Don't Call Me Extinct

Published: May 23, 2018, 4 a.m.

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Extinct species don\\u2019t usually get a do-over\\u2026but don\\u2019t tell that to the scimitar-horned oryx. Erased from the wild for three decades, these desert antelope are back in the Central African country of Chad with a thriving herd of over a hundred individuals. But how did this happen? We visit the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute and a remote animal reserve in the United Arab Emirates to reveal the twists and turns of this amazing comeback story.

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