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AnAge entry for Gazella dorcas

Classification (HAGRID: 02291)
TaxonomyKingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Artiodactyla
                Family: Bovidae
                    Genus: Gazella
SpeciesGazella dorcas
Common nameDorcas gazelle

Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity23.7 years (captivity)
Sourceref. 671
Sample sizelarge
Data qualityhigh
Observations

One captive female lived for 23.7 years [0671].

Life history traits (averages)

Female sexual maturity730 days
Male sexual maturity589 days
Gestation182 days
Weaning82 days
Litter size1 (viviparous)
Litters per year1
Inter-litter interval338 days
Weight at birth1,650 g
Weight at weaning7,000 g
Adult weight14,500 g
Postnatal growth rate
Maximum longevity residual112 %

Metabolism

No information on metabolism available.

References
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0610] Ernest (2003), Life history characteristics of placental non-volant mammals
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data
[0680] Wootton (1987), The effects of body mass, phylogeny, habitat, and trophic level on mammalian age at first reproduction

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