The impala (Aepyceros melampus) lives in the savannas of African Countries like Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique and Namibia. Its scientific name means high horn (Aepyceros), black foot (melampus). They weigh around 50 kilograms and can become 95 centimeters tall. Impalas eat grasses and leaves. They use specific areas for their excrement, so they don't shit where they eat... A bachelor herd of impalas can have as much as 30 individuals. Impalas are active both during the day and during the night. Image © en:User:Pcb21, licensed under GFDL.
The Impala is listed as Conservation Dependent (LR/cd), the focus of a continuing taxon-specific or habitat-specific conservation programme targeted towards the taxon in question, the cessation of which would result in the taxon qualifying for one of the threatened categories below within a period of five years, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Countries
Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and ZimbabweImpala habitats
Dry savanna, Grassland, Savanna, Shrubland, Subtropical / Tropical Dry Grassland and Subtropical / Tropical Dry ShrublandSome facts about the
Impala
Adult weight : 52.5 kg (115.5 lbs)
Maximum longevity : 26 years
Female maturity :456 days
Male maturity : 395 days
Gestation : 198 days
Weaning : 167 days
Litter size : 1
Litters per year : 1
Interval between litters : 365 days
Weight at birth : 5.55 kg (12.21 lbs)
Weight at weaning : 15.9 kg (34.98 lbs)
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