Another Shot Of The Female Impala and Her Calf (Aepyceros melampus)
Okavango Delta
Botswana
Southern Africa
The impala (Aepyceros melampus) is a medium-sized antelope found in eastern and southern Africa. It is the sole member of the genus Aepyceros. Two subspecies are recognised—the common impala, and the larger and darker, black-faced impala.
Active mainly during the day, the impala may be gregarious or territorial depending upon the climate and geography. Three distinct social groups can be observed: the territorial males, bachelor herds and female herds. The impala is known for two characteristic leaps that constitute an anti-predator strategy.
Browsers as well as grazers, impala feed on monocots, dicots, forbs, fruits and acacia pods. An annual, three-week-long rut takes place toward the end of the wet season, typically in May. Rutting males fight over dominance, and the victorious male courts female in oestrus. A single calf is born and immediately concealed in cover. Calves are suckled for four to six months; young males—forced out of the all-female groups—join bachelor herds, while females may stay back.
The impala is found in woodlands and sometimes on the interface (ecotone) between woodlands and savannahs; it inhabits places close to water. The common impala is widespread across its range and has been reintroduced in Gabon and southern Africa. The (IUCN) classifies the impala as a species of least concern. – Wikipedia
Another Shot Of The Female Impala and Her Calf (Aepyceros melampus)
Okavango Delta
Botswana
Southern Africa
The impala (Aepyceros melampus) is a medium-sized antelope found in eastern and southern Africa. It is the sole member of the genus Aepyceros. Two subspecies are recognised—the common impala, and the larger and darker, black-faced impala.
Active mainly during the day, the impala may be gregarious or territorial depending upon the climate and geography. Three distinct social groups can be observed: the territorial males, bachelor herds and female herds. The impala is known for two characteristic leaps that constitute an anti-predator strategy.
Browsers as well as grazers, impala feed on monocots, dicots, forbs, fruits and acacia pods. An annual, three-week-long rut takes place toward the end of the wet season, typically in May. Rutting males fight over dominance, and the victorious male courts female in oestrus. A single calf is born and immediately concealed in cover. Calves are suckled for four to six months; young males—forced out of the all-female groups—join bachelor herds, while females may stay back.
The impala is found in woodlands and sometimes on the interface (ecotone) between woodlands and savannahs; it inhabits places close to water. The common impala is widespread across its range and has been reintroduced in Gabon and southern Africa. The (IUCN) classifies the impala as a species of least concern. – Wikipedia