The gazelles (kind Gazella ) are Mammifère S, of the family of the Bovidé S, subfamily of the Antilopiné S, alive in the steppes of Africa and Asia.

The gazelles are animals fast and sharp, they can sometimes reach 100 km/h out of top speed and hold 50 km/h on long distances. One finds the majority of the gazelles in the African Savane S and south-Asian and the the Sahara.

Principal species

Under the generic name of gazelle exist many rather different species.

In a strict sense one limits oneself to the kind Gazella :

But one also finds the name vernacular gazelle for species of other kinds, under family of the “Antilopinae”, and even of others under families:

  • Gazelle of Waller - Litocranius walleri ; subfamily of the “Antilopinae”
  • Gazelle with black feet, or Impala - Aepyceros melampus ; subfamily of the “Antilopinae”
  • Gazelle with dorsal pocket, or Springbok - Antidorcas marsupialis ; subfamily of the “Antilopinae”
  • Oryx gazelle - Oryx gazella ; subfamily of the “Hippotraginae”

List scientific names

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