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Fast Facts:

The Mongolian gazelle is also known as the white-tailed gazelle or the Zeren gazelle.
They can leap over 6.5 feet.
Only males have the dark gray, lyre-shaped horns that curl backwards and run parallel to the head.

Mongolian Gazelle

Scientific Name:	Bovidae Procapra Gutturosa
Classification:	Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Artiodactyla
Status:	Threatened
Range:	Mongolia and adjacent parts of southern Siberia and Northern China
Habitat:	Dry steeps and subdesert
Diet:	Grasses and herbs
Size:	Length: 3.5-5 feet Height: 2-3 feet Weight: 44-86 pounds
Lifespan:	7 yrs.
Location:
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Special Features:

Coat is light brown or buff colored with pinkish tones in the summer. It becomes longer and paler during the winter.
It has a distinct heart-shaped patch of white hair on the rump.
The eyes are small but protrude from the head.
They can run up to 39 mph for 7-9 miles.
Good swimmers
Normally silent, the males may make a loud bellow during mating season

Social Structure & Behavior:

Breeding/Care of Young:
Gestation is 185 days. Sexual maturity is reached at 1.5-2 years old. Usually a single birth, but twins are not unusual During mating season the male's throat will swell resembling a goiter. Mating occurs late fall and winter.