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Impala

Scientific Name:	Aepyceros Melampus
Conservation Status:	Least Concern

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Commonly seen in open plains and scrubland, this attractive animal is famed for its astounding agility when escaping predators, having been recorded to jump a distance of 35 feet and over 9 feet into the air. They usually graze in either bachelor herds of bucks or in harem herds of up to 100 individuals.

The Impala is found in the following park(s):

» Amboseli National Park

» Kakamega Forest National Reserve

» Lake Nakuru National Park

» Mt. Kenya National Park

» Ndere Island National Park

» Tsavo West National Park

» Hells Gate National Park

» Kisumu Impala Sanctuary

» Meru National Park

» Nairobi National Park

» Ruma National Park