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How much does a Speke’s gazelle weight?

It is hard to guess what a Speke’s gazelle weights. But we have the answer:

An adult Speke’s gazelle (Gazella spekei) on average weights 20 kg (44.09 lbs).

The Speke’s gazelle is from the family Bovidae (genus: Gazella). It is usually born with about 1.25 kg (2.76 lbs). They can live for up to 12.67 years. When reaching adult age, they grow up to 88.5 cm (2′ 11″). Usually, Speke’s gazelles have 1 babies per litter.

As a reference: An average human weights in at 62 kg (137 lbs) and reaches an average size of 1.65m (5′ 5″). Humans spend 280 days (40 weeks) in the womb of their mother and reach around 75 years of age.

The average adult weight of a Speke's gazelle is 20 kg (44.09 lbs)

The Speke’s gazelle (Gazella spekei) is the smallest of the gazelle species. It is confined to the Horn of Africa, where it inhabits stony brush, grass steppes, and semideserts. This species has been sometimes regarded as a subspecies of the Dorcas gazelle, though this is now widely disregarded. Severe habitat fragmentation means it is now impossible to assess the natural migratory or nomadic patterns of G. spekei. Its numbers are under threat, and despite an increase in population, the IUCN in 2007 announced its status had changed from vulnerable to endangered. A captive population is maintained, and the wild population exists in the lower tens of thousands. As of 2008, this gazelle is classified as endangered under the IUCN Red List.Speke’s gazelle is named after John Hanning Speke, an English explorer of Central Africa.

Animals of the same family as a Speke’s gazelle

We found other animals of the Bovidae family:

Animals with the same weight as a Speke’s gazelle

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Gazella spekei:

Animals with the same size as a Speke’s gazelle

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Speke’s gazelle:

Animals with the same litter size as a Speke’s gazelle

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Speke’s gazelle:

Animals with the same life expectancy as a Speke’s gazelle

Completely different animals, but becoming as old as a Speke’s gazelle: