Dama Gazelle Footprint Cast
$25.00
The Dama Gazelle lives in Africa in the Sahara desert and migrates south in search of food during the dry season. After the rains they return to the desert for green plants. Poaching and destruction of their habitat have reduced their numbers, and they no longer live in large herds.
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Description
Dama Gazelle Footprint Cast measures 22×16.5cm or 11.6 x 6.4 inches. The Dama Gazelle Footprint Cast Replica is Museum quality polyurethane cast made in the USA.
Gazelles are even-toed ungulates (otherwise called hoofed animals), which means that they exhibit an equal number of functional toes on each of their feet.
These gazelle, like many of their similarly sized relatives, can often be observed bouncing into the air with all four hooves off the ground at the same time. This behavior is called stotting, and is intended to warn other herd members of danger.
The Dama Gazelle, Addra gazelle, Mhorr gazelle or Nanger dama is a species of gazelle. It lives in Africa in the Sahara desert and the Sahel.
The Dama Gazelle is white with a reddish-brown head and neck. A few days following birth, dama young are strong enough to follow the herd, and after a week, they are able to run as fast as the adults.
The Dama gazelle or Nanger dama is considered the largest species of gazelle, with incredibly long legs, which provide extra surface area to dissipate heat, one of the many ways it stays cool in its hot desert environment.
It also tends to need more water than some of its desert relatives, but it can withstand fairly long periods of drought. Unlike many other desert mammals, the Dama Gazelle is a diurnal species, meaning it is active during the day.
Always on the alert, the Dama Gazelle or or Nanger dama uses a behavior called pronking to warn herd members of danger. Pronking involves the animal hopping up and down with all four of its legs stiff, so that its limbs all leave and touch the ground at the same time.
Males also establish territories, and during breeding season, they actively exclude other mature males. They mark their territories with urine and dung piles and secretions from glands near their eyes.
Dama Gazelle Facts:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Subfamily: Antilopinae
Genus: Nanger
Species: N. dama
Binomial name: Nanger dama
Conservation status: Critically Endangered
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Additional information
Weight | 2 lbs |
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Dimensions | 8.6 × 6.4 in |
International Gazelle Day - July 9th | On July 9, many countries celebrate International Gazelle Day to draw attention to the problem of the decline in the population of these graceful antelopes due to human activity, war and poaching. |