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Goitered gazelle
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Türkiye · Mammal

Goitered gazelle

Gazella subgutturosa

The goitered gazelle is a graceful, very fast antelope of the steppe. It almost vanished from Türkiye, but conservation work in Şanlıurfa has helped it recover.

Where it lives
Steppes of Central Asia and the Middle East; in Türkiye, Şanlıurfa
Diet
HerbivoreEats plants
Weight
18–40 kg
Shoulder height
65 cm
Top speed
60 km/h
Lifespan (wild)
10–12 years

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Yaman scale

Drawn side by side with Yaman, to the same scale.

It would take about 2 of them to match Yaman's height (shoulder height 65 cm). 0.25 m0.5 m0.75 m1 m1.25 m1.5 m Yaman · 1.5 m Goitered gazelle · 65 cm
Shoulder height2×= 1 Yaman

It would take about 2 of them to match Yaman's height (shoulder height 65 cm).

Weight1×= 1 Yaman

It would take about 1 of them to weigh as much as Yaman.

Common questions

Where does the goitered gazelle live?

Steppes of Central Asia and the Middle East; in Türkiye, Şanlıurfa. In our zoo it lives in the Türkiye zone.

What does the goitered gazelle eat?

It is a herbivore: it eats plants.

How big does the goitered gazelle get?

Shoulder height: 65 cm. It weighs 18–40 kg.

How long does the goitered gazelle live?

10–12 years in the wild.

How fast is the goitered gazelle?

It can reach about 60 km/h.

Is the goitered gazelle endangered?

On the IUCN Red List it is listed as vulnerable. Numbers are falling; it will be in danger without protection.

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Did you know?

  • In the mating season the males' throats swell up — that is where the name "goitered" comes from.
  • When in danger it bounds away in zigzags.
  • On the dry steppe it gets most of its water from plants.

How safe is it?

  1. LC
  2. NT
  3. VU
  4. EN
  5. CR
  6. EW
  7. EX

Vulnerable. Numbers are falling; it will be in danger without protection.

IUCN Red List

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