PLAYTIME: A baby addax was seen jumping around alongside its mom in its enclosure at the Brookfield Zoo in Illinois recently. The zoo said the calf was born on August 8 and is the third born at the zoo in a little over a year. The zoo added that the species of African antelope is critically endangered, with estimates of possibly less than 100 left in the wild. | CBS Newspath

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