Slender-horned Gazelle

Common name

Slender-horned Gazelle

Scientific name

Gazella leptoceros

IUCN Red List classification

Endangered

Animal Facts

Male slender horned gazelle
The Slender-horned gazelle is a particularly elegant small gazelle endemic to North Africa. It is a sand living specialist, closely associated with the dramatic sand seas (Ergs) of the northern Sahara and is the closest living relative of the Sand gazelle that ZSL teams have been captive breeding and re-introducing successfully in Saudi Arabia.

Where they live

The Sahara - Northern Africa

Habitat

Desert environment

What they eat

Grasses and leaves

Photostory: Slender-horned Gazelle conservation in Tunisia

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