- Where to see one
- 4 U.S. zoos in our directory hold speke's gazelle, confirmed against each zoo's own animal list.
Conservation status
Not Evaluated
This species has not been assessed for the IUCN Red List, so it sits outside the threat scale entirely.
About the speke's gazelle
Speke's gazelle is the smallest of the gazelle species and is confined to the Horn of Africa, where it inhabits stony brush, grass steppes and semi-deserts. It is named after John Hanning Speke, a British explorer of Central Africa, and is notable for a distinctively narrow, pointed face. Its large, inflatable nasal passages are used to produce a loud honking sound, especially in the breeding season as part of a display to attract mates. The species was sometimes treated as a subspecies of the Dorcas gazelle, a view now widely disregarded. Habitat fragmentation makes its natural movements impossible to assess.
Speke's Gazelle facts
- It is the smallest of the gazelle species.
- It makes a loud honking sound using large, inflatable nasal passages.
- It is named after the British explorer John Hanning Speke.
- The IUCN changed its status from vulnerable to endangered in 2007.
Where to see speke's gazelle in the U.S.
4 zoos across 4 states
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Arizona· 1
California· 1
Missouri· 1
Oregon· 1
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