Grantgazelle Gazella granti (Brooke, 1872)
English: Grant’s Gazelle; French: Gazelle de Grant; Acholi: Lagweta; Amharic: Yegrant Medafeyel; Galla: Hidi; Maasai: Oloiborsiadi; Kikuyu: Thwara, Irong’ha, Karongha; Kirundi: Intaramvyi; Kiswahili: Swala granti; Ndorobo: Ngoli.
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Former distribution: As now.
Present distribution: South-western Somalia, southern Ethiopia, Kenya, north-western Uganda, Tanzania.
Behaviour: Preferred habitat: open grasslands with bush steppes in hills and on low ground; also in semi-desert regions; gregarious, in herds of up to 400; grazers and browsers; activity mainly diurnal. Predators include the great cats and hyenas.
Population status: Stable.
Brief notes:
Body weight: 60-82 kg
Head and body length: 140-170 cm
Tail length: 25-35 cm
Shoulder height: 85-95 cm
Gestation period: No records
Maximum age: 12 years (8 3/4 years in captivity)
Trophy: Record (Gazella g. granti) SCI: 73 1/8 score, Tanzania, DR. PETER BAUMANN; average 56 score. RW’s: 31 3/4", 1957 Tanzania, E.T. GATES; average 25". CIC: 166.80 points. East Africa, ROUBAUD; average 140 points.
Hunting methods: Stalking.
Subspecies: 9 are listed. acc. to Rowland Ward (1986) only 5 are considered as correct.
1. Gazella g. granti Eastern, northern and central Tanzania. Stable.
2. Gazella g. lacuum (= notata) Southern Ethiopia, central Kenya. Stable. Trophy: Record SCI: 71 2/8 score, 1984 Ethiopia, HUCK SPAULDING; average 56 score. RW’s: 29 3/8", Kenya, DANTE MAROCCO; average 23".
3. Gazella g. brighti North-western Kenya, northern Uganda, southeastern Sudan. Stable. Trophy: Record SCI: 62.22 score, 1980 Sudan, PETER L. HORN II; average 51 score. RW’s: 26 3/4", 1953 Uganda, A.M.H. HENLEY; average 21".
4. Gazella g. petersi South-eastern Kenya. Stable. Trophy: Record: SCI: 67 score, 1974 Kenya, PALMER A. CARSON; average 51 score. RW’s: 27 3/8", 1965 Kenya, J. JOSCH; average 21".
5. Gazella g. robertsi North-western Tanzania, south-eastern Kenya. Stable. Trophy: Record SCI: 65 5/8 score, 1982 Tanzania, WILLIAM W. DODGSON V; average 56 score. RW’s: 29 3/4", Kenya, A.L. KENT-LEMON; average 24".
Remarks: The subspecies noted here and the distribution areas must be confirmed; more information required.
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