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Impala
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Name in Afrikaans :
Rooibok
Name in English
Impala
Scientific Name :
Aepyceros Melampus
Calf Weight (4 months):
19kg
Female Weight (2 year) :
37kg
Male Weight (2 year) :
51kg
Female Weight (4 year) :
45kg
Male Weight (4 year) :
65kg
Life Expectancy :
12 years
Diet :
Browsers
Gestation / Offspring :
194 - 200 days - 1 young born in summer
Breeding :
Mid Nov- mid Jan
Males Height :
91cm
Females Height :
85cm
Grouping :
Heards 20-400 led by dominant male
Habitat :
Near permanent water
Distinctive Features :
Black spot on top of head. Top of muzzle dark brown. Horns on males only. Reddish brown, paler on lower flanks. White underparts, black stripes on rump either side of white haunches and down centre of tail.
