Animal directory
Gemsbok
Care, environment, breeding and conservation records for Gemsbok.
Identity & conservation
- Scientific name
- Oryx gazella
- Enclosures
- Habitat
- Status
- Least concern
- Status code
- LC
- Regions
- Africa
- Biomes
- Grassland, Desert
- Edition
- Base game
- Class group
- Mammals
- Revealed
- 2026-07-14
- Status groups
- Least concern
- Tax class
- Mammalia
- Tax family
- Bovidae
- Tax genus
- Oryx
- Tax order
- Artiodactyla
- Wild population
- 373,000
- Wild population count
- 373000
Habitat & enclosure
- Barrier grade
- 2
- Barrier height
- 1.25 m
- Climb proof
- No
- Water barrier
- No
- Temp min
- 14 °C
- Temp max
- 41 °C
- Area land min
- 270 m²
- Area land
- 270 m² + 40 m² per extra animal
- Area climbing
- Unknown
- Area deep water
- Unknown
- Area flying
- Unknown
- Area shelter
- 10 m² per animal
- Area water
- Unknown
- Humidity
- Unknown
- Plant cover
- 0-30%
- Salinity
- Unknown
- Terrain
- Sand 0-20%, Soil 10-60%, Rock 0-20%, Long Grass 25-100%, Waterlogged 0-10%, Grass 30-100%
- Water barrier depth
- Unknown
- Water barrier width
- Unknown
Social life & breeding
- Group size
- 5-10 (up to 1 male, up to 9 females)
- Life expectancy
- 18-23 years
- Bachelor females
- 1-10
- Bachelor males
- 1-10
- Breeding difficulty
- Very Easy
- Gestation
- 8.5 months
- Gestation months
- 8.5 months
- Group name
- Herd
- Interbirth
- 10 months
- Interbirth months
- 10 months
- Litter label
- Litter size
- Litter size
- 1
- Mating season
- Aseasonal
- Mating system
- Polygynous
- Maturity age
- 2 years
- Maturity years
- 2 years
- Shoal fish
- No
- Shoal size
- Unknown
- Sterility age
- Death
Other facts
- Diet
- Hay, Herbivore Pellets
- Colony size
- Unknown
- Colour morphs
- Albino, Erythristic
- Dominance
- 1 dominant male per group
- Enrichment
- Grab Ball, Large Ball, Mud Bath, Plant Screen, Rubbing Pillar
- Exhibit types
- Unknown
- Feeders
- Barrel Feeder - Hanging, Barrel Feeder - Large, Dog Ball, Food Trough - Large, Food Trough - Medium, Food Trough - Small, Hanging Grazer Feeder, Melon Feeder, Scarecrow Feeder, Wall Feeder - Large, Wall Feeder - Medium, Wall Feeder - Small
- Nest
- Unknown
- Offspring dispersal
- Male offspring
- Size female
- 1.15 m
- Size male
- 1.15 m
- Size max
- 1.15 m
- Size measure
- Shoulder height
- Temperature
- 14 to 41°C
- Thriving group
- African Savannah
- Thriving member of
- African Savannah
- Thriving with
- Black Wildebeest, Blue Wildebeest, Cape Buffalo, Common Ostrich, Common Warthog, Masai Giraffe, Nyala, Plains Zebra, Reticulated Giraffe, Sable Antelope, Springbok, Thomson's Gazelle, White-Backed Vulture
- Water sources
- Ground Water Fountain - Small, Water Pipe
- Weather dislikes
- Snow
- Weight female
- 155 kg
- Weight female text
- 155 kg
- Weight juvenile
- 56.88 kg
- Weight male
- 260 kg
- Weight male text
- 260 kg
Research levels
| Level | Unlocks | Research gate |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Thriving Requirement 1: at least 5 objects or plants with the Shrub tag | Unknown |
| Level 2 | Thriving Requirement 2: at least 2 objects or plants with the Trees tag; Gemsbok Fact Sheet | Unknown |
| Level 3 | Release groups and release to the wild | Unknown |
| Level 4 | Thriving Requirement 3: Food Grade 2; Fertility Level 1 (+15% fertility) | Before this level: an Observation Network (Observation Platform) in Great Rift Valley Reserve and this species released in Great Rift Valley Reserve |
| Level 5 | Thriving Requirement 4: Grazing Ball Feeder, at least 2 | Unknown |
| Level 6 | Thriving Requirement 5: African Savannah Social Group; Fertility Level 2 (+30% fertility) | Unknown |
Observation network present at Great Rift Valley Reserve AND Gemsbok released at Great Rift Valley Reserve
Valid release groups
| Group | Type | Animals |
|---|---|---|
| Mixed Group | Mixed group | 1 to 3 males, 5 to 13 females |
| Male Bachelor Herd | Male group | 3 to 10 males |
Release requirements
| Requirement type | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Ecosystems Required | Savannah |
(established)
Savannah
Barriers at this grade4
Thriving Relationships13
Feeders12
Enrichment items5
Water sources2
Research levels1
Related entries166
- Uses feeder · Barrel Feeder - Hanging (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Grassland (Used by / linked from)
- Sp habitat · 1-Way Glass (Used by / linked from)
- Thriving relationships · Masai Giraffe (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Barrel Feeder - Large (Used by / linked from)
- Thriving relationships · Plains Zebra (Used by / linked from)
- Feeders · Food Trough - Medium (Requires / provides)
- Thriving relationships · Thomson's Gazelle (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Ground Water Fountain - Small (Used by / linked from)
