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Observe a herd of gazelles grazing, playing, and nursing in their natural habitat on the African plains

Grant's gazelle

Thomson's gazelles (Gazella thomsoni) use a ritualized alert signal to communicate the presence of a potential predator. This signal is characterized by a frozen posture in which the head is held high in the air and is pointed in the direction of the threat. Nearby individuals interpret this behaviour as a sign to prepare to flee.

Thomson's gazelles (Eudorcas [Gazella] thomsonii) on the Serengeti Plain, Tanzania.

Thomson's gazelle (Gazella thomsoni).

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Thomson's gazelle (Gazella thomsoni).

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Observe a herd of gazelles grazing, playing, and nursing in their natural habitat on the African plains

Observe a herd of gazelles grazing, playing, and nursing in their natural habitat on the African plains

Gazelles (genus Gazella) grazing, playing, and resting on the plains of...

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Grant's gazelle

Grant's gazelle

Grant's gazelle (Gazella granti).

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dorcas gazelle

dorcas gazelle

Dorcas gazelle (Gazella dorcas).

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Thomson's gazelles (Gazella thomsoni) use a ritualized alert signal to communicate the presence of a potential predator. This signal is characterized by a frozen posture in which the head is held high in the air and is pointed in the direction of the threat. Nearby individuals interpret this behaviour as a sign to prepare to flee.

Thomson's gazelles (Gazella thomsoni) use a ritualized alert signal to communicate...

E.R. Degginger/Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

Thomson's gazelles (Eudorcas [Gazella] thomsonii) on the Serengeti Plain, Tanzania.

Thomson's gazelles (Eudorcas [Gazella] thomsonii) on the...

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dama gazelle

dama gazelle

Dama gazelle (Nanger [Gazella] dama).

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Thomson's gazelle (Gazella thomsoni).

Thomson's gazelle (Gazella thomsoni).

E.R. Degginger/Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

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