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, (Addax nasomaculatus), the most desert-adapted African antelope, formerly found throughout most of the Sahara but nearly exterminated in the wild in the last quarter of the 20th century by poaching from motorized vehicles The addax’s most striking feature is its long spiral horns
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
Animal Info - Addax It 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 on which it feeds The addax weighs up to 135 kg (300 lb)
Addax - saharaconservation. org The addax is a relatively short-legged, stocky antelope (95-105 kg) with long corkscrew horns, strong facial markings and distinctive mop of dark brown hair Its coat color changes from bright, matt white in the summer, hot season months, to darker grey in winter
Addax Antelope - SAFE Worldwide Addax antelope live in arid environments in Chad, Niger, and other fragmented areas in northern sub-Saharan Africa These animals are highly adapted to desert life They are primarily nocturnal, especially during summer