Seeing an animal give birth is always a truly magical thing. Even after three months here, I have only seen one birth and that was a sheep, so when we saw a Thompson gazelle acting strangely on the side of the road we stopped. The Thomie (as they are called for short) had the head and front legs of the infant hanging out, but was still pushing to get the baby all the way out. As we slowed the vehicle to watch her, she stood up and started to run away. Gazelles are known for their speed – this species, in particular, as they are a favorite prey of cheetah – and she headed off quite quickly. Her gait was a bit off as she couldn’t leap and bounce along as they usually do. She just trotted off at great speed with the head of her almost new born bouncing behind her. She eventually stopped and lied down, but it wasn’t long before she felt a need to move again. Given her discomfort, we decided to leave her alone rather than try to watch the whole process. My las image of her as I looked over my shoulder, was the blackened head of the infant slightly hidden beneath her tail.