Details for Impala

• Impala

  The Impala (Aepyceros melampus) is a medium-sized, highly agile antelope common in the savannas and woodlands of eastern and southern Africa. It is characterized by its reddish-brown coat, white belly, and distinctive black stripes on its rump. Males have long, lyre-shaped horns. Impalas are both grazers and browsers, adaptable to various vegetation. They are renowned for their incredible leaping ability, often jumping several meters high and long to evade predators or simply to display. Impalas are social animals, living in herds, and are a crucial prey species in many African ecosystems.

  

  Habitat: The Impala lives in Tanzania, Dem-rep-congo, Zimbabwe, Uganda, South-africa, Angola, Botswana, Rwanda, Burundi, Eswatini, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia.