Source: Wildlife Extra

First, I don’t need to spoil my name with a stupid false picture, second, it is easier to find a real hairy gazelle, rather then add all those hairs one by one.

Thanks to everybody.

But to come back to this gazelle, it’s obvious that they single reason why it looks so strange is abnormally long fur. The absence of fur or too long fur can have a dramatic effect on the look of an animal, because it can change the proportions a lot. Animals we know only with thick fur can look extremely bizarre, what’s the reason why many people are thinking furless coyotes are chupacabras and furless racoon carcasses strange monsters.

If you look at domestic mammals you will find breeds with very long hair nearly everywhere, in dogs, cats, sheep, rabbits, goats, pigs, guinea pigs, donkeys and some more. In some cases the hair growth is actually rather enormous. This long hair is caused by simple mutations, and of course such mutations do not only occur in populations kept by humans, but also in the wild.

This isn’t a hoax, just a genetic anomaly…and a beautiful animal!

I’m with Krakatoa though, if you buzzed that hair off it’s face would look exactly like a normal gazelle. It’s just a slight mutation/variation. Nothing to get too excited about.

As to comments about “Photoshop,” ned-kogar’s point is right to the point, and pointedly right.

I hope s/he gets to breed successfully.

The tedious cries of ‘Photoshop’ don’t seem to consider why an experienced and talented wildlife photographer would want to lie about a gazelle being hairy. Scepticism requires a bit more than just habitual doubt.