Oryx, Scimitar-horned

Classified as Extinct in the Wild (EW) on the IUCN Red List 2006. This oryx would live in large groups of differing sizes of up to 40 individuals during most of the year and up to 1000 during the wet season migration. READ MORE >

Ostrich

An average ostrich breeds at 3 to 4 years old and lays eggs weighing 1.5kg (that is 24 times the weight of a chicken egg) and measuring 15cm long. Eggs take between 42 to 46 days to hatch. READ MORE >

Otter, Oriental Small-clawed

Small-clawed Otters prefer shallow water, with a good food supply and moderate to low bank-side vegetation. READ MORE >

Owl, Great Horned

Owls have excellent hearing; their disc–shaped faces are designed to direct the slightest sound to the large ear openings READ MORE >

Owl, Boobook Hawk

An owl’s neck has twice as many vertebrae as a human’s, which enables them to rotate their heads 270 degrees. READ MORE >

Owl, Boreal

Boreal Owls nest in tree cavities and lay up to 6 eggs which the female incubates for 29 days. Chicks fledge at around 36 days. READ MORE >

Owl, Brown Wood

Brown Wood Owls nest in tree cavities, rock ledges, caves or a scrape on the ground, they lay 2 eggs which are incubated for 30 days. READ MORE >

Owl, Burrowing

Burrowing Owls will either dig their own burrows or else use the abandoned burrows of mammal species. They line the burrow with nest material and often return to the same nest year after year. READ MORE >

Owl, Spectacled

• Spectacled Owls get their name from the white "spectacles" around their bright yellow eyes. READ MORE >

Owl, Great Grey

This owl does not build its own nests and will either nest in dead trees or will use the nests of other birds of prey for its own nest, just adding a few leaves. Females lay up to 5 eggs which are incubated for 30-40 days. READ MORE >

Owl, Rufous-legged

Little is known about this secretive and elusive owl. It breeds from January to April and builds nests in tree cavities or forked branches, where it lays 1-2 eggs which are incubated for 30-33 days. READ MORE >

Owl, Snowy

Snowy owls rely primarily on catching lemmings and other rodents but they are opportunistic hunters so they may also take other small mammals and birds. READ MORE >