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The mountain gazelle (Gazella gazella) is a species of gazelle widely but unevenly distributed in Israel, Lebanon, the Golan Heights, Iran and Turkey. It inhabits mountains, foothills, and coastal plains. Its range coincides closely with that of the acacia trees that grow in these areas. It is mainly a grazing species, though this varies with food availability. It is less well adapted to hot, dry conditions than the Dorcas gazelle, which appears to have replaced the...

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3. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gazella_gazella

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