Grant's gazelle
Grant 's gazelles
The Grant 's gazelle ( Nanger granti, Gazella granti earlier ) has a shoulder height of 82 cm and a body weight of 80 kg, a large gazelle, which is found in East Africa. Their range extends from Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda to the north to Ethiopia and Somalia. It is named after the 18th U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant ( 1822-1885 ).
This gazelle is on top throughout maroon and white on the ventral side. The white mirror limited outside a vertical black stripes. On the side of a horizontal band, which is, however, not very pronounced in adult animals runs. A white stripe extends from the eye to the nose, the horns are long and curled and are closer together or farther depending on the subspecies. So bears N. g petersi relatively short, narrow horns that are almost straight, while the tips of the horns are directed downwards at N. g robertsi.
The choice of the habitat is in this Gazelle very diverse, ranging from semi-desert scrub of to the open tree savannah, but corridors are avoided with long grasses.
The leaves and grass -eaters live in herds of up to 30 animals, one adult male head of the females and their offspring.