Critically Endangered Addax Calf Born at Kansas Zoo
(This content was created with the help of AI.) A western Kansas zoo just got a rare addition that zookeepers hope will help pull a species back from the brink. The Lee Richardson Zoo in Garden City announced Tuesday that a female addax antelope calf was born Oct. 3 to parents Sahara and Dobby, their second offspring after a male calf, Qibli, born last year, per KSNW. The addax—sometimes called the white or screwhorn antelope—is native to the Sahara, but the zoo said only about 30 remain in the wild due to heavy poaching. The critically endangered animals are known for their spiral horns and s...
