Slender-horned Gazelle by Ghirin

The slender-horned gazelle can survive in both stony and sandy desert. Its hooves are broadened for ease of travel over sand and it can obtain all of its water from the plants it eats, but will drink if water is available. Other adaptations for desert survival include the pale pelage and a special structure in the nose for cooling blood.

To avoid the heat of the day, slender-horned gazelles feed during the night and early morning. They range widely in search of food, usually traveling in herds of 3 to 10 animals.

References:

http://www.animalinfo.org/species/artiperi/gazelept.htm

http://www.livingdesert.org/sgslenderhornedgazelle.html

http://www.ultimateungulate.com/Artiodacty...leptoceros.html

Photograph:

http://www.mindspring.com/~zoonet/galleries/gazelle.htm

Updated 2010-11-06

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