Everyone knows that slender girl certainly compared with the gazelle.And it is not by accident.Small, thin with long horns and a graceful neck, these animals are really very slim.
Description
Which animal belongs to the gazelles?That which belongs to the detachment of cloven-hoofed, hollow-horned family and antelope subfamily.This animal is small in size.
"Gazelle" - the collective name of similar size and external appearance of ungulates seven genera (out of fifteen, which constitute a subfamily of these antelopes).The remaining eight genera represented royal antelope.
Gazelle - an animal of small size, lightweight slim physique.These include artiodactyl nineteen different species.
have adult body length is between 85-170 cm. Weight 12-85 kg of the height of the animal is 50-110 centimeters.Gazelle - animal (pictures with his image, see below), long-legged and slim.At the same time, males are larger.Females smaller than their size.However, they are more fragile.
Gazelle - an animal (photos are presented in the article) with tiny hooves.It seems that the antelope tiptoes.
As males and females have horns lyrate.Moreover, in males are longer and can reach eighty centimeters.This antelope subfamily body is covered with thick hair cover.Moreover, its color on the back and sides - grayish-yellow or brown, and white on the belly.The body is decorated with many special dark stripe, which runs on top of white.
Habitats
Most types of gazelles are found in Africa.However, their historical homeland still is Asia.From here millions of years ago began promoting animal west until they hit on the African territory.
mountain gazelle found in Saudi Arabia and Israel, as well as in Yemen, Oman and the United Arab Emirates.This species lives in the deserts and semi-deserts, and only rarely can visit the open forest.The favorite terrain of the animal - the low rocky hills.Inhabited gazelle can plateaus.She loves and coastal sand dunes.In areas inhabited by the species, the temperature can range from below zero to a small plus forty-five.
African continent was chosen by Tom gazelle, impala, gazelle Grande and many others.Of great interest to nature lovers is an antelope, which is called "mountain horse".However, she lives on the plains.Moreover, animals of this species do not skip, and jump perfectly.At length they can overcome up to seven meters.At the height of this gazelle jumps to three meters.
inhabit gazelle and Asia.However, there can be met only two kinds of animals - gazelles and gazelle.
Herd animals
Gazelle - an animal that does not exist alone.Antelope gather in large flocks, sometimes reaching more than a thousand individuals.Such groups they move through vast territories of steppes and savannas.
protect the territory and the family males.If necessary, they enter the fight.
enemies
Gazelle - an animal with a well-developed vision and hearing.At the slightest rustle or noise she suddenly takes off.The rate, which it develops, reaches sixty-five kilometers per hour.Sometimes the animal stops, checking whether the threat was mistaken.Often these test ends in failure.Predator does not miss his chance.
main reception of salvation from enemies are jumping to the side and running zigzag.A lot of enemies in gazelles.This terrestrial predators - leopards, cheetahs and lions, as well as birds - eagles, golden eagles, vultures and cemeteries.
Reproduction
Progeny gazelle brings the rainy season.The first day after birth the baby lying motionless in the grass.The mother is not moving away from him far looks and feeds.Day after day the little gazelle starting to get acquainted with the area and its "native".However, in the first three weeks of the knowledge of the world in less than two hours a day.Just a little firmly established, the baby begins to actively move and interested in the events surrounding it.
After reaching a certain age, males form separate herds of gazelles bachelors.Only later they win for themselves and claim portions of the female, 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 manual and can not live long in captivity.Entire herds of these animals on a par with household kept the ancient Egyptians.
Interesting facts
gazelle in the East - an animal that enjoyed great popularity.It does not lose its role and now.In poetry, the beauty of this part of the world women are constantly compared with the beauty of the ghazal.In the eyes of these animals are trying to scrutinize future mothers.This is believed to give the child the beauty.
