The impala (Aepyceros melampus) is a medium-sized
antelope in eastern and southern Africa. First
described by German zoologist
Hinrich Lichtenstein in 1812, it reaches 70–92 centimetres (28–36 inches) at the shoulder, weighs 40–76 kilograms (88–168 pounds), and has a glossy, reddish brown coat. The male's slender,
lyre-shaped
horns can reach 45–92 centimetres (18–36 in), measured along the curve. Active mainly during the day, the impala may be gregarious or
territorial. Three distinct social groups can be observed – the territorial males, bachelor herds and female herds.
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, and
gestation lasts six to seven months. Calves are suckled for four to six months. The impala is found close to water, in woodlands and sometimes at the
interface between woodlands and
savannahs. The common impala is widespread across its range and has been reintroduced in
Gabon and southern Africa, but the black-faced subspecies has been classified as a
vulnerable species. (
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