Addra Gazelle
(Dama gazelle)
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Scientific Name:
Gazella dama ruficollis
(a.k.a. Nubian red-necked gazelle) ...
Addra
Related Category: Vertebrate Zoology
(d´r): see gazelle.
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Gazelle - name for the many species of delicate, graceful antelopes of the genus Gazella, inhabiting arid, open country.
Addra are considered the largest type of gazelle, with incredibly long legs, which provide extra surface area on their body to dissipate heat, one of the many ways they stay cool in their hot desert environment.
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Dama gazelle, Addra gazelle
Taxonomy Nanger dama [Pallas, 1766]. Citation: Misc. Zool., p. 5. Type locality: Africa, near Lake Chad.
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Also Called: Addra Gazelle or Mhorr Gazelle
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The dama gazelle is the largest gazelle. The head, hindquarters, and the underbelly of this gazelle are white.
Also known as the addra gazelle, the dama gazelle is the largest of all gazelles. It is also the world's rarest.
 See also: Gazelle, Cheetah, Antelope, Hyena, Dama gazelle
  
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