Marwell Zoo has welcomed a rare new arrival.

Tamarisk, an 11-week-old addax calf, was born to mother Blossom and father George.

Addax are critically endangered with fewer than 100 animals thought to be left in the wild where they are threatened by illegal hunting and habitat degradation.

There is however a healthy global zoo population and Marwell Wildlife is helping to reintroduce the species in Tunisia as well as supporting the conservation of remaining wild addax populations in Chad and Niger.

Tamarisk brings the total number of addax at the zoo to six.

Ian Goodwin, animal collection manager, said: “Tamarisk is doing very well and it is great for guests and keepers to watch him play around in his paddock. Like other antelope, addax calves are particularly playful and active at this age under the watchful eye of their mothers.”