The Persian gazelle is an Asian gazelle species. It owes its name to a chondroid thickening on the neck of the males wich swells up during the rut in autumn. The function of this "goiter" is attributed to acoustic enhancement.
Kategorie: Säugetiere
Gewicht: weight 25-35 kg
Größe: shoulder height 50-65 cm
Lebensalter: 10-14 years
Geschlechtsreife: 9 month, 18 month
Tragezeit: 5-6 months, often twin births, young animals are offspring
Nahrung: grasses, herbs, leaves and shoots
Lebensraum: steppes, deserts and semi-deserts, also mountainous terrain. Long hikes to search of food and water.
Lebensweise: Live in small groups (2-5 animals) which join together in winter to form large herds. Of all species in the genus Gazella the Persian gazelle spreads furthest northwards
Gefährdung: endangered (IUCN 2008)
Zuchtprogramm: There is a European Monitoring Programme (Mon) in which Görlitz Nature Conservation Zoo takes part
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