Snapshot Serengeti Talk

Gait of a cat or ungulate?

  • jadedolphin by jadedolphin

    This trio of photos show the animal walking but it's too far away to properly identify. I was thinking the gait kind of resembled a cat's stride more than an ungulate's, so that was my best guess. And then the white belly and apparent size, I went with a cheetah

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  • AowlanCrystal by AowlanCrystal moderator

    After zooming in, using 'control key and + key together if on PC/laptop'. I'd guess its a gazelle, I see a darker stripe on the flank, and it seems small in height, so believe its a Tommy. there are also lots of others dotted about in the distance.

    It can be hard to id distant animals, especially similar coloured ones, but it doesn't matter if you get some wrong, as there will be at least 9 others getting that image and the ones that get classified with a mix of animal species, can be checked by the experts to make final decision.

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