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Although they’re Africa’s smallest felines, black footed cats are reputed to be the most successful hunters of all cats! Because of their fierce hunting style and habit of resting on large termite mounds, their Afrikaans name is “miershooptier” which means “anthill tiger”.

In 1962, we launched Operation Oryx. This project focused on saving the Arabian oryx, which was at real risk of becoming extinct. We knew we had to act fast to save this desert antelope. discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/m…

Roan antelope have a female-dominant hierarchy, even when a male is present. The oldest females have the highest rank, and all female calves born to a herd will usually stay with that herd for life! These little ladies have already mastered their power stance 😎

Sable are another matriarchal antelope species! The females, right, have a chocolate brown coat, while the males have the dark black fur that gives the species its name

speaking of herd dynamics- although zebra are a social species, they're also quite temperamental and assert dominance through fighting, biting and other displays

🗞️ [Article] Translocation in #conservation: to crate or not to crate? Read the article of Julie Swenson, Veterinarian at Fossil Rim Wildlife Center, in our latest Sandscript issue ➡️ lnkd.in/ez6k-YNd #translocation #wildlife

We're talking Bison! NOT BUFFALO so don't even bring that up

Remember the old song, "oh give me a home, where the buffalo roam?" well, that's called Africa. Believe it or not, North America has no native buffalo! What you're thinking of are bison!

bison calves look different from their parents in one distinct way: their fur! babies have an orangey-red coat, earning them the nickname “red dogs!”

Bison have lived in North America for around 400,000 years! Over that time they have shaped landscapes with their movements and grazing, fed generations of people and looked great doing it😎

Wildebeest on the move! Even at Fossil Rim they give into their natural nomadic instinct, moving around the pasture daily!

Baby Luna is growing fast! Here you can see her spots begin to gain color and definition, something that will help care staff identify her within the herd

Vote Fossil Rim for Best Safari Park! 10best.com/awards/travel/…

Today, Tarleton and Fossil Rim Wildlife Center agreed to strengthen their ongoing partnership. This collaboration will expand student internships, research, community education activities, and professional development and cooperative programming. Read more: tarletonstate.us/Fossil-Rim-Par…

We are thrilled to introduce you to the 501st and 502nd recorded scimitar-horned oryx calves born in the wild in Chad! All this has been made possible thanks to The Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi the Government of Chad National Zoo ZSL Royal Zoological Society of Scotland Fossil Rim Wildlife Center and Saint Louis Zoo

[NEWS] After 9 years of the world’s most ambitious species reintroduction program, once ‘Extinct in the Wild’ scimitar-horned oryx now roam freely in the wild in Chad. The Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi Smithsonian ZSL Royal Zoological Society of Scotland Saint Louis Zoo Fossil Rim Wildlife Center Read the article ➡️ lnkd.in/evqGgVdw

Fossil Rim Wildlife Center (Fossil Rim Wildlife Center) welcomes baby #SouthernWhiteRhino, Rocket, marking the 18th rhino born at the conservation facility since 1991. brnw.ch/21wGuiT

Have you ever seen a giraffe running? One of this year's giraffe calves, Freddy, is more than happy to show you how it's done 🏃