Grant's gazelle
The Grant's gazelle (Nanger granti) is a species of gazelle. It lives in many parts of East Africa.[3] Its Swahili name is Swala Granti.[4] It is named after explorer James A. Grant.[5]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Genus: | Nanger |
| Species: | N. granti
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| Nanger granti | |
Description
The Grant's gazelle stands 75–95 cm (30–37 in) tall. The females weigh between 35 and 50 kg (77 and 110 lb) and males weigh between 50 and 80 kg (110 and 180 lb).[4] Its coat is a beige orange on the back with a white belly. The Grant's gazelle looks similar to a Thomson's gazelle, except for some distinguishing features, such as a different horn shape. Grant's gazelles are very fast.
The Grant's gazelle is found in East Africa. It lives in open grass plains and shrublands. They are well adapted to dry areas.[3] They get most of their water by eating plants.[6]
Predators
The most common predators of the Grant's gazelle are cheetahs[7] and wild dogs. Humans also hunt gazelles. Jackals are predators of fawns.
Status
The Grant’s gazelle is still a common species, but its population is going down.[1] Estimates of the population range from 140,000 to 350,000. It is threatened by habitat destruction and hunting. It is protected in national parks and reserves in Tanzania and Kenya.
Grant's Gazelle Media
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Grant Gazelle Taken in the Masai Mara
A skull of male exhibited at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington D.C.
Grant-Gazelle (Nanger granti)
Female and young Grant's gazelles
References
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 IUCN SSC Antelope Specialist Group 2008. Nanger granti[dead link]. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1
- ↑ Nanger granti Archived 2011-09-19 at the Wayback Machine, MSW3
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Grant's Gazelle[dead link], Out of Africa
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ Western, D., 1975. Water availability and its influence on the structure and dynamics of a savannah large mammal community. East African Wildlife Journal, vol.13, pp.265-286.
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