Thomson gazelle

New Life in the Serengeti: Witnessing a Thomson’s Gazelle’s First Steps

Newborn Thomson's gazelle fawn standing for the first time in the Serengeti grass.

Saw this little one take his first wobbly steps. His mum nosed him to the right place. He still needs a little clean up. Welcome to our world!

While the fawn of a Thomson's Gazelle can run within hours of being born, they are "hiders" for the first one or two weeks, preferring to remain motionless in the grass to elude predators. They rise only to nurse.

It's birthing season in the Serengeti!