Antelope or gazelle?
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.
| Question | Antelope | Gazelle |
|---|---|---|
| What is it? | Mammal | Mammal |
| Carnivore? | No, herbivore | No, herbivore |
| Dangerous? | No | No |
| Domesticated? | No | No |
| Awake when? | Daytime | Daytime |
| Hibernates? | No | No |
| Kept as a pet? | No | No |
| Do people eat it? | Yes | Yes |
At a glance
| Question | Antelope | Gazelle |
|---|---|---|
| Found in differs | Africa, Asia, Europe | Africa, Asia |
| Habitat differs | Grassland | Grassland, Desert, Scrub |
| Size | Medium | Medium |
| Height differs | 24 cm (royal antelope) to 178 cm (eland) at the shoulder | 60–110 cm at the shoulder |
| Weight differs | 1.5 kg (royal antelope) to almost 950 kg (eland) | – |
| Legs | 4 | 4 |
| Covered in | Fur | Fur |
| Lives | In herds | In herds |
| Lives for differs | 10–20 years | 10–15 years |
| Can fly | No | No |
| Swims | No | No |
| Lays eggs | No | No |
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
Last reviewed . The answers and notes come from each animal's own page, where every source is listed.
How each answer is decided: How we answer. More look-alikes: Side by side.