dorcas gazelle
Gazella dorcas latin

Some Dorcas gazelles are also known for their dangerous behaviors when surrounded.

Due to human hunting, few large cats remain to prey on Dorcas gazelles.

One species of gazelle is now known as the dorcas gazelle.

In the last century, the populations of Dorcas gazelle were partially destroyed in all the countries where it was found.

The dorcas gazelle is a north African gazelle that can also go for a long time without water.

This species has been sometimes regarded as a subspecies of the Dorcas gazelle, though this is now widely disregarded.

Approximately the size of a living dorcas gazelle, the animal was noted for its unusual, spiral horn cores.

There are also reports that hunting parties are using firearms against Dorcas gazelles in the Eastern desert, again contrary to law.

The area was once also home to wolves and two more species of gazelles, the idmi and dorcas gazelle.

Apart from genetic differences, the Saudi gazelle also had shorter legs than the Dorcas gazelle and was lighter in color.

The Arabian Peninsula is home to the Arabian oryx and Dorcas gazelle.

Dorcas gazelles have longer ears and more strongly curved horns, which bow outwards then turn inwards and forwards at the tips.

The Saudi gazelle was formerly seen as a subspecies of the Dorcas gazelle, which is why its decline and extinction received so little attention from conservationists.

The extinct Saudi gazelle from the Arabian Peninsula has been previously considered as a subspecies of the Dorcas gazelle.

The Dorcas gazelle is similar in appearance to, yet smaller than, the closely related mountain gazelle (Gazella gazella).

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Gazella dorcas Dorcas Gazelle (VU)

More typical of arid rock and sand habitats are fennec foxes, sand cats, Addax antelope and Dorcas gazelles.

The most common species recorded are the Dorcas Gazelle, Soemmerring's Gazelle, and Salt's Dik-dik.

The Dorcas gazelle (Gazella dorcas), also known as the Ariel gazelle, is a small and common gazelle.

Other larger mammals of the area include Nubian Ibexes, Dorcas Gazelles, Striped Hyenas and few Arabian Leopards.

When conditions are harsh, Dorcas gazelles live in pairs, but when conditions are more favorable, they join together in family herds with one adult male, several females, and young.

The Dorcas Gazelle is still found in the area in small numbers while both the Fennec Fox and Rüppell's Fox are scarce.

Among these are the Black-backed Jackal, Dorcas Gazelle, Felis, Caracal, birds and the Hamadryas baboon.

Endangered species include the northern bald Ibis, Persian fallow deer, Sa'udi Arabian dorcas gazelle, and Asiatic cheetah.

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Gazella dorcas Dorcas Gazelle (VU)

The Dorcas gazelle (Gazella dorcas), also known as the Ariel gazelle, is a small and common gazelle.

Gazelles (Gazella dorcas and Gazella leptoceros) also inhabit the Qattara Depression, being an important food source for the cheetah.

The most important mammals are the Dorcas Gazelle (Gazella dorcas) and Rhim (Gazella leptoceros), both highly threatened by uncontrolled hunting.

The evening drew near, and we had nothing to eat, when fortunately I espied a fine black-striped gazelle (Gazella Dorcas), and with the greatest caution I stalked it to within about a hundred paces, and made a successful shot with the Fletcher rifle, and secured our dinner.