ID help with gazelle in UAE
Hello,
During a stopover in Abu Dhabi recently we found two gazelles in a sandy area northeast of the city. Can’t find out if it is Arabian Gazelle, Gazella arabica, or Arabian Sand Gazelle, Gazella marica. Any help is much appreciated.
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Jose R. Castello
Definitively juvenile and female Arabian gazelle (Gazella arabica). Take a look at these two plates for comparison:
http://www.visualf.com/bovidsoftheworld/UAEgazelles.jpg
(from Bovids of the World)
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Dr. Robert F. Foster
I don’t have direct field experience with them, but based on the dark flank stripe and facial markings I would say the former