There are many species of animals that are rarely seen. It might be because they are on the point
of extinction, or because they have mastered the art of concealment. It could also be because they
dwell in difficult-to-reach areas. Do you know what a Chacoan Peccary looks like? What about
the Hirola? If you want to see animals you have probably never seen before, stick around as we
countdown 15 wild animals that are rarely ever seen.
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Elephant Shrew
The elephant shrew is only a fraction of the size of an elephant. If an elephant walked and
stepped on an elephant shrew by accident, you would have no idea. The elephant shrew received
its name from the elephant's trunk and the elephant shrew's long nose resembling an elephant’s
trunk. Despite local sightings, the elephant shrew was last scientifically documented in the
1970s.
The creature was discovered alive and healthy on a study expedition in Djibouti, a
country in the Horn of Africa. Elephant shrews, also called sengis, are like aardvarks, elephants,
and manatees, yet they are neither elephants nor shrews. They have trunk-like nostrils and
consume insects with them. Gray-faced sengi are categorized as endangered by the International
Union for Conservation of Nature and are thought to number between 15,000 and 24,000 in the
wild.
Addax
The Addax, sometimes known as the "screw horn antelope" because of its twisted horns, is a
huge, desert-dwelling antelope related to the Oryx. The Addax is a critically endangered
mammal that can only be found in a few isolated places of Northern Africa's Sahara Desert. The
Sahara is the largest hot desert on the planet. The addax is extremely rare in its natural habitat,
and with only 500 remaining in the wild, the antelope may face extinction. The addax has a head
and body length of 59.1 - 66.9 inches. Males are slightly taller than females, standing between
3.5 and 3.8 feet at the shoulder, whereas females stand between 3.1 and 3.6 feet. Females weigh
60 – 125 kilos, while males weigh 99 – 124 kilos. Depending on the season, the addax's coat
changes color. Their coat is greyish brown in the winter, with white hindquarters and legs.
During the summer, their coat becomes lighter, almost totally white or a sandy beige, which aids
in body temperature regulation because lighter colors reflect heat more effectively. Their tails are
covered in black/brown tufts of hair. Both male and female addax have horns, as well as a patch
of brown hair on their foreheads that creates an X over their nose. Their horns feature two to
three twists and can grow to be 120 centimeters in length for males and 80 centimeters for
females. Long, black hairs grow between the horns and end in a short mane on their necks.
Addaxes have short, thick legs with wide, flat hooves and flat soles that assist them to stay out of
the sand. To avoid brushing against the opposite limb, the addax walks by throwing its wide hoofed feet sideways, with one foot following the other, leaving a single line of tracks. Due to
minimal limb flexing when running, the animal runs in a flat gallop and seems stiff-kneed. It is
thought to be one of the slowest antelope runners, maybe because of its adaptation to sandy
terrain.
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