10K views · 664 reactions | Our zookeeping staff is proud to announce the arival of a new baby addax antelope! With the addax being critically endangered in the wild - they are native to the Sahara Desert of Africa - it's always a celebration when one is born at the park. And soon Lake Tobias Wildife Park will be opening - May 1st is opening day for the 2021 season! See ya' at the Zoo! | Lake Tobias Wildlife Park | Facebook

Imagine being dropped into the Sahara - no water, 120 °F heat, and nothing but sand. You’d last 3 days. The addax antelope? It can survive for years. No tricks. Just evolution. This endangered desert marvel: 🦌 Changes coat color by season to manage heat 🔥 Raises body temp to 106 °F to avoid sweating 💧 Extracts water from dry plants & even dew But here's the tragedy: 👉 Fewer than 100 wild addax remain. Some estimates say just 30–50 left. Read More: bit.ly/4nNgn1d #Addax #Conservation #DesertA

13K views · 911 reactions | You know it's officially summer when our addax boys' coats have gone completely white! Full of energy, we like to occupy Franklin and Marshall with lots of enrichment to spar and push around—even if they do just like to spar with each other sometimes instead! | Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance | Facebook