Somali gazelle [1] , or Abyssinian gazelle [1] ( lat. Nanger soemmerringii ) is an African antelope from the bovine family. The species name is given in honor of the German anatomist Samuel Thomas Zemmering (1755-1830) [2] .
| Somali gazelle |
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| Scientific classification |
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetrical |
| Subfamily : | Real antelopes |
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| International scientific name |
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Nanger soemmerringii ( Cretzschmar , 1828) |
| Synonyms |
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Gazella soemmerringii |
| Subspecies |
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- N. s. berberana
- N. s. butteri
- N. s soemmeringii
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| Security status |
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Vulnerable speciesIUCN 3.1 Vulnerable : 63541 |
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The body length is from 125 to 150 cm, the height at the withers is from 81 to 90 cm, and the weight is from 38 to 46 kg.
This is a large gazelle with a white lower body and a pronounced face pattern. The head is relatively large with strong, short, lyre-shaped, back-curved horns. The tops of the horns are hooked curved inward. This form of horns is a hallmark of the species. The gazelle has relatively long legs with strong hooves and a relatively short neck. The tail is short, framed by blond short hair. Animals do not use the lacrimal glands under the eyes to mark the territory. In subspecies N. s. soemmerringi shorter horns, brown face, in N. s. berberana has longer horns and a black face, in N. s. butteri has dark sides and striped hips.
The species range is limited to the Somali Peninsula , where gazelles live in the greater territory of Somalia and on low spurs in the west and east of the Ethiopian Highlands . Animals prefer hilly landscapes overgrown with evergreen shrubs and acacias, as well as open steppes. The number of individuals in the herd does not exceed 15 goals.
Lead herd lifestyle. A group of females with their cubs is led by a male who marks the territory with litter and urine.
The gestation period lasts 198 days. The cubs remain lying under the supervision of the mother in their shelter for up to one month. Puberty occurs at the age of 18 months. Life expectancy is about 14 years.
- ↑ 1 2 Sokolov V.E. Mammals Latin, Russian, English, German, French. / edited by Acad. V. E. Sokolova. - M .: Rus. lang., 1984. - S. 132. - 10,000 copies.
- ↑ Bo Beolens, Michael Watkins, and Mike Grayson. The eponym dictionary of mammals. - Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009 .-- P. 384. - 574 p. - ISBN 978-0-8018-9304-9 .
- Jonathan Kingdon: The Kingdon Field Guide To African Mammals . ISBN 0-7136-6513-0
- Grizimeks Tierleben . 13. Band: Säugetiere 4
