CRITICALLY ENDANGERED

Gazelle

Gazella gazella

Gazelle

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“The name for a gazelle comes from the Arabic word for a love poem. When a gazelle is nervous, he or she will honk. A gazelle can jump 10 feet in the air and can run up to speeds of 60 mph in short bursts.

Scientific Classification

KINGDOM

Animalia

PHYLUM

Chordata

CLASS

Mammalia

ORDER

Cetartiodactyla

FAMILY

Bovidae

GENUS

Gazella

Location

Africa

Mammals

Herbivore

Habitat

Desert, Marine Coastal/Supratidal, Artificial/Terrestrial

Food

Leaves and Stems; Herbs, Foliage, Short Grasses, and Shoots

Threat

Poaching
Habitat Destruction

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