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Gemsbock Gazzella
Orix gazella gazella |
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- Distribution:
- Once it was largely distributed all over Africa, but today it is possible to see it in the Horn of Africa., South Africa and inside very little areas of Sahara.
- Habitat:
- It prefers semidesertic areas or hills shaded by some tree.
- Size:
- Both Male and Female 180 to 250 kg.
Shoulder Height: Both Male and Female 115 to 140 cm.
The male's horns are more long and develloped.
- Behaviour:
- It prefers to move mostly early in the morning or in the evening, but sometimes it is possible to see it grazing during thenight of full moon.
Its enemies are: lions, leopards, hyaenas and wild dogs.
- Food:
- Herbivorous. But due to the dryness of its habitat it often feeds with tubers, roots and wild melons from which it tooks its water consumption.
- Reproduction:
- A single calf after 9 months of gestation.
- Longevity:
- From 18 to 22 years.
