Saving Sahelo-Saharan Antelope

1. The Sahara desert covers an area larger than the lower 48 states and at over 3100 miles wide it is a little wider than the furthest distance between Maine and California. From west to east it stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea and from north to south from the Atlas Mountains of Morocco and the Mediterranean Sea to the Sahel.

2. The hottest temperature ever recorded was136°F at Al’Azizyah in Libya.

3. Daily temperatures can range from 23°F (-5°C) to 122°F (+50°C).

4. The hottest temperature I have ever been exposed to was in Las Vegas, Nevada where it was 117°F.

5. The Sahara and the Sahel support at least 1660 species of plants. 220 of which are found nowhere else. Among the fauna there are some 221 species of mammals.

They can live for months and probably for years, without drinking water. They selectively feed on plants with high water content. They are capable of allowing their body temperatures to rise higher than most mammal species before physiological cooling mechanisms kick in, helping to conserver water. Presumably, they are even capable of sensing distant rainfall and therefore new plan

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Ostriches have no teeth or tongues. Hens sit on the nest during the day and males sit on the nest at night.

Baboon Male chacma baboons weigh between 57 and 68 pounds, while females average 33 pounds. Gazelles are herbivores (plant-eaters). The chacma's fur ranges in color from dark brown to black. These graceful mammals are roughly 2 to 3 ft (60 to 90 cm) tall at the shoulder. The Sahara is bordered in the north by the Atlas Mountains and the Mediterranean Sea and in the west by the Atlantic Sea. Some are straight and some are gently curved. Adult male ostrich are solid black in color with white wing tips while the smaller females are brownish gray. Chacma baboons mainly eat fruit, though leaves make up a big part of their diet. Social animals, chacma baboons live in troops.

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