Sömmering-Gazelle Gazella soemmeringi (Cretzschmar, 1826)
English: Soemmering’s Gazelle; French: Gazelle de Soemmering; Amharic: Yesomering Medafeyel, Uirer; Arabic: Ariel; Kirundi: Intaramvyi; Somali: Aoul.
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Former distribution: Eastern Sudan, Ethiopia and Somalia.
Present distribution: Eastern Sudan, south-western Ethiopia and northern and central Somalia.
Behaviour: Preferred habitat: open bush and acacia steppes in both low and hilly regions up to 1800 ms.; active during the morning and late afternoon; they are grazers and browsers and form herds in small groups of 5-40. Predators include lions, leopards, cheetahs, wild dogs and hyenas.
Population status: Rare. Extinct in southern Somalia. Estimated numbers: no records.
Brief notes:
Body weight: 45-55 kg
Head and body length: 125-150 cm
Tail length: 20-28 cm
Shoulder height: 85-92 cm
Gestation period: 198-199 days
Maximum age: 14 years
Trophy: Record SCI: 51 6/8 score, 1979 Ethiopia, CHARLES H. RAMSDEN M.D.; average 38 score. RW’s: 20 1/2", 1967 Ethiopia, G. SLADE; average 15".
Hunting methods: Stalking.
Subspecies: 6, acc. to HALTENORTH (1977) only 3 are distinguishable; the author follows Rowland Ward’s (1986) system.
1. Gazella s. soemmeringi Sudan, Ethiopia. Rare.
2. Gazella s. berberana Somalia, Ethiopia. Rare. Extinct in southern Somalia. Trophy: Record SCI: 50 1/8 score, 1974 Ethiopia, R.E. SPEEGLE M.D. RW’s: 23", Somalia, G.H. KIRKPATRICK; average 18".
3. Gazella s. butteri Southern Ethiopia. Rare. Trophy: Record SCI: No records. RW’s: 17 1/2", 1967 Ethiopia, G. SLADE; average 13".
Remarks: A revision is overdue, and more information needed on population status und distribution.
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