A creature so beautiful that it inspired paintings, poetry, and perhaps even the legend of the unicorn has returned to the deserts of the Arabian Peninsula. The Arabian oryx, once thought to be extinct in the wild, is a large species of antelope. The species has made a recovery in response to a successful breeding program. In the twentieth century, prior to intervention, the animal had been hunted to near extinction for its meat, hide, and beautiful horns.

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The Arabian oryx population had been _________.

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A infected
B dispersed
C declining
D expansive

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C declining