Gerenuk  (Litocranius walleri)

Range

Occurs throughout the Horn of Africa, from southern Djibouti, Somalia and Ethiopia, southward through Kenya to northeastern Tanzania. It is known to have had a wider distribution in the past (2).

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Habitat

The gerenuk inhabits semi-arid bushland below 1,200 meters (2). It avoids grassy areas, preferring instead woody cover, particularly shrubs (5).