Addax
Scientific Name: Addax nasomaculatus
Habitat: Sahara Desert
Diet: grasses; also shrubs such as acacia
Life span: 25+ years
Young: 1 young
Size: up to 135 kg (300 lbs); height: 95-115 cm (37-50 in)
Desert adapted, addax rarely drink, getting most of their water from the plants they eat. They dig depressions in the sand to escape the hot sun and strong winds.
Over-hunting has put the addax on the critically endangered list. Numbering only a few hundred in the wild, the addax is the most endangered species living at the Edmonton Valley Zoo.
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
For More Information
Edmonton Valley Zoo
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PO Box 2359
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 2R7
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Range
Range: deserts in the Middle East and Africa
Status in the Wild
Status: endangered
