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Impala; Swahili - Swala pala

Aepyceros melampus

Photo by Karan Raghwa
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Description:

Photo taken at Lake Manyara, Tanzania.
Antelope of medium size; long neck & long legs; Coat is smooth, upperparts are redddish-brown becomes paler near under belly; chest and under belly is white; Black vertical marks on both side of the buttock, tail white/brown with black line in the centre; males have long lyrate horns; hind legs have black spot near to hooves.

Habitat:

Savanna grassland with trees; they avoid open grassland

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PublishedMarch 18, 2013

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