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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).
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.
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.
The common name derives from the Somali name for the animal (gáránúug); the first recorded use of the name dates back to 1895. [6] It is also known as the "giraffe gazelle" due to its similarity to the giraffe. [7] Two subspecies have been proposed, but these are considered to be independent species by some authors. [2] [8] [9] [10]
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."
Thomson's gazelles can be found in numbers exceeding 200,000 [1] in Africa and are recognized as the most common type of gazelle in East Africa. A small fast antelope , the Thomson's gazelle is said to have top speeds up to 80–90 km/h (50–55 mph).
Eudorcas, sometimes known as the ring-horned gazelles, is a genus of smaller antelope in the Bovidae family. The genus was, originally, considered a subgenus of the genus Gazella , but has since been elevated to its own generic status. [ 1 ]
The Grant's gazelle looks similar to a Thomson's gazelle, except it is much larger and has lyre-shaped horns which are stout at the base, clearly ringed, and measuring 45–81 cm (18–32 in) long. A useful field mark is the white on the rump that extends over the top of the tail in Grant's but not Thomson's gazelles.