The average herd size is now 15-20 animals. The drastic reduction is due largely to poaching. Gazelles have an unusual pronging gait. When they are playing or alarmed they bounce along stiff-legged with all four limbs landing together. Pronging may confuse predators and probably communicates alarm to other gazelles.
Males establish territories, and during breeding season they actively exclude other mature males.
They mark their territories with urine and dung piles and secretions from glands near their eyes. The animals breed seasonally so that births peak with early spring rains, and the females have adequate feed while nursing. This is an endangered species that has become very rare and is disappearing fast. Illegal poaching is the principal reason for their drastic decline in numbers. Dama Gazelle is another name for this animal.