• Email Us: [email protected]
  • Contact Us: +1 718 874 1545
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Medical Market Report

  • Home
  • All Reports
  • About Us
  • Contact Us

Extremely Rare Sighting Of A Six-Legged Mountain Gazelle

April 10, 2024 by Deborah Bloomfield

An extremely rare sighting of a gazelle has caused a stir since the animal has more than the expected number of limbs. 

It was first spotted by Nir Liechter during a stop at Nahal HaBashor nature reserve in the western Negev in Israel. Liechter then sent a photograph to the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel (SPNI) for further investigation.

Advertisement

The animal is a male mountain gazelle (Gazella gazella), a species listed as Endangered by the IUCN Red List with the population estimated to be just 2,500 adults in the wild. This population, which is largely based in Israel, is found on plains or hill landscapes and has been known to live in steep areas, hence their name. 



Despite the two extra limbs on the back of the male, the animal is doing well – and has even managed to breed with females. The genetic condition is known as polymelia, whereby extra limbs are found on the animal, known as supernumerary limbs. In some cases, these limbs can pose a threat to survival and have been known to occur in many other species including humans. 

As well as the challenges of the condition, these animals face the threats of habitat fragmentation, poaching, and being hit by cars, according to a 2020 study. In some areas, predation by feral dogs is also a problem. Despite these severe challenges and its extra limbs, this gazelle seems to be thriving. 

Advertisement

“Contrary to expectation,” Amir Balaban, SPNI’s Director of Urban Nature, told The Jerusalem Post, “the gazelle is healthy, strong, and has three female gazelles and a fawn from the previous fall. He has been seen hosting the females in the fields and the extra legs on his back pose no challenge to him.”

Deborah Bloomfield
Deborah Bloomfield

Related posts:

  1. Euro zone production stronger than expected in July
  2. Same You, New Software — Save On This Mac Bundle With Microsoft Office During Limited Time Price Drop
  3. Is Spontaneous Combustion In Humans Real?
  4. Hurricanes Are Now So Strong, Scientists Want To Introduce “Category 6” Storms

Source Link: Extremely Rare Sighting Of A Six-Legged Mountain Gazelle

Filed Under: News

Primary Sidebar

  • World’s Oldest Pots: 20,000-Year-Old Vessels May Have Been Used For Cooking Clams Or Brewing Beer
  • “The Body Is Slowly And Continuously Heated”: 14,000-Year-Old Smoked Mummies Are World’s Oldest
  • Pizza Slices, Polaroid Pictures, And Over 300 Hats: What’s Left Behind In Yellowstone’s Hydrothermal Areas?
  • The Mathematical Paradox That Lets You Create Something From Nothing
  • Ancient Asteroid Ripped Apart In Collision Had Flowing Water
  • Flying Foxes Include The World’s Biggest Bat And The Largest Mammal Capable Of True Flight
  • NASA Responds To Claims That Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS Is An Advanced Alien Spacecraft
  • Millions Of Tons Of Gold Are In Earth’s Oceans, Potentially Worth Over $2 Quadrillion
  • The Race Back To The Moon: US Vs China, Will What Happens Next Change The Future?
  • NOAA Issues G3 Geomagnetic Storm Warning As 500,000 Kilometer Hole Sends Solar Wind At Earth
  • Lasting 776 Days, This Is The Longest Case Of COVID-19 Ever Recorded
  • Living Cement: The Microbes In Your Walls Could Power The Future
  • What Can Your Earwax Reveal About Your Health?
  • Ever Seen A Giraffe Use An Inhaler? Now You Can, And It’s Incredibly Wholesome
  • Martian Mudstone Has Features That Might Be Biosignatures, New Brain Implant Can Decode Your Internal Monologue, And Much More This Week
  • Crocodiles Weren’t All Blood-Thirsty Killers, Some Evolved To Be Plant-Eating Vegetarians
  • Stratospheric Warming Event May Be Unfolding In The Southern Polar Vortex, Shaking Up Global Weather Systems
  • 15 Years Ago, Bees In Brooklyn Appeared Red After Snacking Where They Shouldn’t
  • Carnian Pluvial Event: It Rained For 2 Million Years — And It Changed Planet Earth Forever
  • There’s Volcanic Unrest At The Campi Flegrei Caldera – Here’s What We Know
  • Business
  • Health
  • News
  • Science
  • Technology
  • +1 718 874 1545
  • +91 78878 22626
  • [email protected]
Office Address
Prudour Pvt. Ltd. 420 Lexington Avenue Suite 300 New York City, NY 10170.

Powered by Prudour Network

Copyrights © 2025 · Medical Market Report. All Rights Reserved.

Go to mobile version