One of the 7 gazelles on WAnimals
Mammals · Artiodactyla · Bovidae
Goitered Gazelle
Gazella subgutturosa
Vulnerable
At high risk of extinction in the wild over the medium term.
The goitered gazelle takes its scientific name, subgutturosa, from a swelling the males develop at the throat during the rut: an enlarged larynx that amplifies their calls. It is the gazelle of the steppes of western and central Asia, from Turkey to Mongolia. It makes seasonal migrations of hundreds of kilometres and forms winter herds that can gather hundreds of animals. Hunting and border fences that cut its routes have reduced it drastically.
Weight
18 kg – 33 kg
Size
90 cm – 1.2 m
Life expectancy
12 years
