Giraffengazelle Litocranius walleri (Brooke, 1879)
English: Gerenuk; French: Gazelle Girafe, Gazelle de Waller; Galla: Gugufto; Kiswahili: Swalla Twiga; Maasai: Nanjaart; Ndorobo: Ligu, Enanjaart; Somali: Gerenuk.
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Former distribution: Eritrea in Ethiopia to Somalia, Kenya and northern Tanzania; Uganda?
Present distribution: As formerly.
Behaviour: They are predominantly browsers; for all other data, see Springbock
Population status: Vulnerable. Estimated numbers: no records.
Brief notes:
Body weight: 35-50 kg
Head and body length: 150-160 cm
Tail length: 25-35 cm
Shoulder height: 95-105 cm
Gestation period: 203-210 days
Maximum age: Probably 10-12 years
Trophy: Record (Litocranius w. walleri) SCI: 45 score, 1982 Tanzania, FRED DUCKWORTH; average 35 score. RW’s: 17 3/8", 1965 Kenya, J. ROBINSON; average 13".
Hunting methods: Stalking.
Subspecies: 2
1. Litocranius w. walleri Kenya, Uganda, central Tanzania. Vulnerable.
2. Litocranius w. sclateri Somalia, Ethiopia. Probably endangered. Trophy: Record SCI: 41 3/8 score, 1973, Ethiopia, DR. CARLO CALDESI; average 34 score. RW’s: 17", Somalia, Paris Museum, (Orleans); average 13". CIC: 85.80 points, 1979 Ethiopia, TAXIDERMIST, C.; average 75 points.
Remarks: The classification of 2 subspecies is not clear; a revision overdue. It is feared that the population status of L.w. sclateri in Somalia and Ethiopia is endangered due to warfare in both countries. More information welcome.
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