Talk:Gerenuk

GERENUK
Litocranius walleri

A gaezelle with very long legs and a short neck which itstands on its hind legs to feed from trees on the African savannah.

The gerenuk lives for 10-12 years

Physical Description

A reddish-brown coat, darker back, and white around the eyes and belly. The legs and neck are very long, and the head small. the tail is short and black-tipped, and the ears are long and thin. Only males have stout, rigged horns that curve forwards at the tip.

Gerenuk live in deserts or dry savannahs ranging from the horn of Africa to Tanzania.

Diet

Gerenuks feed on leaves and young shoots, particulary high in bushes and trees.

Behaviour

Gerenuk are solitary, or live in small single-sex groups of 10 indeviduals. they are active durring the day, standing on their hind legs to reach high vegetation. mature males are teritorial and mark their teritory with urine and scent secrations.

Staus

Gerenuk are at low risk of endangerment

Gerenuk in samali means "giraffe necked" or "giraffe gazelle" in swahili

By Austin Prenevost

Units of measurement
According to the guidelines, one should "use the units employed in the current scientific literature on the topic". For biology-related articles, this will be SI. Using obsolete non-standard units such as lbs gives a bad impression of wikipedia for any knowledgeable readers anywhere in the world (including the U.S.). 130.188.8.13 (talk) 16:36, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

Meaning of name
I believe that articles which include scientific names should state what the name means. What does "Litocranius walleri" mean? Caeruleancentaur (talk) 22:44, 15 September 2013 (UTC)

Meaning of "gerenuk"
Word premiraly comes from,somali,in somali language we call "garanuug" 156.204.61.137 (talk) 18:45, 30 May 2023 (UTC)