addax
Saharan spiral-horned ungulate
An addax is a large, pale-colored antelope native to the Sahara Desert, known for its long, spiraling horns and broad hooves adapted for walking on sand.
Once widespread across North Africa, the addax is now critically endangered in the wild, surviving mainly in captivity and protected reserves.
Mammal with hooves
- bovidHollow-horned ruminant family
- ruminantMulti-stomached grazing mammal
- herbivorePlant-only consumer
- grazerHerbivore eating low vegetation
hoofed · cloven-hoofed · even-toed · quadruped · mammal · cud-chewing · browsing · herd
Largest hot desert
- dunesWind-formed sand ridges
- aridDevoid of water
- sandstormWind-driven desert grit
- oasisFertile desert spot
scorching · barren · Sahel · Tuareg · Berber · Maghreb · erg · sirocco
Curve winding around center
- twistedWound around itself
- keratinStructural hair protein
- curvedSmoothly bent, not angular
- ridgedHaving raised lines
helical · corkscrew · pointed · symmetry · trophy · growth · skull · weaponry
With serious judgment
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
- vulnerableOpen to attack
- threatenedExpressed intent to harm
- poachingUnlawful wildlife capture
conservation · reintroduction · sanctuary · protection · overhunting · rare · survival · preservation
ungulate
Mammal with hooves
- bovidHollow-horned ruminant family
- ruminantMulti-stomached grazing mammal
- herbivorePlant-only consumer
grazer · hoofed · cloven-hoofed · even-toed · quadruped · mammal · cud-chewing · browsing · herd · oryx
Sahara
Largest hot desert
oasis · scorching · barren · Sahel · Tuareg · Berber · Maghreb · erg · sirocco · Chad
spiral
Curve winding around center
ridged · helical · corkscrew · pointed · symmetry · trophy · growth · skull · weaponry · defense
critically
With serious judgment
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
- vulnerableOpen to attack
- threatenedExpressed intent to harm
poaching · conservation · reintroduction · sanctuary · protection · overhunting · rare · survival · preservation · depletion
nocturnal
Active during darkness
- drought-resistantAble to withstand aridity
- scrublandArea of low shrubs
- grassesMonocot blade plants