G<\/span>azelles are closely related, small to medium sized antelopes that live in grasslands, savannahs, and plains. Named after Joseph Thomson, a late 19th-century Scottish explorer, Thomson\u2019s gazelle ranges to 1.2 metres long from head to base of tail and weighs up to 35 kilogrammes. It has a cinnamon coloured coat along its upper body and legs, white and black facial markings, a black lateral band rising from the top of its forelegs to its hindquarters, and white underparts. Females have a short, spike-like horn. Males have much longer horns with thick, circular ridges along most of their length.<\/p>\n Different species of gazelle can be found in many areas of Africa, as well as in parts of Asia. Thomson\u2019s gazelles are widespread in southern and central Kenya, and northern Tanzania. Despite their limited geographic range, they are the most abundant species of gazelle. Serengeti\u2019s migratory population of gazelles is the largest of any gazelle population in Africa.<\/p>\n<\/div>