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The Arabian Oryx in Dubai: How the "Desert Unicorn" Was Saved from Extinction

Declared extinct in the wild in 1972, the magnificent Arabian Oryx underwent one of the greatest wildlife rehabilitation miracles in human history under the vision of UAE Founding Father Sheikh Zayed.

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