impala

a kind of animal – mammal – belongs to antelope – four-legged – hoofed – grass-eating – medium-sized with slender body,

short brown or light brown hair (coat) on the back and sides, and pale yellow on the lower sides and legs, and almost white all down the underside, including the underside of the tail; moderately sized head clear eyes, long ears, delicate muzzle (mouth and nose part),

two 2½-foot long spiral horns (only in males), long strong neck, long slim powerful legs and a two-toed hoof on each leg; 1-1½ feet long tail; size: 3-4 feet tall at the shoulder, and weighs 40-70 Kg. (males are larger than females); feeds on (eats) grasses, and leaves, flowers, seed pods of plants; lives for 12-15 years; found in the southern Africa

male ~~ buck (also ‘ram’)

female ~~ doe (also ‘ewe’)

baby ~~ calf (also ‘lamb‘)

group ~~ herd

voice (call) ~~ grunt, snort (roar – males during mating season); bleat (calf)

home ~~  —

movement ~~ run, leap

Special Features:

Impalas are the most elegant of all the antelope!

a graceful runner

Impalas are good runners, and their only way of escaping from the predators is to run away, all the of them in different directions; and in doing so they jump over bushes or any other obstacles – can jump 10 feet high and 36 feet long very easily, and even when they are not being chased, they jump, just for the sake of jumping!!

They have been hunted for their meat, hide (=dried skin to be made into leather) and horns.

Several other animals such as lions, cheetahs, etc. depend on them for their survival!

an impala car

‘Impala’ is Chevrolet division of General Motor’s model car which was first designed in 1958, and was considered one of the most popular luxury cars in 1960s and 1970s.

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