Dorcas gazelle
Taxonomy Gazella dorcas [Linnaeus, 1758]. Citation: Syst. Nat., 10th ed., 1:69. Type locality: Lower Egypt.
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According to East (1996), the dorcas gazelle still ranges in Algeria, Burkina Faso, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia and Western Sahara; ...
While information on dorcas gazelles is limited, they are important to the habitats where they live. As browsers these gazelles help keep vegetation from becoming overgrown. They also serve as a food source for carnivores.
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Dorcas gazelle (Gazella dorcas)
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Soemmerring's gazelle (Nanger soemmerringii)
Goitered gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa)
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Mountain reedbucks, Dorcas gazelles, Kori bustards, mountain gazelles, gerenuks and Sharpe's grysboks are specific examples of what caracals might hunt. Caracals consume some reptiles, although this is not a common component of the diet.
Mountain Gazelle (G. gazella) Â- Neumann's Gazelle (G. erlangeri) Â- Speke's Gazelle (G. spekei) Â- Dorcas Gazelle (G. dorcas) Â- Saudi Gazelle (G. saudiya) Â- Chinkara (G. bennettii) Â- Thomson's Gazelle (G. thomsonii) Â- Red-fronted Gazelle (G.
From Africa to Asia: There are 14 species of gazelle across North Africa and Southwest Asia, including Grant's gazelle, Thomson's gazelle and Dorcas gazelle. These animals spend most of their day grazing on shrubs and grasses ...
a 10 to 12 year life span in the wild and up to 17 years in captivity. There are 14 species of gazelles across North Africa and Southwest Asia, including Grant's Gazelle, Thompson's Gazelle (with a black stripe on its side), the rare Dorcas Gazelle, ...
Largest of the gazelles is the addra, or dorcas gazelle (G. dorcas), of the Sahara Desert. It has very long legs and a long neck and is white over most of its body.
cheetahs outside protected areas with gazelle populations are reported to prey mainly on hares, an abundant food source because they are not usually taken by Muslim hunters. (Nowell & Jackson 1996) In Niger, suitable prey include Dorcas gazelle, ...
 See also: Gazelle, Antelope, Blackbuck, Wildebeest, Camel
  
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