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  1. Impala (Aepyceros melampus)

    Impala (Aepyceros melampus)

    This is a female lacking the ornate horns of the male. These highly social, sleek, gazelle-like antelope are said to reach 50 mph when escaping predators. They can release a scent from glands on their heels by kicking their hind legs helping them stay with the group. This is the nominate...
    • jmorlan
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    • aepyceros melampus eastern cape impala south africa
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Wild Mammals
  2. Impala (Aepyceros melampus)

    Impala (Aepyceros melampus)

    This is the race "A. m. petersi" also known as the Black-faced Impala which is restricted to northwestern Namibia and southwestern Angola. It was introduced into Etosha as part of a conservation program. The black markings on its nose and below its eyes as well is its larger size and overall...
    • jmorlan
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    • aepyceros melampus impala namibia
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Wild Mammals
  3. Mosquitoes

    Mosquitoes

    In terms of volume or weight, this shot does belong here in the wild animals category, but in terms of numbers ... don't know if you can zoom in on those little black speckles, but those are hundreds of mosquitoes on that one impala.
    • Doc Duck
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    • impala
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Wild Mammals
  4. woosh

    woosh

    An `artsy' take, playing with settings for achieving a sense of movement. Very obligingly, a small herd of impala ran across the road one by one.
    • kitefarrago
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    • impala
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    • Category: Wild Mammals
  5. Impala buck

    Impala buck

    Impalas are one of the most common antelopes in Africa but nevertheless one of the most attractive.
    • Hans&Judy Beste
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    • impala
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    • Category: Wild Mammals
  6. What are you looking at?

    What are you looking at?

    • Sal
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    • africa antelope impala mammal
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Wild Mammals
  7. Morning Drink

    Morning Drink

    This is an example of serendipity in photography stopping to shoot one subject, then ending-up with a completely different one. We stopped to photograph and immature Fish Eagle looking for some catfish in this small pool. This was the end of September in Kruger, before the start of the summer...
    • Wild Images
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    • aepyceros melampus artiodactyla: (even-toed ungulates class: mammalia (mammals) impala kingdom: animalia (animals) phylum: chordata (vertebrates)
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    • Category: Wild Mammals
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