GERENUK

also called Waller's Gazelle (species Litocranius walleri), slender antelope, family Bovidae (order Artiodactyla), with an unusually long neck and long, slim legs. The gerenuk, whose name comes from the Somali for giraffe-necked, lives alone or in small groups in desert and bush country of eastern Africa. It feeds on the leaves and shoots of trees and tall bushes, reaching the foliage by standing on its hind legs with its forelegs propped against the tree. The gerenuk is about 1 m (39 inches) high at the shoulder and is reddish brown with a darker back and white underparts. The male bears relatively heavy horns that curve backward and then hook forward at the ends.