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gerenuk, giraffe gazelle (Litocranius walleri)
Subject: gerenuk, giraffe gazelle (Litocranius walleri)
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gerenuk, giraffe gazelle (Litocranius walleri)


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English: Gerenuks (Litocranius walleri) in the Samburu National Park - Kenya
Date 10 August 2002, 00:00:00
Source originally posted to Flickr as Gerenuks in Samburu http://flickr.com/photos/30021718@N06/2824572758
Author frederic.salein http://flickr.com/photos/30021718@N06
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gerenuks_in_Samburu.jpg

The gerenuk (Litocranius walleri), also known as the giraffe gazelle, is a long-necked antelope found in the Horn of Africa and the African Great Lakes region. The sole member of the genus Litocranius, the gerenuk was first described by Anglo-Irish naturalist Victor Brooke in 1878. It is characterised by its long, slender neck and limbs. The antelope is 80–105 centimetres tall, and weighs between 28 and 52 kilograms. Order: Artiodactyla, Family: Bovidae, Subfamily: Antilopinae, Tribe: Antilopini, Genus: Litocranius, Species: Litocranius walleri (Brooke, 1878).
Synonyms:
Litocranius sclateri (Neumann, 1988)
Gazella walleri (Brooke, 1979)

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