- Gazelle -

Gazelles are medium-sized antelopes found in Africa and in Asia as far east as Mongolia. These grazing antelopes live in herds, which can consist of as few as ten or as many as several hundred animals. During the plentiful rainy season, thousands of animals can be seen gathering in large groups.

Gazelles typically frequent wide-open spaces and plains, where they browse on grasses, shoots, and leaves.

Open plains make them visible to predators like cheetahs or wild dogs, but gazelles are fleet of foot. The gazelle can reach speeds of 40 miles an hour. They also boast an impressive set of ringed horns. These attributes make many gazelles attractive as game animals.

After a pregnancy of about six months, female gazelles give birth to one or two young and hide them in the plains grasses. These infants will remain out of sight for days or even weeks, being periodically nursed by their mother, until they are old enough to join the herd.

Average lifespan in the wild: 10 to 12 Years
Size: Height at the shoulder, 20 to 43 in
Weight: 26 to 165 lbs
Group name: Herd
Size relative to a 6-ft man: