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Gazelle (other)
A gazelle is an antelope. Gazelle may also refer to: Military * Gazelle class cruiser, ''Gazelle''-class cruiser, a light cruiser class of the Imperial German Navy ** SMS Gazelle, SMS ''Gazelle'', the lead ship of the class * SMS Gazelle (1859), SMS ''Gazelle'' (1859), a screw-driven frigate of the Prussian Navy * USS Gazelle, USS ''Gazelle'', three United States Navy ships * HMS Gazelle (J342), HMS ''Gazelle'' (J342), Royal Navy ''Catherine''-class minesweeper during the Second World War * Gazelle FRV, a scouting vehicle developed by Zimbabwe * Aérospatiale Gazelle, a French-designed helicopter * Operation Gazelle, an Israeli offensive in the Yom Kippur War * 53T6 (NATO reporting name: ABM-3 ''Gazelle''), a Russian anti-ballistic missile deployed in the Moscow area * Gazelle Force, a battalion-size force in the East African Campaign (World War II), East African Campaign of the Second World War Places * Gazelle, California, a census-designated place * Gazelle District, Papua New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gazelle
A gazelle is one of many antelope species in the genus ''Gazella'' . This article also deals with the seven species included in two further genera, ''Eudorcas'' and ''Nanger'', which were formerly considered subgenera of ''Gazella''. A third former subgenus, ''Procapra'', includes three living species of Asian gazelles. Gazelles are known as swift animals. Some are able to run at bursts as high as or run at a sustained speed of . Gazelles are found mostly in the deserts, grasslands, and savannas of Africa; but they are also found in southwest and central Asia and the Indian subcontinent. They tend to live in herds, and eat fine, easily digestible plants and leaves. Gazelles are relatively small antelopes, most standing high at the shoulder, and are generally fawn-colored. The gazelle genera are ''Gazella'', ''Eudorcas'', and ''Nanger''. The taxonomy of these genera is confused, and the classification of species and subspecies has been an unsettled issue. Currently, the genu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
