General Characteristics

Head to tail Length : 140 to 160 cm (55.12 to 62.99 in)

Horn Length : 32-44 cm (12.5 to 17 inches ) 

Height  Male : 89-105 cm (35-42 inches )  Female : 80-100 cm (32-40 in)

Weight :  Male :  45 kg (99 lbs) / Female : 31 kg ( 68 lbs)

Description : 

 The Gerenuk is the long neck and long, thin legs of gerenuks are their defining features; these make them one of the world's most easily recognized antelopes. The coat is of a short, fine, glossy hair that is evenly distributed over the whole body. The pelage is a pale tawny brown with white along the breast, underbelly, and inner legs. There are small, dark patches of fur on the knees of the forelegs and at the end of the tail. The head is long and narrow with medium-sized ears, and the cheek teeth and masseter muscle are reduced. On the head there is a dark patch around the eyes that pales as it goes outward until it forms a white rim. Only males of this species have head ornamentation in the form of scimitar shaped horns ranging from 25 to 44 centimeters in length. Both sexes of the Gerenuk are of similar size but the males are more muscular than females causing them to outweigh them.

Range - Gerenuks live in Tanzania north along the coast through Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and into southern Somalia, and were once found in eastern Egypt and northeastern Sudan as well.

Habitat - They live in .Tropical, terrestrial; desert or dune, savannas and grasslands.

Diet -  It eats grasses, foliage, and   succulent plant parts.

What type of animal is it -  herbivore

Why it is a rare animal -  It has a long neck like a giraffe , it can bend like a giraffe and have long legs like them. 

Gestation : 6.5 - 7 months

Longevity : 8 months

Gerenuk from LA ZOO