Most gazelles are placed in the genus Gazella, family Bovidae (order Artiodactyla). Gazelles have adapted to inhabit waterless steppe, subdesert, and even desert. They can extract water from the plants they browse without having to drink. They have narrow jaws and incisor rows for highly selective feeding on the most nutritious growth.

Gazelles are not fast enough to evade the path of a cheetah, but they are able to outmaneuver them as they run away. Males and females have horns, unlike many mammals in the antelope family. When a gazelle is nervous, he or she will honk. A gazelle can jump 10 feet in the air and can run up to speeds of 60 mph in short bursts.

A gazelle is a type of antelope. They are thin, slender and nimble, normally having tan-coloured fur with patches of white. They live in parts of Asia, China and Africa. Gazelles live in very dry climates and have adapted to the point that they are able to survive in environments that are almost completely waterless.

Gazelles are relatively small antelopes, most standing 60–110 cm (2–3.5 ft) high at the shoulder, and are generally fawn-colored. The genus Gazella has about 10 species. Four further species are extinct: the red gazelle, the Arabian gazelle, the Queen of Sheba's gazelle, and the Saudi gazelle.

Gazelles are 2–3 ft (60–90 cm) high at the shoulder. They range in herds that usually contain 5 to 10 individuals but may include several hundred. They are generally brown with white underparts and rump, and many have a horizontal dark band along each side. A light stripe runs down each side of the face.