Impala
Aepyceros melampus
Defassa waterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus defassa
Among these antelopes, only the males have long and strong horns, regularly discarded. They are ringed on the entire length except at the end. The female is smaller than the male and doesn’t have horns.
Habitat
Bush savannah and gallery forests in Africa
Feed
Grasses and aquatic plants
Classification
Class
Mammals
Family
Bovidae|Bovidae
Scientific Name
Kobus ellipsiprymnus defassa
Conservation status
UICN : NT - near-threatened (2008)
Some Figures
Weight
250 kg (male)
Life Expectancy
16 years
Gestation
9 months
1 babies
Height at the withers
1,3 m
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