LEOPARD HUNTING AT NIGHT
The Andes, South America
Featured in Wild South America - Andes to Amazon from 2000
Fab fact
RELATED INFORMATION
Common name
Species name
Aepyceros melampus
ARKive fact
At the back of the hind leg, just above the hoof, the impala has a characteristic tuft of black hair covering a special gland that, after a high kick, sends out a puff of scent which is thought to be used to lay trails and help regroup herds.
Conservation status
Least Concern
Distribution
The common impala has a wide distribution, from South Africa to Kenya, Namibia to Mozambique. The black-faced impala occurs in a small isolated population in north-western Namibia and south-western Angola.
Habitat
Inhabits savanna woodland, especially close to water, and can also be found in grassland with scattered bush cover during the rainy season.
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