began to settle the area and hunting for meat, hides and horn-trophies increased. It is thought that World War II and the Civil War in Chad during the 1980s impacted heavily on the species through an increase in hunting for food.
Where once they occupied the whole Sahara Desert, they are now considered to be extinct in the wild, with no confirmed sightings in the wild for over 15 years. Although there have been unconfirmed sightings in Chad and Niger, these reports remain unsubstantiated, despite extensive surveys that were carried out throughout Chad and Niger in 2001-2004 in an effort to detect Sahelo-Sahara Desert antelopes.
A global captive breeding programme was initiated in the 1960s. In 1996, there were at least 1,250 captive animals held in zoos and parks around the world with a further 2,145 on ranches in Texas. In 2005, at least 1,550 captives were managed as part of breeding programmes and it is believed that more than 4,000 are held in private collections in the United Arab Emirates. As part of the reintroduction plans, there are fenced in herds in three reserves in Tunisia, one reserve in Morocco and two reserves in Senegal.
A female calf was born in the National Zoo center in Front Royal, Virginia on April 16, 2010, increasing the Smithsonian's herd to 17.
FURTHER READING~
- Scimitar horned oryx - Animals - Scimitar horned oryx - Animals ...
- Plan Launched to Reintroduce Scimitar Horned Oryx Back Into the Wild ... towards the end of the 20th Century the scimitar-horned became extinct in the wild.
- http://www.care2.com/news/category/animals/Scimitar%20horned%20oryx
- Scimitar horned oryx - Animals - Newly Submitted Stories - Care2 ...
- Top Environmental News stories on global warming, wildlife, sustainable development, animals, nature, health, and more!
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- Apr 2, 2010 ... At some unrecorded time towards the end of the 20th Century the scimitar-horned became extinct in the wild. North of the Sahara its fate had ...
- http://www.care2.com/news/member/100041282/1446045
- scimitar-horned oryx calf - Care2
- Rare Scimitar-Horned Oryx Calf Born at National Zoo's Conservation Center ... The National Zoo says a scimitar-horned oryx has been born at its conservation ...
- http://www.care2.com/news/category/other/scimitar-horned%20oryx%20calf
- Rare Scimitar-Horned Oryx Calf Born at National Zoo's Conservation ...
- May 7, 2010 ... The National Zoo says a scimitar-horned oryx has been born at its conservation center in Virginia -- the zoo's first such birth in 13 years.
- http://www.care2.com/news/member/100041282/1491748
- Bush Warriors Species of the Day: Scimitar-Horned Oryx - Care2 ...
- Dec 6, 2010 ... The Scimitar-Horned Oryx is already EXTINCT IN THE WILD due to overhunting and historic changes to habitat. Efforts are underway to ...
- http://www.care2.com/news/member/155202995/2668891
- scimitar-horned oryx calf - Offbeat - Newly Submitted Stories - Care2 ...
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- Bush Warriors Species of the Day: Scimitar-Horned Oryx | Care2 ...
- Dec 6, 2010 ... The Scimitar-Horned Oryx is already EXTINCT IN THE WILD due to overhunting and historic changes to habitat. Efforts are underway to ...
- http://www.care2.com/c2c/share/detail/2668891
- 60 MINUTES CONTROVERSY: Charly Seale, executive director of ...
- Jan 29, 2012 ... Charly Seale, executive director of the Exotic Wildlife Association, is helping repopulate the scimitar-horned oryx in Senegal, but it's a pricey ...
Congrats Val Very interesting choice Nyack, noted the information and learned something new..Thanx
Wow!!! Congrats Val! That was a hard one! Hoppy Easter everybody!!
Didn't make sense without an extra vowel but went for it anyway - thanks!
Nyack - thanks for all the info.! 
Ans then some.
Congratulations Val!!! I stared at that last night and was thinking of every animal I knew and it was way out of anything I could figure out! Good One Nyack...talk about Brain Teaser!!! Beautiful creatures!
Thanks again...and Val Sweetie You are another Ms. Smarty Pants!!!
Like Kim said and (Hi Hun) Happy Easter to one and All!!! Hugs Mm
Well done Val. That was a tough one.
Thanks guys - 
to you all - had me stumped as well for a long time.
