- Addax - Wikipedia
The addax (Addax nasomaculatus), also known as the white antelope and the screwhorn antelope, is an antelope native to the Sahara Desert The only member of the genus Addax, it was first described scientifically by Henri de Blainville in 1816
- Addax | Adaptations Facts | Britannica
Addax, desert-adapted African antelope known for its long spiral horns The species was found throughout most of the Sahara, but it was nearly exterminated in the wild in the last quarter of the 20th century by poaching
- 8 Amazing Addax Antelope Facts - Fact Animal
The gentle Addax is an antelope that used to roam the Northernmost deserts of the continent, but has been tragically reduced to a fraction of its former glory The Addax is also sometimes known as the white antelope and the screwhorn antelope
- Addax | Smithsonians National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute
Specialized to live in deserts, the addax is a shy, cautious antelope notable for its long, twisted horns This species was once abundant throughout Northern Africa, and now inhabits just a tiny fraction of its former range
- Addax Animal Facts - Addax nasomaculatus - A-Z Animals
Critically Endangered Antelope of the African Desert The Addax, a beautiful antelope also called the screwhorn or white antelope, once ranged over the Sahara Desert Now it is on the edge of extinction due to poaching, climate change, overhunting, and habitat destruction
- Addax - saharaconservation. org
The addax antelope is one of the rarest and most endangered species on earth Illegal hunting has brought addax to the brink of extinction, with less than 100 alive in the wild in Chad and Niger
- Animal Info - Addax
The addax is the most desert-adapted of antelopes, being well adapted to heat, a diet of coarse grasses and the absence of water It lives most of its life without drinking, deriving sufficient moisture from dew and the plants that it feeds upon
- addax antelope
The addax (Addax nasomaculatus) is a critically endangered species of antelope that primarily inhabits the Sahara Desert region in North Africa They are well adapted to their harsh environment and have distinct features that help them survive in their arid habitat
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