GAZELLA DORCAS

Gazella Dorcas



Gazella Dorcas

The information available

Most studies on the ecology of this species were carried out in Israel and information on this species in Africa is primarily concerned with their status. Notes on the main aspects of its ecology are in Newby (1984), and Funaioli (1971). Essghaier & Johnson (1981) investigated territorial behavior, while the population structure and density in a protected area in Morocco are analyzed by Marrah (1996). Status, threats and distribution in Morocco are discussed by Aulagnier and Thévenot (1986), Cuzin (1996), and registrars and others. (1992).

Update data on your situation presence and are also available for Ethiopia and Eritrea (Yalden et al, 1996.) And Egypt (Osborn and Helmy, 1980; Saleh, 1987). Jones (1973) describes the status of mammal fauna, including the gazelle, the W National Park (Niger). A very detailed and updated review of the literature on the ecology of the species is given by Yom-Tov et al. (1995).

Overview of the species ecology and distribution are also found in Kingdon (1997). This (1988, 1990) analyzes the status and distribution in each country in which the species occurs, the author also provides information on its ecology, particularly on their habitat requirements.

General Features

Body length: 90 to 110 cm / 3 to 3.6 meters

Shoulder height: 55-65cm / 1.8 to 2.1 m

Tail length: 15-20 cm / 8.6 inches

Weight: 15-20 kg / 33 to 44 lb

The top coat is a pale beige or sand color, red, while the lower and rump are white. There is a wide red stripe that extends along the bottom edge between the front and rear legs, which separates the white belly of the top layer. A band of similar color occurs in the upper hind legs, creating a frontier for white rump (Cuzin, 1996).

The head is the same beige color as the body. There is a white eye ring and a pair of dark brown and white stripes running from each eye to the corners of the mouth. The forehead and bridge of the nose is usually dark red light in color. Old males may develop a fold of skin across the bridge of the nose. Ridged horns, lyre-shaped found in both sexes. In men, bent sharply backward and upward curve at the tip, rising 25 to 38 cm / 10 to 15.2 inches long. Those in females are much more narrow and straight, with fewer edges and a length of 15-25 cm ...