Endangered Animals By: Bryan Craighead
Addax Scientific name : Addax Nasomaculatus Common name: Addax Lives in Chad, Mauritania and Niger,Africa
Characteristics Diet: grasses, scrubland, leaves and flowers Size: 3.5 feet Where would it sleep: in the shade of the tree Climate: Hot Desert Predator: People Prey: Addax Pre-reproducing, Male: 2 years and Female: 2 to 3 years Average number of offspring of addax: 1 or 2
Facts They travel in groups of 5 to 20 Their horns can grow to a meter long and are sometimes straight or spiraled Color can be white, grey and brown Weight: Males: 125kg. Females: 90 kg.
Modern Conservations Critically Endangered Due to Hunting and Habitat Loss Endangered since 2006 Present day population: 200 addaxes left Conservations: Sahara Conservation Fund and Dakhla National Park
Quiz How many addaxes are left? How much does an female addax weigh? What is their diet? Where do they live? What year did they become endangered?
Sources nts/Addax_nasomaculatus/ nts/Addax_nasomaculatus/