Telling the age of a gazelle

• by sk001

  Can the number of ridges on a horn be used to determine how old the animal is? Also, what type of animal is shown in the photo, please?

  Posted January 12, 2013 2:46 PM

• by dms246 moderator

  I think that might be a not fully adult male Thomson's Gazelle, but I'm not 100% sure of that. I don't know about the age thing - I'll check with the scientists and see if they know.

  Posted January 13, 2013 12:42 PM

• by kosmala scientist

  Unfortunately no, they can't be used to figure out how old an animal is.

  Posted January 14, 2013 12:13 AM