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Scientific name
Addax nasomaculatus
Order
Mammals
Family
פריים Bovidae
Social Structure
עדר
A herd of antelopes consists of both males and females and includes 2 to 20 individuals that roam in search of food.
Activity
פעיל לילה
It is active mainly at night to avoid the hottest part of the day.
Food
Vegetarian
Feeds on leaves, grass, and plants.
Dangers
Hunting.
Zoo Conservation Program:
Feeding/Enrichment Time
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Habitat & Distribution Area
Africa
In deserts—from the Western Sahara and Mauritania to Egypt and Sudan. It has been reintroduced into the wild in Morocco and Algeria. It was once theorized that the desert lizard also lived in the Land of Israel in the past, but this is apparently not the case. Today, the desert lizard can be found in Israel at the Bitvata Wildlife Reserve.
Conservation status
cr
Deficient Data
DD
least Concern
lc
Near Threatened
nt
Vulnerable
vu
Endangered
en
Critically endangered
cr
Extinct in the Wild
ew
Extinct
ex
Endangered status
cr
Worldwide
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Israel
In the Bible
The pygarg is mentioned in the Bible as one of the clean animals. "These are the beasts which ye shall eat: the ox, the sheep, and the goat, The hart, and the roebuck, and the fallow deer, and the wild goat, and the pygarg, and the wild ox, and the chamois." Deuteronomy 14:4-5
Weight
60
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125
KG
Life Expectancy
years
Interesting To Know
- The addax is part of the bovine family, and is related to the oryx. They live in harsh climates and feed on grass and shrub leaves. They do not need to drink because they get their liquids from the food they eat. The life expectancy of an addax can reach 25 years. The addax is mentioned in the Torah as a pure animal, and is one of the seven mammal species that, according to Judaism, may be eaten. In the past, shofars were made out of addax horns, especially by Yemenite Jews.