Przewalski's Gazelle

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Przewalski's Gazelle

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Bovidae
Subfamily:	Antilopinae
Genus:	Procapra
Species:	P. przewalskii

Binomial name

Procapra przewalskii
Büchner, 1891

Przewalski's Gazelle (Procapra przewalskii) is a member of the Bovide family and is found only in China. Once more widespread. its range has declined to 4 populations near Qinghai Lake. Coloration of this animal is yellowish brown with white spots on its rump. Body length of 100 cm, tail of 7-10 cm and weighs around 21-32 kilo's. Males are the only ones that bear antlers that bend inwards at the tips. It inhabitats flat areas and basins between mountains and the semi-desert zones around lakes. Preferred diet is sedge, grass, and other plants. Usaully traveling in groups of around 10 or so and larger ones in the winter, when estrum occurs. Offspring are born from May to June with one young per birth. Threats against them is many. They compete for grazing with livestock, loss of habitat due to human development, fragmentation, and fencing of pastures, preventing migration for best grazing. Critically endangered, only 250 remain and a 25% decline in population within 3 years is estimated. Some more conservation measures should be taken to help ensure the survival of this species.