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Tommy staring in camera on Ngorongoro crater floor These gazelles lead a life full of danger, them being a favorite prey of many big cats. Africa,Eudorcas thomsonii,Ngorongoro,Ngorongoro Crater,Serengeti area,Tanzania,Thomsons gazelle Click/tap to enlarge

Tommy staring in camera on Ngorongoro crater floor

These gazelles lead a life full of danger, them being a favorite prey of many big cats.

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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.

Similar species: Even-toed Ungulates
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Nov 26, 2013. Captured Sep 1, 2013 15:21.
  • NIKON D800
  • f/5.6
  • 1/500s
  • ISO500
  • 400mm