Day 212 Safari

Thomson's Gazelles Are named after explorer Joseph Thomson and are sometimes referred to as "tommies" They have narrow habitat preferences, preferring short grassland with dry, sturdy foundation They do, however, migrate into tall grassland and dense woodland.They are mixed feeders.In the wet seasons, they eat mainly fresh grasses, but during the dry seasons, they eat a more varied diet particularly foliage from bushes, forbs, and clovers.their major predators are cheetahs which are able to attain higher speeds, but gazelles can outlast them in long chases and are able to make turns more speedily. Sometimes they are also chased by lions and hyenas but the gazelles are faster and more agile. A noticeable behaviour of Thomson's gazelles is their bounding leap, known as stotting or pronking.

Day 212 February the 7th 2015

Thomson's Gazelle