- Water sources · Ground Water Fountain - Small (Requires / provides)
- Thriving relationships · Reticulated Giraffe (Used by / linked from)
- Uses feeder · Scarecrow Feeder (Requires / provides)
- Barriers at this grade · Corrugated (Requires / provides)
- Gemsbok · Gemsbok (Requires / provides)
- Uses enrichment · Mud Bath (Requires / provides)
- Uses feeder · Wall Feeder - Large (Requires / provides)
- Thrives with · Common Warthog (Requires / provides)
- Thrives with · Masai Giraffe (Used by / linked from)
- Thrives with · Cape Buffalo (Requires / provides)
- Species this disease affects · Tetanus (Used by / linked from)
- Barriers at this grade · Chain Link (Requires / provides)
- Thriving relationships · Cape Buffalo (Requires / provides)
- Asked species · Animal Reintroduction projects (Used by / linked from)
- Thrives with · Blue Wildebeest (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Barrel Feeder - Large (Used by / linked from)
- Feeders · Wall Feeder - Small (Requires / provides)
- Uses feeder · Food Trough - Medium (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Wall Feeder - Medium (Used by / linked from)
- Animals by grade · Rope Netting (Used by / linked from)
- Sp habitat · Rope Netting (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Hanging Grazer Feeder (Used by / linked from)
- Thriving relationships · Nyala (Requires / provides)
- Lives in biome · Grassland (Requires / provides)
- Uses water source · Ground Water Fountain - Small (Requires / provides)
- Gemsbok · Gemsbok (Requires / provides)
- Thrives with · Nyala (Requires / provides)
- Feeders · Food Trough - Large (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Barrel Feeder - Hanging (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · Botulism Toxicosis (Used by / linked from)
- Thriving relationships · White-Backed Vulture (Requires / provides)
- Thrives with · Nyala (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · MRSA (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Grab Ball (Used by / linked from)
- Uses enrichment · Plant Screen (Requires / provides)
- Animals by grade · 1-Way Glass (Used by / linked from)
- Uses feeder · Food Trough - Large (Requires / provides)
- Species this disease affects · Tularemia (Used by / linked from)
- Feeders · Melon Feeder (Requires / provides)
- Thrives with · Cape Buffalo (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Food Trough - Large (Used by / linked from)
- Thriving relationships · Sable Antelope (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Plant Screen (Used by / linked from)
- Thrives with · Black Wildebeest (Requires / provides)
- Thriving relationships · Sable Antelope (Requires / provides)
- Uses feeder · Wall Feeder - Medium (Requires / provides)
- Uses water source · Water Pipe (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Wall Feeder - Large (Used by / linked from)
- Thriving relationships · Nyala (Used by / linked from)
- Feeders · Dog Ball (Requires / provides)
- Uses feeder · Food Trough - Small (Requires / provides)
- Ecosystems · Savannah (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Water Pipe (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Plant Screen (Used by / linked from)
- Thriving relationships · Common Warthog (Requires / provides)
- Uses enrichment · Grab Ball (Requires / provides)
- Thrives with · Black Wildebeest (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Rubbing Pillar (Used by / linked from)
- Thrives with · Common Ostrich (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Large Ball (Used by / linked from)
- Animals by grade · Corrugated (Used by / linked from)
- Research levels · Gemsbok (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Food Trough - Medium (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · Campylobacteriosis (Used by / linked from)
- Thrives with · Reticulated Giraffe (Used by / linked from)
- Researches species · Gemsbok (Used by / linked from)
- Thriving relationships · Common Warthog (Used by / linked from)
- Thriving relationships · Blue Wildebeest (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Melon Feeder (Used by / linked from)
- Thrives with · Thomson's Gazelle (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Hanging Grazer Feeder (Used by / linked from)
- Thrives with · Blue Wildebeest (Used by / linked from)
- Thrives with · White-Backed Vulture (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Large Ball (Used by / linked from)
- Feeders · Barrel Feeder - Large (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Ground Water Fountain - Small (Used by / linked from)
- Animals given as rewards · Wildlife Care projects (Used by / linked from)
- Thriving relationships · Springbok (Used by / linked from)
