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Thomson's gazelle

The Thomson’s Gazelle

  • 15 November, 2018
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Sometimes referred to as a “tommie”, the Thomson’s gazelle is one of the faster land animals on earth, after the cheetah. The Thomson’s gazelle is just one of approximately 20 known species of gazelles that can be found in Africa. Thomson’s gazelles live in open plains and grasslands in the southern parts of Kenya and northern parts of Tanzania. Read on, wont you?

First the Stats…

Scientific name: Eudorcas thomsonii
Weight: 51 lbs
Length: 2.9 ft
Height: 22–32 in at the shoulder
Lifespan: 10 – 15 years

Now on to the Facts!

1.) Both the males and females have horns. Males have longer horns than females.

2.) Male and female gazelles live in separate herds. The female herds are often much larger. The males will fight for dominance, breeding rights, and territory by using their horns to topple an opponent.

3.) They are social animals and live in herds of over 200 individuals.

4.) Lions, leopards, hyenas, hunting dogs, and cheetahs (to name a few) all prey on Thomson’s gazelles.

5.) The Thomson’s gazelle gets most of their daily water requirements from the plant matter they eat.

But wait, there’s more on Thomson’s gazelle!

6.) While running, the Thomson’s gazelle occasionally leaps in the air with all four feet off the ground. This technique is known as “stotting” or “pronking”.

7.) The gazelles mate twice a year and a single fawn is born during the rainy season.

Did you know…?
These gazelles can run at speeds of up to 60 mph!

8.) Thomson’s gazelles, like all gazelles, are herbivores (eat plant matter). Their diet consists of approximately 90% grasses and 10% seeds and shrubs.

Now a Short Thomson’s Gazelle Video!

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With over 45 years of critter experience to my credit and hundreds of zoology teaching hours to people around the world, I have amassed not only a continuing thirst for critter knowledge but a desire to teach others all I can about the majesty and wonder of our natural world. Critter Science is a culmination of such knowledge. I have hands on as well as book acquired intel on all kinds of critters. Whether they're on land, sea, or in the air. I will never say that I know everything about all animals. That's impossible, even for a savant. But, that being said, ask me any animal question and I'll answer it. If I don't know the answer, I'll get an answer for you!

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