gerenuk
n.
A slender East African antelope ( Litocranius walleri ) with a long slim neck and backward-curving horns; called also Waller's gazelle , and in German Giraffengazelle . It feeds on the foliage of bushes and trees, and often stands erect on its hind legs, leaning against the bush, to browse on the higher branches; in this habit it is distinctive and easy to recognize.
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