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Location; Region: California: Country: United States: The Gazelle Formation is a geologic formation in California. It preserves fossils dating back to the Silurian ...
Gazelle is a census-designated place (CDP) in Siskiyou County, California, United States. Its population is 95 as of the 2020 census, up from 70 from the 2010 census. Its population is 95 as of the 2020 census, up from 70 from the 2010 census.
A close-up of a male Thomson's gazelle: males have horns that are thicker and longer than those of the female. Thomson's gazelle is a relatively small gazelle; it stands 60–70 cm (24–28 in) at the shoulder. Males weigh 20–35 kg (44–77 lb), while the slightly lighter females weigh 15–25 kg (33–55 lb).
Stotting occurs in several deer species of North America, including mule deer, pronghorn, [3] and Columbian black-tailed deer, when a predator is particularly threatening, [4] and in a variety of ungulate species from Africa, including Thomson's gazelle and springbok. [5] It is also said to occur in the blackbuck, a species found in India. [6]
In both locations, the animal has proved wholly amenable to domestication. [25] Similarly, European visitors to Arabia reported "tame gazelles are very common in the Asiatic countries of which the species is a native; and the poetry of these countries abounds in allusions both to the beauty and the gentleness of the gazelle."
This list of invertebrates of California lists invertebrate species (animals without a backbone) that are found in the US State of California. This list includes animals from the land, from freshwater, and from the ocean.
Mountain gazelles are hunted for food in some parts of their range, although hunting mountain gazelles became illegal in Israel in 1955. A 2019 estimate found there are likely 300–1300 gazelles poached annually. [8] As the mountain gazelle's habitat has become a more urban area of the world, there are numerous threats that to the population.
The dorcas gazelle (Gazella dorcas), also known as the ariel gazelle, is a small and common gazelle.The dorcas gazelle stands about 55–65 cm (1.8–2.1 feet) at the shoulder, with a head and body length of 90–110 cm (3–3.5 feet) and a weight of 15–20 kg (33–44 pounds).