A medium-sized antelope of eastern and southern Africa with a glossy reddish-brown coat. Only males have horns, slender and lyre-shaped, up to 92 cm long. It lives in herds in woodland near water and is active mainly by day.
Quick answers
What is it?Mammal
Carnivore?No, herbivore
Dangerous?No
Domesticated?No
Awake when?Daytime
Hibernates?No
Kept as a pet?No
Do people eat it?Yes
Listed as a food source for people.
At a glance
Found inAfrica
HabitatForest, Grassland
ColoursTan, White, Black
SizeMedium
LengthAbout 130 cm (head and body)
Height70–92 cm at the shoulder
Weight40–65 kg
Legs4
Covered inFur
Lives inherds
Lives for12–15 years
In the wild
- Where it lives
- Eastern and southern Africa; the black-faced impala only in southwestern Angola and northwestern Namibia.
- What it eats
- Grasses, plus leaves, forbs, fruit and acacia pods.
- Conservation
- Least Concern (IUCN Red List)
Did you know
Leaps 10 metres forward and 3 metres up to confuse predators.
A territorial male’s roar can be heard up to 2 km away.
It seems to be the only hoofed mammal that grooms both itself and others.
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