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The impala or rooibok (Aepyceros melampus, lit. 'black-footed high-horn' in Ancient Greek) is a medium-sized antelope found in eastern and southern Africa.The only extant member of the genus Aepyceros, and tribe Aepycerotini, it was first described to Europeans by German zoologist Hinrich Lichtenstein in 1812.
The actual explanation is far more interesting. Credit: Alison Buttigieg The story claims that the impala -- sometimes falsely called a deer -- sacrificed herself to the cheetahs to save her young.
Male impalas fighting during the rut or breeding season. The rut (from the Latin rugire, meaning "to roar") is the mating season of certain mammals, which includes ruminants such as deer, sheep, camels, goats, pronghorns, bison, giraffes and antelopes, and extends to others such as skunks and elephants.
A member of this family is called a deer or a cervid. They are widespread throughout North and South America, Europe, and Asia, and are found in a wide variety of biomes . Cervids range in size from the 60 cm (24 in) long and 32 cm (13 in) tall pudú to the 3.4 m (11.2 ft) long and 3.4 m (11.2 ft) tall moose .
Countries like India, however, have large populations of endemic deer and antelope, with the different species generally keeping to their own "niches" with minimal overlap. Unlike deer, in which the males sport elaborate head antlers that are shed and regrown annually, antelope horns are bone and grow steadily, never falling off. If a horn is ...
Pregnant females of both nyala and impala had higher KFIs than non-pregnant ones. [38] There is a significant increase in corpus luteum in the last third of gestation. [36] Gestation is of seven months. A single calf is born, weighing 5 kg (11 lb). Birth takes place generally away from the sight of predators, in places such as a thicket.
Stotting occurs in several deer species of North America, including mule deer, pronghorn, [3] and Columbian black-tailed deer, when a predator is particularly threatening, [4] and in a variety of ungulate species from Africa, including Thomson's gazelle and springbok. [5] It is also said to occur in the blackbuck, a species found in India. [6]
Some like the impala, kudu, and eland can even leap to heights of a few feet. [32] Bovids may roar or grunt to caution others and warn off predators. [ 3 ] Bovids such as gazelles stot or pronk in response to predators, making high leaps on stiff legs, indicating honestly both that the predator has been seen, and that the stotting individual is ...