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Thomsons gazelle in Ngorongoro crater habitat This photo shows how vast and flat the crater floor of the Ngorongoro crater is. As a result, species are often in direct eye contact with each other, both predator and prey. Africa,Eudorcas thomsonii,Geotagged,Ngorongoro,Ngorongoro Crater,Serengeti area,Tanzania,Thomsons gazelle Click/tap to enlarge

Thomsons gazelle in Ngorongoro crater habitat

This photo shows how vast and flat the crater floor of the Ngorongoro crater is. As a result, species are often in direct eye contact with each other, both predator and prey.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Crater overview:

    Ngorongoro Crater mega panorama This is one of the world's most famous wild landscapes. The Ngorongoro crater is part of the larger Ngorongoro conservation area, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and one of Africa's 7 natural wonders. Some refer to it as nature's greatest Amphitheatre or Noah's Arc. The area is also known as the birth place of humanity.<br /> <br /> The crater is the largest collapsed volcano cone in the world. The remaining crater is truly huge. In this photo I am standing on one edge of the crater, overlooking a crater inner field of 17 by 21 kilometers. Not only is this a geological marvel, it is also a wildlife marvel. Most of the animals living on the crater floor are somewhat stuck there. Birds and courageous mammals can escape, but most feel trapped. Although the crater floor is huge, it is also extremely flat. This brings some spectacular wildlife dynamics: predators and prey have few places to hide and are in constant eye contact. Try living, sleeping or raising young ones in such a place of constant threat. Africa,Geotagged,Ngorongoro,Ngorongoro Crater,Serengeti area,Tanzania
     Posted 11 years ago
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    very nice ; the thomson gazelle scharf Posted 11 years ago

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The Thomsons gazelle

The Thomson's gazelle is one of the best-known gazelles. It is named after explorer Joseph Thomson and is sometimes referred to as a "tommie". Thomson's gazelles can be found in numbers exceeding 500 thousand in Africa and are recognized as the most common type of gazelle in East Africa.

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Similar species: Even-toed Ungulates
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Uploaded Nov 15, 2013. Captured Sep 1, 2013 13:55 in B 144, Tanzania.
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  • NIKON D800
  • f/5.3
  • 1/500s
  • ISO360
  • 195mm
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