Addax
This antelope is perfectly adapted for the life in desert and
semi-desert areas. Its large splayed hooves help walk on sand. Addax
obtains sufficient moisture from its diet, which consists of grasses,
herbs, leaves and small bushes. The main predators are lions, leopards
and huenas. Addax live 10 years in the wild and up to 25 years in
captivity.
Aoudad
Vulnerable
Aoudads, known also as Barbery Sheep, are exceptionally well adapted to
the arid rocky and mountain habitats. Their jumping power helps them
clear a 6.6 feet (2 m) obstacle from a standing start. even newborns
are able to climb rocky terrain within hours of birth. Their diet
consists of sparse grasses, bushes, acacia and lichens. Aoudads live 10
years in the wild and 20 years in captivity.
Camel ~ Dromedary
Common in domestication
Dromedary
Camels were domesticated 4000 B.C. for travel, meat, milk and running,
and became extinct in the wild around 2000 years ago. They live 40
years. Dromedaries have no known predators. They feed on leaves,
grasses and shrubs in deserts and steppes. Being thirsty, dromedaries
can drink up to 100 litres of water in 10 minutes, what would be lethal
to any other animal.
Cattle ~ Ankole-Watusi
Found only in domestication
Ankole-Watusi have the largest horns of any cattle breed, sometimes
growing to a lenght of 5 feet (1.5 m). They are an ancient hybrid of
long-horned, domestic cattle from Egypt and longhorn Zebu from Pakistan
and India. They live on grasslands and feed on grasses and leaves.
Their main predators are big cats. Ankole-Watusi cattle live 20 years.
Stork ~ Marabou
This stork inhabits dry open savannas near lakes and rivers. Its diet consists of carrion, insects, fish and small mammals. In turn, marabou is a prey for larger carnivores. In addition to hollow leg bones, marabou storks have hollow toe bones. For one of the largest flying birds (males stand 1.5 m tall and weighs 9 kg, females generally smaller), this is an important adaptation for flight. Marabou live 25 years or more.
