Everyone knows that a slender girl is certainly compared to a gazelle. And this is by no means accidental. Small, with long thin horns and a graceful neck, these animals are really very slim.
Description
Which animal belongs to the gazelles? The one that belongs to the cloven-hoofed squad, the bovids family, and the antelope subfamily. In this case, the animal is small in size.
"Gazelle" is the collective name for ungulates of seven genera similar in size and appearance (out of the fifteen that make up the subfamily of real antelopes). The remaining eight genera are represented by dwarf antelopes.
The gazelle is an animal of small size, slender and light physique. These artiodactyls include nineteen different species.
In adults, the body length is in the range of 85-170 cm. With a mass of 12-85 kilograms, the height of the animal is 50-110 centimeters. A gazelle is an animal (see the pictures below) long-legged and slender. Moreover, the males are larger. Females are smaller in size. Moreover, they are more fragile.
Gazelle is an animal (photos are presented in the article) with miniature hooves. It seems that the antelope is tiptoeing.
Both males and females have lyre-shaped horns. Moreover, in males, they are longer and can reach eighty centimeters. In this subfamily of antelopes, the body is covered with thick hair. Moreover, its color on the back and sides is grayish yellow or brown, and on the belly is white. The body of many individuals is decorated with a dark stripe, on top of which is a white one.
Habitat
Most types of gazelles can be found in Africa. However, their historical homeland is still Asia. It was from here, millions of years ago, that the animals began to move westward until they entered African territory.
Common gazelle is found in Saudi Arabia and Israel, as well as in Yemen, Oman and the United Arab Emirates. This species lives in deserts and semi-deserts, and only occasionally can visit open forests. The animal’s favorite landscape is low rocky hills. Gazelle can live on the plateaus. She also loves coastal sand dunes. In the area where this species lives, the temperature can range from a little frost to plus forty-five.
The African continent was chosen by Tomi gazelles, Impala, Grand gazelles and many others. Of great interest to nature lovers is the antelope, which is called the "mountain steed." True, she lives on the plains. In addition, animals of this species do not jump, but jump great. In length, they can overcome up to seven meters. In height, such a gazelle bounces by three meters.
Gazelles live in Asia. True, only two species of these animals can be found there - grains and gazelles.
Herd animals
A gazelle is an animal that does not exist singly. Antelopes gather in large herds, sometimes reaching more than a thousand individuals. With such groups, they move through the vast territories of the steppes and savannahs.
The males guard their territory and family. If necessary, they enter the battle.
Enemies
Gazelle is an animal with excellent vision and hearing. At the slightest rustle or noise, it suddenly breaks down. At the same time, the speed she develops reaches sixty-five kilometers per hour. Sometimes the animal stops, checking to see if the threat was mistaken. Often, such checks end in failure. The predator does not miss its chance.
The main method of salvation from enemies is jumping to the side and zigzag running. And the gazelles have many enemies. These are land predators - leopards, cheetahs and lions, as well as birds - eagles, golden eagles, burial grounds and vultures.
Breeding
The offspring of the gazelle brings in the rainy season. The first day after his birth, the baby lies motionless in the grass. At the same time, the mother does not go far from him, looks after and feeds. Day after day, a small gazelle begins to get acquainted with the area and its "relatives". However, in the first three weeks, the knowledge of the outside world takes no more than two hours a day. Only a little stronger, the baby begins to actively move and take an interest in the events surrounding him.
After reaching a certain age, male gazelles form isolated herds of bachelors. Only a little later did they conquer plots for themselves and lay claim to the female that appeared on their territory. At the same time, they protect their possessions from male rivals.
Being caught at a young age, the gazelle becomes completely tame and can live in captivity for a long time. Entire herds of these animals along with domestic animals were kept by the ancient Egyptians.
