This document provides information about impala, a medium-sized antelope found in eastern and southern Africa. It describes physical characteristics of impala such as their reddish brown coat, white facial rings and tail. Two subspecies are recognized: the common impala and larger black-faced impala. Impala are herbivores that feed on grasses and other plants. They live in social groups separated by sex. Threats include predation by cheetahs, leopards and lions. The document also outlines impala reproductive patterns and common health issues like diseases caused by parasites.

1. Welcome
To
Everyone

2. A Presentation
on
Impala

3. Introduction :
 Impala is a medium-sized antelope in
eastern and southern Africa.
 First described by German zoologist
Martin Hinrich in 1812.
 Two subspecies are recognized
---Common impala and
---Larger and darker black-faced
impala

4. Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Genus: Aepyceros
Species: A. melampus

5. IUCN classifies the impala as a
species of least concern .
But the black-faced subspecies
is classified as a vulnerable
species.

6. It is mainly found in South
Africa.
In Bangladesh at Mirpor Zoo

7. Impala is a medium-sized, slender antelope .
Horns are strongly ridged, divergent, circular in
section and hollow at the base . The horns are lyre-
shaped .
Facial features include white rings around the
eyes and a light chin and snout
Tail is bushy white
The body color is reddish brown back.

8. Fig : Impala

11. Herbivore.
Diet of impala is composed of 45%
monocots, 45% dicots and 10% fruits.
Proportion of grasses in the diet
increases significantly (to as high as
90%) after the first rains but decline in
dry season

12. oActive mainly during the day
oThree distinct social groups can be
observed
1)Territorial males
2) Bachelor herds and
3) Female herds
o Social behavior is influenced by the
climate and geography .

13. oTerritories are demarcated with urine and
faces
oImpala is an important prey for several
carnivores, such as cheetahs, leopards and
lions
oDisplays two characteristic leaps. It can jump
up to 3 meters over vegetation and even
other impala.
oRunning Speed: 80 km/h ( Maximum )

14. *Gestation lasts six to seven months .
* A single calf is born.
*Calves are suckled for four to six months.
*Males are sexually mature at one year old, but
successful mating generally occurs only after four
years.
*Females can conceive after they are a year and a
half old.
*Annual three-week-long breeding season begins
toward the end of the wet season, typically in
May.

15. • Most common cause of death in impala was stress or physical
injury.
• Acute fascioliasis due to Fasciola gigantica was identified as the
main disease .
• Other diseases include :
FMD by SAT type
Lmphy skin disease
Q fever
Ticks and tick-borne diseases