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Impala
Rooibok · Aepyceros melampus
The most abundant antelope in Kruger, impala move in big herds across open woodland. They are reddish-brown with a paler flank and white belly, and they are famous leapers, able to spring up to three metres high and ten metres long to escape danger. Only the males carry the elegant lyre-shaped horns. Lions, leopards and wild dogs all hunt them.
Log your Impala sighting — free →How to identify it
Look for the black 'M' marking on the rump and tail, formed by three vertical black stripes, found on no other antelope.
Look for its tracks
Neat, slim cloven hoof, two pointed halves; the most common antelope track you'll see in Kruger sand.
Where to see it in Kruger
Seen on almost every drive, especially in open woodland and near water across the whole park.
Did you know
A startled impala can leap as far as ten metres in a single bound, roughly the length of a bus.
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