A gazelle jumping under the watchful eye of several wildebeest near the camp Savute Elephant Camp by Orient Express in Botswna
A gazelle jumping under the watchful eye of several wildebeest near the camp Savute Elephant Camp by Orient Express in Botswna in Chobe National Park . Thomson 's gazelle ( Eudorcas thomsonii ) is a bovid mammal species belonging to the genus is one of the most agile and elegant antelopes , forming large herds living near a water source grasslands of Northern Africa. Its name comes from the nineteenth century Scottish explorer Joseph Thomson called It is the most common type of gazelle and one of the main pillars of support predators like crocodiles, lion, leopard and cheetah. Their number is about 500,000 copies. It has the golden brown back and white underparts with a distinctive black stripe running along its side , its main difference with Grant 's gazelle very similar appearance, these dark bands also serve to blur its outline. This way it makes it difficult to discover the predator away. Both males and females have horns slightly curved backwards, with ring -like protrusions . It weighs about 20 kg or 30 kg and measures 60 to 65 cm at the height of the cross. Africa are the 2nd fastest after Animal Cheetah as they reaches 80 km / h . Its longevity is 10 to 15 years.
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