Image of Gerenuk

Description:

The gerenuk, Litocranius walleri, also known as the Waller's gazelle, is a long-necked species of antelope found in dry thorn bush scrub and desert in East Africa, from Somalia and eastern Ethiopia through northern and eastern Kenya to northeastern Tanzania. The word gerenuk comes from the Somali language, meaning 'giraffe-necked'. Gerenuk are sometimes also called the giraffe-necked antelope. It is the sole member of the genus Litocranius.