Current location:entertainment >>
Gazelle with SIX LEGS is photographed in Israel
entertainment4People have gathered around
IntroductionA six-legged gazelle was spotted prancing in Israel by a member of the nation's defense forces.The a ...
A six-legged gazelle was spotted prancing in Israel by a member of the nation's defense forces.
The animal had an extra pair of appendages growing from its back, which was caused by a genetic disorder called organ proliferation, or polymelia.
The rare syndrome is also found among humans, appearing in less than one per 100,000 births, but it has been reported in a range of mammals including cows, reptiles, chickens and mice.
The gazelle was seen on a nature reserve in the southern Negev desert that occupies Palestine and Israeli, which sits just a few miles from the Hamas music festival massacre site.
A six-legged gazelle was spotted prancing through Israel 's Holy Land by a member of the nation's defense forces
The discovery was made by an Israeli army reservist Nir Leichter in late March when he stopped for coffee at the Nahal HaBoshor nature reserve.
Leichter quickly snapped a picture of the animal and sent it to the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel (SPNI) team in Jerusalem to further investigate, finding the gazelle was born with a mutation.
Wildlife experts determined that the animal was born in 2021 and 'survived a complex litter and survived as a young individual, faced many predators that endanger young fawns,' said Amir Balaban, with SPNI.
The gazelle was spotted by an Israel army reservist who snapped a picture and sent it to wildlife officials (here is the photo taken)
Balaban shared a statement in an Instagram post that was translated from Hebrew to English.
He noted that the gazelle spent most of its life in danger due to its mutation, as the extra legs meant it stood out from the herd.
However, the male had also met a mate and now has an offspring, which was captured by the IDF reservist.
'Contrary to expectations, the deer is healthy, and strong and has three deer and a foal in its nest from last fall,' Balaban shared.
'He was [been] seen hosting the females in the short fields and the extra legs on his back are no challenge for him.'
SPNI believes the genetic birth defect is hereditary, but the gazelles fawn does not appear to have the same condition.
Balaban told CBS News that the animal was the first known gazelle to have the hereditary condition in the Middle East.
The six-legged gazelle (right) had also met a mate and now has an offspring, which was captured by the IDF reservist
The animal had an extra pair of appendages growing from its back, caused by a genetic disorder called organ proliferation, or polymelia
The animal was the first known gazelle to have the hereditary condition in the Middle East
In Israel, there are three sub-species: the Israeli gazelle, the Negev gazelle, and the Shitim gazelle, of which very few individuals remain, in the Arava region.
There is a visible difference between the sexes, as the male is larger, and his horns are longer than those of the female.
The Negev desert was the site of a bloodbath in October 2023 when the Hamas militant group descended from the skies to an area where revelers had gathered for an all-night trance music rave.
Hamas fighters managed to infiltrate Israel essentially undetected by paragliding across the normally heavily guarded frontier.
Moments later, the dancing stops and out terror ensues as festival goers are forced to run for their lives as armed Hamas fighters began shooting and kidnapping whoever lay in their path.
Panicked Israelis were seen shouting, running, and hurriedly getting into cars as they attempt to escape the festival in the north-western Negev desert, about 5 miles from the city of Ofakim.
Tags:
Reprint:Friends are welcome to share on the Internet, but please indicate the source of the article when reprinting it.“Stellar Station news portal”。http://saintpierreandmiquelon.spaceforanything.com/content-26b099971.html
Related articles
Elon Musk gets approval from FDA to implant his Neuralink brain chip into a second patient
entertainmentElon Musk’s Neuralink has been given a green light to implant its brain chip in a second patient aft ...
Read morePictured: The 'authentic' ex
entertainmentA former Etihad aeroplane has been converted into a luxurious staycation holiday rental, complete wi ...
Read moreChinese president appoints new ambassadors
entertainmentChinese President Xi Jinping has appointed the following ambassadors in accordance with a decision f ...
Read more
Popular articles
- Celebrity tequila brands, like George Clooney
- 706 people named Kyle got together in Texas. It wasn’t enough for a world record.
- Sharon Stone, 66, wants her 'acting career back' more than 20 years after suffering stroke
- F1 marks 30th anniversary of Senna's death at Imola and Norris tries to follow up Miami win
- Nuggets blow 20
- I'm a luxury hotel manager
Latest articles
How Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could make the first debate stage
Residents forced out of Canada's oil sands hub by wildfire cleared to return, officials say
Young, Wilson post double
Kenya, Uganda sign agreements to enhance bilateral cooperation
Harris accepts debate invite to face off with Trump's VP pick, which may come at convention
Girls in Rio favela hope to play in 2027 Women's World Cup
LINKS
- Industry sees OpenAI's Sora as a game changer
- Xinhua Headlines: Xi Jinping Unanimously Elected Chinese President, PRC CMC Chairman
- Xiplomacy: Rosy Prospects Ahead for China
- China's Top Political Advisory Body to Hold Annual Session from March 4 to 11
- Zhangjiagang Port maintain operation all night to ensure that ships do not overwhelm the port
- 20th CPC Central Committee 2nd Plenary Session Issues Communique
- China’s first zero
- Companies in Jinhua established photovoltaic power stations to aid carbon reduction
- Huitengxile Grassland appeared green and lush with wind turbines towering high
- Highlights of Xi and Putin's Talks in Russia