Thomson's gazelles
are 50 to 70 cm (20-28 inches) tall and weigh 15-25 kg (33-55 lb)
(women), 20 to 30 kg (44-66 lb) (male). Grant's gazelles are sometimes
confused with Thomson's gazelle. It has narrow habitat
preferences, rather dry meadows solid foundation. However, in the high
meadows and dense forests are migrating gazelles mixed feeders. In the
rainy season, which feed mainly on grasses, but during the dry season,
eat more of navigation, especially the foliage of shrubs, grasses and
clover.
Thomson's Gazelle on the grass. Then spread more gazelles. In nature, Thomson's gazelle live 10-15 years. Thomson gazelles significant behavior is its jump
jumping, or pronking stotting used to startle predators and display
strength known.
During the rainy season, when the grass is plentiful, adult male
gazelles graze. They spread more established territories younger male
players usually spend their time in bachelor groups and can not
participate in the territories. Women's groups migratory enter the
territories of men, especially those with high-quality resources.
When
women's groups can feed smoothly and groping territorial males breeding
and are generally able to prevent women from individuals, but not all
groups. If a man passing through the territory of a territorial male,
the male chases the offender in its territory Males also mark grass with
their preorbital glands that emit a dark secretion. Territories of
several males may share a border. Territorial males usually do not enter
the territory of another man.
If a man chasing a woman escape, which
keeps the game, if you encounter a different area, but the male follows
the hunt continues. A male gazelle smelling the urine of a woman to see
if she is in heat, a process known as Flehmen response. If birth
is a female mortician baby gazelle fawn ground, breaking the umbilical
cord. Then the mother licks the fawn own amniotic fluid and tissues.
The mother remains near Fawn and a nurse every day. Mother fawn and can take an hour to spend together before fawn and went to bed to wait for the next lactation. Mother Gazelles gazelle fawns with other mothers may be related, but not together in "kindergartens.Mothers defend their young against jackals and baboons come not against large predators. Sometimes a woman running a male baboon horns to defend her fawn header. When the animal is about two months old, spends more time with her mother and hid less time.