ADDRA GAZELLE

ADDRA GAZELLENanger dama

Conservation Status: Critically Endangered

Fewer than 250 individuals, in groups separated from each other, population still decreasing, uncontrolled hunting, disturbance of habitat, and expanded livestock grazing in their habitat

Vulnerability-_Critically Endangered

CLASS

Mammalia

ORDER

Cetartiodactyla

FAMILY

Bovidae

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Addra Gazelle

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General Characteristics:

Color: 

Light reddish-brown coat.  The face, bottom, and rump are white.  White patch on the throat

Size:

Head and body length: 55 – 66 inches; shoulder height: 36-48 inches

Weight:

88-187 lbs

Average Lifespan: 

12 years

Captive Lifespan:

Up to 19 years

Distribution:

Areas in western Africa in Mali, Niger, Chad, possibly Algeria, and possibly Morocco. All areas are small.

Habitat:

Arid areas with sparse vegetation including the Sahara Desert.

Reproduction:

Mating: 

Polygamous; mate during 2 rainy seasons

Gestation/Incubation:

5 - 6 months

Litter/Clutch Size:

1

Mature: 

Weaned at 4 months

Diet:

Herbs, shrubs, and coarse desert grasses.

Behavior:

Occur singly or in small groups of 15 - 20

Teaching Facts:

  1. Females isolate themselves from the herd before giving birth and remain solitary with her young immediately after birth.
  2. Males have little or no parental activity toward young.