Addax are one of the worlds most endangered animals. They are perfectly suited for their harsh, desert home in northern Africa. They are herbivores. Their average body length is 5.5 feet, and they weigh between 130 and 280 pounds. A female gives birth to a single calf at a time.

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.

The Louisville Zoo has announced the name of their newest addition, the female addax that was born at the Zoo on Friday, May 8, during the COVID-19 pandemic closure. Louisville Zoo officials chose the name, Jira (JEE-RA), which translates to “anticipation” in Hausa.

Arid, sandy desert in small isolated parts of Niger and Chad in Northern Africa. Addax are herbivores, grazing on grasses, wild cucumbers, melons, and succulent plants. They eat some browse including tree shoots, shrubs, acacia seed pods, bulbs, and tubers. Body length is 5.5 feet. Height at shoulder is up to 3.5 feet.

Addax have comparatively heavy bodies and large heads, on top of which they have impressive spiraling horns. In the summer, they have light-colored coats, but in the winter they become darker in color. Addax are marked with white on their …

DESCRIPTION: Addax have a barrel shaped torso which reduces the surface-to-volume ratio, an advantage to maintaining a constant body temperature in the wide range of air temperatures experienced in the Sahara Desert. Body length: 3.6 – 4.3 ft.; shoulder height: 37” – 45”; Tail: 10” – 14” with a small tuft at the end; weight: 132 ...

The Zoo has had a successful breeding program with addax which are experiencing critical challenges in the vanishing wild. With drastically diminished numbers, some say they are on the verge of imminent extinction.

16 hours ago · From staff reports: Alameda Park Zoo is thrilled to announce the birth of its first-ever Addax (Addax nasomaculatus). Born on March 5 to parents Savannah ...

Feb 4, 2020 · The Saint Louis Zoo, through its WildCare Institute Saharan Wildlife Recovery Center, has joined others within the international conservation community to answer an urgent call to action to address the extinction underway for addax and other Saharan species.

Spend most of their lives without drinking water; receive enough moisture from vegetation to survive. Diurnal, territorial, and social. Move through desert in herds of 5-20, led by a dominant adult male. Search great distances for sparse vegetation. 1.