Oribi on the Run By: Leah H. and Jacob T. Endangered Oribi Oribi on the Run By: Leah H. and Jacob T.

Predators Fully Grown Young Hunters hunt the Oribi for food or for joy. Foxes eat the Oribi when they are young because they are easy prey (they might not get hurt by the horns). Hunters also hunt fully grown Oribi. Many more animals like the Oribi for food.

Interesting Facts they are graceful. they can benefit from fires. they have silky fur. there vegetarians.

What They Eat The Oribi eats : grass (grazing) leaves greens different kinds of greens

Horns (only males have horns) The Oribi is graceful and lives in herds up to 6 members. The Oribi is 20-26in. It is yellowish reddish brown and white Ears Horns (only males have horns) nose Long neck eyes Bushy tail chest Long legs A graceful body and silky coat Hooves

Where Do They Live? The Oribi’s habitat is in open grasslands. The tall grass lets the Oribi hide if there was not any tall grass then they might have been extinct. The Oribi lives in Africa, Sudan and Ethiopia. In Sudan and Ethiopia the Oribi has many predators.

Why They Are Endangered They have many predators, agriculture, and urban development. This is leading to a disaster for the Oribi life. Save The Oribi

Our Opinion This animal you might not have known of but it is graceful and interesting. During our research we have found that this animal is important to the life balance. Oribi

Bibliography “Oribi” The New Encyclopedia Britannica. 1984. Wildscreen Oribi http://www.arkive/species/GES/mammals/ 12 Jan. 2006 “Oribi” Britannica Junior Encyclopedia. 1973.