BROOKFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The suburban Chicago Brookfield Zoo is adding one
new antelope to its animal population and expects to have more over the next
few weeks.
The zoo said in a news release Thursday that the new addax antelope was born
June 7. Three more addax females at the zoo are pregnant.
According to the zoo, the new calf is a male and was born on exhibit so
visitors could witness its first moments. He weighed 19 pounds.
The zoo called the birth significant. The world’s wild addax population now
consists of about 300 animals. Most of them live in Niger.
Addax antelopes are adapted for desert life. They get most of their moisture
from plants they eat and dew and almost never drink water.