Seek gain or advancement by fawning or flattery, as in Edith was famous for currying favor with her teachers. This expression originally came from the Old French estriller fauvel, curry the fallow horse, a beast that in a 14th-century allegory stood for duplicity and cunning.
The Addax, sometimes called the âscrew horn antelopeâ, because of its twisted horns, is a large, desert dwelling member of the antelope family, closely related to the Oryx. The Addax is a critically endangered mammal which is found in several isolated areas in the sahara desert in Northern Africa. The Sahara is the worlds largest hot desert. The addax is extremely rare within its native habitat and with only 500 Addax left in the wild, this antelope could unfortunately, face extinction. Addax Description. The head and body length of the addax measures 150 â 170 centimetres (59.1 â 66.9 inches).
How do camels and cactus live in the deserts? Camels drink lots of water and then can go without days with it. They feed on the desert grasses and cacti that live in the desert. The cacti and grass can survive, because ofâ¦ a waxy mixture on them, and when it does rain, they savour the water like camels. They are also the type of plant that is adjusted to live in the desert.