Przewalski's Gazelle

Przewalski's gazelle, Procapra przewalskii, is a member of the family Bovidae and in the wild is found only in China. Once widespread, its range has declined to six populations near Qinghai Lake. It was named after the Russian explorer Nikolai Przhevalsky, who collected a specimen and brought it to St. Petersburg in 1875. It is a relatively small, slender antelope, 109 to 160 centimetres long and 50 to 70 centimetres at the shoulder, weighing 17 to 32 kilograms, yellowish brown with a white underside and a heart-shaped white rump patch. Males have ridged horns that curve inwards. It resembles the Tibetan and Mongolian gazelles, to which it is closely related, and the IUCN considers it an endangered species.