Gazelle
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Gazelle | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
|||||||||||||||||||
| Thomson's Gazelle | |||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific classification | |||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||
A gazelle is a kind of antelope. Gazelles form the genera Gazella, Eudorcas and Nanger.
Gazelles are mostly found in the grasslands and savannas of Africa, but they are also found in southwest Asia. Gazelles are known as fast animals. They can reach high speeds for long periods of time. They usually live in herds. They eat plants and leaves.
[change] Taxonomy
- Genus Gazella
- Mountain Gazelle, Gazella gazella
- Speke's Gazelle, Gazella spekei
- Dorcas Gazelle, Gazella dorcas
- Saudi Gazelle, Gazella saudiya†
- Chinkara, Gazella bennettii
- Cuvier's Gazelle, Gazella cuvieri
- Rhim Gazelle, Gazella leptoceros
- Goitered Gazelle, Gazella subgutturosa
- Arabian Gazelle, Gazella arabica†
- Genus Eudorcas
- Thomson's Gazelle, Eudorcas thomsoni
- Red-fronted Gazelle, Eudorcas rufifrons
- Red Gazelle, Gazella rufina†
- Genus Nanger
- Dama Gazelle, Nanger dama
- Grant's Gazelle, Nanger granti
- Soemmerring's Gazelle, Nanger soemmerringii
Wikimedia Commons has images, video, and/or sound related to:
Wikimedia Commons has images, video, and/or sound related to:
Wikimedia Commons has images, video, and/or sound related to:
