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Identification

Gazella gazella (mountain gazelle)

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Date Taken

31 October 2004

Location

Yotvata National Nature Reserve, Arava, Israel

Caption

Acacia gazelles (Gazella gazella acaciae), an exceptionally rare subspecies of mountain gazelles (Gazella gazella). This critically endangered subspecies seems to have been isolated since the last ice age, they are quite distinct genetically. There are only about 20 individuals left in the wild.

Contributors

David Blank (photographer; copyright holder; identification)


To cite this page: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2012. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at http://animaldiversity.org.

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