Grant's gazelle, Nanger granti, is a relatively large species of gazelle antelope, distributed from northern Tanzania to South Sudan and Ethiopia, and from the Kenyan coast to Lake Victoria. Its Swahili name is swala granti, and it was named for the 19th-century explorer James Grant. It stands 75 to 95 centimetres at the shoulder, with a beige orange back, a white belly and lyre-shaped horns that are stout at the base. It is genetically related to Soemmerring's gazelle and Thomson's gazelle. Some authorities now treat Bright's gazelle and Peters's gazelle as separate species. While certain areas have stable populations, the overall population trend is downward, and the major threats are habitat destruction and poaching.
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Grant's gazelle (Nanger granti) is a relatively large species of gazelle antelope, distributed from northern Tanzania to South Sudan and Ethiopia, and from the Kenyan coast to Lake Victoria.
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Grant's gazelle are found in several countries in East Africa, including Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan and Tanzania, where they live in small to mid-sized herds, separated into females with juveniles and bachelor groups; during the mating season, when males become
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Grant's gazelle (Nanger granti) is a relatively large species of gazelle antelope, distributed from northern Tanzania to South Sudan and Ethiopia, and from the Kenyan coast to Lake Victoria.
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Grant's gazelle (Nanger granti) is a relatively large species of gazelle antelope, distributed from northern Tanzania to South Sudan and Ethiopia, and from the Kenyan coast to Lake Victoria.
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Grant's gazelle (Nanger granti) is a relatively large species of gazelle antelope, distributed from northern Tanzania to South Sudan and Ethiopia, and from the Kenyan coast to Lake Victoria.
Ecology, distribution and behaviour
Grant's gazelle prefer living on short, grassy plains where they can graze, but can also be found browsing and foraging in more sparse, arid scrublands; they avoid areas with excessively high, untrimmed grass with compromised visibility of predators.
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While certain areas have stable populations, overall the population trend is going downward.
Threats and conservation, threats
Major threats have been habitat destruction and poaching.
Ecology, distribution and behaviour, where it lives
Grant's gazelle are found in several countries in East Africa, including Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan and Tanzania, where they live in small to mid-sized herds, separated into females with juveniles and bachelor groups; during the mating season, when males become
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Maximum longevity 23 years (captivity)
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The bovids (Bovidae) are the most species-rich family.
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Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes cattle, bison, buffalo, antelopes, and goat-antelopes such as sheep and goats.
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