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

23K views · 161 reactions | #DYK that addax have reflective coats? Their pale coats act as a natural sun repellant by reflecting the harsh rays. This helps addax stay cool in the extreme heat of their native habitat the Sahara Desert ☀️ | Blank Park Zoo | Facebook

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Keeper Cam: Addax Antelope Keeper Corey, shot a quick clip of two of our addax antelope enjoying a run in the snow, after release from night housing. Addax, native to Africa, experience extreme seasonal temperature fluctuations in their natural habitat. In the summer, their coats are white, to lessen the intensity of the suns rays on the body. In winter, their coats change to a much darker coloration - with intentions of attracting more sunshine and absorb additional heat. This is one of the ver