Almost 50 years ago, in 1972, the Arabian oryx was declared extinct in the wild.

In most cases, that designation is terminal.

Most species can't make it back from that.

But this species has come back, and they've come back by the thousands.

They've returned to the wild, they've returned to their natural habitat, and they aren't even endangered.

On Easter Sunday, I think it is fitting that we talk about an animal that came back from the dead.

The Arabian oryx. Oryx, lucorix. I'm Mackin. This is species.

Welcome to the show. Happy Easter. I hope everyone is staying happy, staying healthy. My global pandemic advice for

this week is to help someone else out. Give a generous tip when you order takeout tonight.

Ask your parents or grandparents if they need you to drop anything at their door. Donate to your

local food bank. Whatever it may be, help someone. I give this

advice not just to help each other, but also to help you. I think people underestimate how good it

feels, especially in a time like this, to support someone else. And in a time of social deprivation,

the positive social feelings that come with being helpful, is really unbeatable.

So if you can, if you're getting a stimulus check and you don't need part of it, consider using

some of that money to help others. Thank you, Eric and the animals for playing me in. And now without

further ado, I present to you the oryx.

The Arabian oryx is an antelope with snow-white fur, black legs, and a Darth-Mall-style pattern of

black on their faces. They're small, at about three and a half feet

at the shoulder, 150 pounds. Their horns are almost totally straight and three feet long.

And their horns give them this otherworldly appearance just by virtue of being completely disproportionate.

This animal looks like a mythical creature, and so it is in some sense fitting that they may be

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