- Uses feeder · Barrel Feeder - Large (Requires / provides)
- Biomes · Desert (Requires / provides)
- Species this disease affects · Listeriosis (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Scarecrow Feeder (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Food Trough - Medium (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · Cowpox Virus (Used by / linked from)
- Uses feeder · Melon Feeder (Requires / provides)
- Feeders · Hanging Grazer Feeder (Requires / provides)
- Thriving relationships · Blue Wildebeest (Requires / provides)
- Thrives with · Sable Antelope (Requires / provides)
- Zoopedia entry · Gemsbok (Used by / linked from)
- Uses feeder · Wall Feeder - Small (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Rubbing Pillar (Used by / linked from)
- Thriving relationships · Black Wildebeest (Used by / linked from)
- Feeders · Food Trough - Small (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Mud Bath (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Dog Ball (Used by / linked from)
- Thriving relationships · Reticulated Giraffe (Requires / provides)
- Species this disease affects · Bordetellosis (Used by / linked from)
- Thrives with · Plains Zebra (Requires / provides)
- Sp habitat · Corrugated (Used by / linked from)
- Thrives with · Springbok (Used by / linked from)
- Release requires ecosystem · Savannah · Savannah (Requires / provides)
- Lives in biome · Desert (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Food Trough - Large (Used by / linked from)
- Water sources · Water Pipe (Requires / provides)
- Reward species · Wildlife Care projects (Used by / linked from)
- Thriving relationships · Plains Zebra (Requires / provides)
- Thriving relationships · Cape Buffalo (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · Salmonellosis (Used by / linked from)
- Uses enrichment · Rubbing Pillar (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Wall Feeder - Small (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · Foot And Mouth Disease (Used by / linked from)
- Uses enrichment · Large Ball (Requires / provides)
- Feeders · Wall Feeder - Large (Requires / provides)
- Enrichment items · Rubbing Pillar (Requires / provides)
- Feeders · Wall Feeder - Medium (Requires / provides)
- Species this disease affects · Avian Influenza (Used by / linked from)
- Thriving relationships · Black Wildebeest (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Food Trough - Small (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · Rotavirus (Used by / linked from)
- Animals in this biome · Desert (Used by / linked from)
- Animals by grade · Chain Link (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Barrel Feeder - Hanging (Used by / linked from)
- Has research · Gemsbok (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Food Trough - Small (Used by / linked from)
- Uses feeder · Dog Ball (Requires / provides)
- Zoopedia entry · Gemsbok (Used by / linked from)
- Enrichment items · Large Ball (Requires / provides)
- Thriving relationships · Masai Giraffe (Requires / provides)
- Feeders · Barrel Feeder - Hanging (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Grab Ball (Used by / linked from)
- Thrives with · Masai Giraffe (Requires / provides)
- Thriving relationships · Springbok (Requires / provides)
- Enrichment items · Grab Ball (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Desert (Used by / linked from)
- Enrichment items · Mud Bath (Requires / provides)
- Thrives with · Sable Antelope (Used by / linked from)
- Barriers at this grade · 1-Way Glass (Requires / provides)
- Uses feeder · Hanging Grazer Feeder (Requires / provides)
- Thriving relationships · Common Ostrich (Requires / provides)
- Feeders · Scarecrow Feeder (Requires / provides)
- Biomes · Grassland (Requires / provides)
- Enrichment items · Plant Screen (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Melon Feeder (Used by / linked from)
- Thrives with · Plains Zebra (Used by / linked from)
- Has release groups · Gemsbok (Requires / provides)
- Barriers at this grade · Rope Netting (Requires / provides)
- Ecosystems · Gemsbok (Requires / provides)
- Thriving relationships · Thomson's Gazelle (Used by / linked from)
- Thrives with · Springbok (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Mud Bath (Used by / linked from)
- Thrives with · Common Warthog (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Dog Ball (Used by / linked from)
- Thrives with · Reticulated Giraffe (Requires / provides)
- Thrives with · Thomson's Gazelle (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Scarecrow Feeder (Used by / linked from)
- Sp habitat · Chain Link (Used by / linked from)
- Animals in this biome · Grassland (Used by / linked from)
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