Dama Gazelle
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 Mhorr Gazelle, Gazella dama mhorr
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The Dama Gazelle (Nanger dama; formerly Gazella dama), also known as the Addra Gazelle, is a species of gazelle. It lives in Africa in the Sahara desert and migrates south in search of food during the dry season. After the rains return and the desert plants turn green, they move north back to the Sahara. Poaching and destruction of their habitat have greatly diminished their numbers, and they no longer live in large herds.
It is white with a tannish-brown head and neck. The Dama Gazelle also has a subspecies, the Mhorr Gazelle, Nanger dama mhorr, which is extinct in the wild. Its numbers have fallen by 80% over the last decade, and the Dama Gazelle is now listed as Critically Endangered, though there are still 2000 left. They occur in poor countries and little action is taken to protect the species, the national parks are not well guarded and poachings still occur. Captive populations are managed in zoos in Africa and America.
Gazelle Dama range between 88 and 122 centimetres tall. Average mass for a male is 45 to 75 kilograms while females weigh 35 to 45 kilograms. Dama gazelle can reach running speeds of around 56 to 75 mph (90 to 120 km/h)
[edit] References
- ^ Newby et al. (2005). Gazella dama. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is critically endangered
[edit] External links
 Two gazelles in zoo |
 Dama gazelle |
 Lying down gazelles |
 Mhorr gazelle |
 Gazelle close up |
 Gazelle dama |
 Mhorr gazelles, Phoenix Zoo |
 Gazella dama, Reserve Guembeul its Senegal |
