Grant's gazelle
Gazella granti
Key identification features
A medium sized pale coloured gazelle with a short white tail with a black tassel and a white patch bordered by dark vertical stripes down the thighs. Upper side of the body is a light slightly reddish-brown colour and the underside is white. Females can have a dark side stripe. The side stripe on the eastern race can be very light and almost indistinguishable on females. Both sexes have horns with ringed ridges and smooth tips. Males horns are larger with more pronounced ridges. Forehead and back of nose are reddish brown coloured and there is a brown to black coloured spot above the nose. A dark coloured eye mask contrasts with the pale facial stripe that runs from the base of the horns to the muzzle. males: HB 130-150 cm. Wt 50–80 kg females: HB 95-110 cm. Wt 30–43 kg
Habitat and social behaviour
Open grass plains, from semi dessert to bushy savannah. Most active early morning and late afternoon. They live in territorial harems of 10-36 animals or sometimes in large herds of 40-400.
Similar species
The Thomson’s gazelle is much smaller and has prominent black and white striped facial markings, and has a much more pronounced black side stripe and has a completely black tail.
Distribution Map
Historical Distribution Map
References for historical distribution map
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