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Galago alleni
(Allen's bushbaby)
Information on the Allen's bushbaby is currently being researched and written and will appear here...
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Galago demidoff
(Demidoff's dwarf galago)
Information on the Demidoff's dwarf galago is currently being researched and written and will appear here...
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Galemys pyrenaicus
(Pyrenean desman)
Named after the place of its home, the Pyrenean desman is a small aquatic insectivore closely related to moles, also known as the...
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Galidia elegans
(Malagasy ring-tailed mongoose)
Information on the Malagasy ring-tailed mongoose is currently being researched and written and will appear here...
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Galidictis grandidieri
(Giant-striped mongoose)
Information on the giant-striped mongoose is currently being researched and written and will appear here...
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Gazella cuvieri
(Cuvier's gazelle)
Cuvier's gazelle has two-tone colouration; a dark brown back, head and legs contrast with a white belly and rump patch. The tail...
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Gazella dama
(Dama gazelle)
The largest of all gazelle species, the dama gazelle has at least two subspecies, which vary greatly in colour. The eastern...
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Gazella dorcas
(Dorcas gazelle)
The Dorcas gazelle is generally similar in appearance to the closely related Gazella gazella, but they are smaller, have longer...
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Gazella gazella
(Mountain gazelle)
Of all Gazella species, the mountain gazelle is the most slender built with relatively the longest neck and legs. The coat is fawn...
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Gazella granti
(Grant's gazelle)
The most distinguishing feature of this pale fawn gazelle is the distinct vertical black stripe that runs down either side of the...
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Gazella leptoceros
(Slender-horned gazelle)
The palest of all gazelle species, the slender-horned gazelle has a creamy-buff upper body, pale brown flank stripe and pure white...
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Gazella soemmerringii
(Soemmerring's gazelle)
These large, pale gazelles once gathered in their hundreds on the open plains of the Horn of Africa. Soemmerring's gazelles bear...
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Gazella spekei
(Speke's gazelle)
Information on the Speke's gazelle is currently being researched and written and will appear here...
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Gazella subgutturosa
(Goitered gazelle)
This gazelle receives its common name due to the goiter-like swelling on the throat, which is an enlarged cartilaginous cylinder...
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Gazella thomsonii
(Thomson's gazelle)
Despite its limited distribution this is by far Africa's most abundant gazelle. The ‘tommy', as it is locally known, has...
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Gerbillus latastei
(Lataste's gerbil)
Information on Lataste's gerbil is currently being researched and written and will appear here...
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Giraffa camelopardalis
(Giraffe)
Spectacularly tall, the giraffe has a very long neck with a short, upstanding mane, and high shoulders that slope steeply to the...
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Glironia venusta
(Bushy-tailed opossum)
This rare and poorly known animal is an American opossum, a group of marsupials linked to their Australian relatives through their...
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Glirulus japonicus
(Japanese dormouse)
Dormice are the intermediates, in form and behaviour, between mice and squirrels, and this attractive Japanese dormouse is the only...
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Gorilla beringei
(Eastern gorilla)
The largest of the living apes, the gorilla has a characteristically heavy body shape and shaggy dark coat. Until recently it was...
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Gorilla gorilla
(Western gorilla)
The gorilla is a heavily built primate and is the largest of the living apes. Until recently it was considered a single species...
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Gulo gulo
(Wolverine)
The elusive wolverine has a fearsome reputation - it is the largest member of the weasel family. The remoteness and voracious...
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Gymnobelideus leadbeateri
(Leadbeater's possum)
Thought to be extinct after disastrous fires in 1939, Leadbeater's possum was only rediscovered in 1961 in Marysville near...
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