Impala

[Impala in Samburu] As with all antelope, Impala are basically "cat-food". Something you feed the lions, cheetahs, and leopards. They are larger than the gazelles and smaller than the Eland and Oryx.

They do run pretty fast and jump up to 10' high and 36' long. They have "S" shaped horns . . . at least the males do . . . that look kinda like devil horns, so that is kinda cool! They also go by the nickname 111's because they have black stripes on the top of both hind legs and on their tails. You can see that in some of the pictures below.

You can also see some of the males fighting.



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