“ | Gazelles, right? One little scare and before you know it, they're just jumping all over the place. | ” |
Gazelles are antelopes that appear in The Lion Guard universe. They live in the Pride Lands.
Appearance
In the Real World
Gazelles are brown in color, with white underbellies and faces. They have one black stripes on their eye and one on each side. The males have a pair of long, straight horns, while the females have shorter horns.
In The Lion Guard
Both male and female gazelles in The Lion Guard have long horns.
Information
The gazelles shown in The Lion Guard appear to be Thomson's gazelles. They are grazing animals that live in herds and breed twice a year. Gazelles are capable of reaching speeds of up to 60 mph (97 km/h) in bursts, or run at a steady 30 mph (48 km/h). Cheetahs, lions, hyenas, and crocodiles are all predators of gazelles.
History
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
When Kion approaches the Watering Hole, a couple of gazelle families are present, their fawns grazing on the grass.

Chungu chasing a herd of gazelles
The Rise of MakuuGazelles are present at the Mashindano. They witness the fight between Pua and Makuu. | ![]() |
The Kupatana CelebrationGazelles are present at the Kupatana Celebration. They celebrate Kupatana with the other Pride Landers. | ![]() |
Fuli's New FamilyFuli repeatedly attempts to hunt a gazelle, but is always interrupted by one of her friends. | ![]() Fuli stalks a gazelle |
Follow That Hippo!During the song Hero Inside, a gazelle is seen leaping across a hill. | |
The Call of the DrongoAs Kion looks out over the Pride Lands, a pair of gazelles are visible. | ![]() Two gazelles |
Paintings and Predictions

Gazelle in trouble!
The Mbali Fields Migration

Fighting zebras and gazelles
The migration begins peacefully, with everyone working together and helping each other. During the Trail to Hope, Beshte carries a young gazelle for a time and hops with some of the herd members.

The gazelles arrive at Mbali Fields
However, Muhimu soon causes a stampede, and Swala joins in, leading the gazelles forward. This causes a rock to fall, blocking the canyon through which they were running, and Ono realizes that the groups must travel through the Outlands to reach Mbali Fields. This trek proves more challenging, with a heavy rainstorm and a flash flood, and some gazelles even begin to question Kion's leadership. Kion soon stops the herds and goes off on his own for a while, and when he returns, Muhimu speaks up for him, and he makes a short speech. The gazelles are soon in good spirits once more, and they make the migration to Mbali Fields safely.
The Imaginary OkapiDuring the song Life in the Pride Lands, a herd of gazelles bound across the Pride Lands. | ![]() Leaping across the land |
Beware the ZimwiA small herd of gazelles are hiding in a nearby bush, having seen The Zimwi. They startle Young Rhino, a hare and Mtoto, who run to the Lion Guard under the belief that they themselves encountered the Zimwi.
| ![]() Gazelles in the bushes ![]() Frightened by The Zimwi |
Lions of the OutlandsSome gazelles interrupt Kion and Bunga's game of Baobab Ball, warning them of a hyena in the Pride Lands. | |
Never Roar Again |
Janja and his clan were hunting a gazelle but were caught by the Lion Guard. Later on, some gazelles are hanging out in The Flood Plains until they are attacked by Makuu's Float.
The Trail to Udugu
Swala and her herd are trying to climb a large clump of rocks up to some grassland. Ono notices this and relays the information back to the Lion Guard and Simba, who is temporarily leading the Lion Guard whilst his son searches for Udugu. Since Simba realises how unstable the rock is, he orders the Guard to follow him to Swala. When Swala notices the impending lion, the dust being kicked up blurs her vision. Since she is unable to see what is approaching her she panics, and she and her herd start to run up the unstable rock formation. As they do so, the rocks tumble and fall, narrowly missing Simba beneath.The herd then start stampeding on the high ground, right for Mbuni's Herd and their eggs. Soon, Ono swoops down to her and requests that she slows down. Due to the stampeding hoofs around her she is unable to hear and asks Ono to speak up. He does so, but it's still not enough. Annoyed that she can't hear his words, she abruptly stops and demands that her herd do the same so that she can hear him. They calm down and Swala asks Ono to repeat what he said, but since Ono was just trying to stop them anyway, he tells her not to mind and flies away.