Mirror-Like Addra Gazelle

by Teresa Zieba

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Mirror-Like Addra Gazelle

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Teresa Zieba

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The dama gazelle, addra gazelle, or mhorr gazelle (Nanger dama, formerly Gazella dama) is a species of gazelle. It lives in Africa in the Sahara desert and the Sahel. This critically endangered species has disappeared from most of its former range due to overhunting and habitat loss, and natural populations only remain in Chad, Mali, and Niger. Its habitat includes grassland, shrubland, semi-deserts, open savanna and mountain plateaus. Their diets includes grasses, leaves (especially Acacia leaves), shoots, and fruit.
In Niger, the dama has become a national symbol. Under the Hausa name meyna or ménas the dama appears on the badge of the Niger national football team, who are popularly called the Ménas.
Damas are considered the largest type of gazelle, with incredibly long legs. Dama gazelles do not need a lot of water, but they need more than other desert animals. They are not as resistant and perish from a lack of water during the drought season. The environment has become ill-suited for them. Habitat pressure from pastoral activity is another reason for decline, as are introduced diseases from livestock.
Just to clarify these are two gazelles not one just looking like an mirror image.

Photographed in Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park in Phoenix, Arizona, USA.

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December 6th, 2016

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