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Rhim Gazelle
Rhim Gazelle
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Skull
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata the horns donned by the female are even thinner and
Class: Mammalia lighter, and they don’t curve as drastically.
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Habitat
The Rhim or Rheem Gazelle is found in isolated pockets
Subfamily: Antilopinae
across the central Sahara Desert (Kingdom 1997, Spinage
Genus: Gazella 1986). The extreme heat of this environment limits their
feeding to the early morning and evening and G. lepto-
Species: G. leptoceros
ceros gains most of its water requirements from dew and
Binomial name plant moisture, relying little on open water sources.
It is a nomadic species moving across its desert range
Gazella leptoceros
(F. Cuvier, 1842) in search of vegetation, though it does not have a set mi-
gratory pattern (East 1997, Kingdom 1997).
The Rhim Gazelle (Gazella leptoceros), also known as the Endangered by the early 1970’s, this species of gazelle
Slender-horned Gazelle or the Sand Gazelle is a slender-
Gazelle, was in serious decline. They were hunted firstly by
horned gazelle, most adapted to desert life. There are mounted then by motorized hunters for sport, meat or
fewer than 2500 in wild. their horns which were sold as ornaments in North
African markets.
Description
The palest of the gazelles, this animal has adapted to
Rhim Gazelle in philately
desert life in many ways. Their pale coat reflects the The Libyan Posts (General Posts and Telecommunications
sun’s rays instead of absorbing them, and their hooves Company, GPTC) in cooperation with World Wide Fund
are slightly enlarged to help them walk on the sand, al- for Nature, issued a set of four postage stamp illustrating
though occasionally they occupy stony regions. The the Gazella leptoceros on February 1, 1987.[1]
horns on the male are slender and slightly S-shaped, and
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References External links
• Antelope Specialist Group (1996). Gazella leptoceros. • ARKive - images and movies of the Rhim gazelle
2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. (Gazella leptoceros)
www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 10 May 2006. • Bizarre Survival Tactic: Gazelles Shrink Heart to Beat
Listed as Endangered (EN C1+2a v2.3) Heat
[1] Libyan Stamps online • Rhim Gazelle’s postal stamps on YouTube
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Horns of a rhim gazelle (below) and dorcas gazelle (above)
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