The Impala
The Impala
(Aepyceros melampus)
- Class: mammalia
- Order: artiodactyls
- Family: bovidae
- Statut : peu menacé
- Life span: 12 years.
- Characteristics: this fine antelope lives on the savannah in groups of females and young led by a dominant male. The male, which alone has horns, can weigh up to 80 kg.
- Meal: its diet is made up of leaves and grasses.
- Anecdote: when fleeing from predators, the impala performs impressive leaps 10 m long and 5 m high.
