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Antelope or gazelle?

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How to tell them apart

Gazelles are one group of antelopes.

Quick answers

They give the same 8 quick answers, so in the game it comes down to the clues below.

Quick answers for the antelope and the gazelle
QuestionAntelopeGazelle
What is it?MammalMammal
Carnivore?No, herbivoreNo, herbivore
Dangerous?NoNo
Domesticated?NoNo
Awake when?DaytimeDaytime
Hibernates?NoNo
Kept as a pet?NoNo
Do people eat it?YesYes

At a glance

At a glance: the antelope and the gazelle
QuestionAntelopeGazelle
Found in differsAfrica, Asia, EuropeAfrica, Asia
Habitat differsGrasslandGrassland, Desert, Scrub
SizeMediumMedium
Height differs24 cm (royal antelope) to 178 cm (eland) at the shoulder60–110 cm at the shoulder
Weight differs1.5 kg (royal antelope) to almost 950 kg (eland)–
Legs44
Covered inFurFur
LivesIn herdsIn herds
Lives for differs10–20 years10–15 years
Can flyNoNo
SwimsNoNo
Lays eggsNoNo

About each

Antelope

Not a single group but 91 species of horned, hoofed bovids, most of them native to Africa. They are only distantly related to deer: antelope horns are bone covered in keratin, grow steadily and are never shed, unlike antlers.

Everything on the antelope page

Gazelle

Small, fast antelopes, mostly fawn-coloured, living in herds in the deserts, grasslands and savannas of Africa and in south-west and central Asia and India.

Everything on the gazelle page

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Antelope
  2. Wikipedia: Gazelle

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