One of the 7 gazelles on WAnimals
Mammals · Artiodactyla · Bovidae
Arabian Sand Gazelle
Gazella marica
Vulnerable
At high risk of extinction in the wild over the medium term.
Gazella marica, known as the Arabian sand gazelle or reem, is a gazelle native to the Syrian and Arabian deserts. Today it survives in the wild in small, isolated populations in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Oman and south-eastern Turkey. Small numbers may also be present in Kuwait, Iraq, Jordan and Syria. The total wild sand gazelle population is thought to be under 3,000. Significantly more are kept in captivity, in reserves or in breeding programmes, perhaps more than 100,000.
Weight
10 kg – 22 kg
Size
90 cm – 1.1 m
Life expectancy
12 years
