Thomsons’s gazelles (Eudorcas thomsonii) male, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

Description

The Thomson’s gazelle is one of the best-known gazelles. Thomson’s gazelles can be found in numbers exceeding 550,000 in Africa and are recognized as the most common type of gazelle in East Africa. The Thomson’s Gazelle can reach speeds of 50 miles an hour. It is the second fastest animal on earth.