Grant's gazelle
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| Species: | G. granti
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| Gazella granti Brooke, 1872
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Appearance
The Grant's gazelle stands 30-36 inches up to the shoulder and weighs 100-145 pounds It's coat is beigy orange back with a white belly. The Grant's Gazelle looks similar to a Thomson's Gazelle except it has lyre-shaped horns are stout at the base, clearly ringed and measuring 18 to 32 inches long.
Habitat
Grant's Gazelle is found in East Africa and lives in open grass plains and frequently found in bushy savannas; it avoids areas that has high grass.
Diet
The Grant's Gazelles are herbivorous creatures; they graze on herbs, shrubs, short grass and shoots.
Predators
The most common predators of the Grant's Gazelle are Cheetahs and African Wild Dog. Humans also tend to hunt gazelles.
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