Animal Facts - Impala (The bush Mcdonald)
On my post about my honeymoon, I mentioned the Impala and how to distinguish it from the rest of the bucks. Today I will talk about some fun facts I learned about this beautiful creature.
Distinguishable by the 3 stripes on their butts, the Impala is also the cleanest and one of the smallest bucks you will find on safari. Only growing up to 100cm (1m). The Impala lives in groups and will groom each other to keep unwanted pests away. Did you know that the black stripes on their bottoms attract the flies and that is how they keep themselves clean. using their tale they sweep the flies away.
The Impala is slim and agile and can run speeds higher than 60 km/h and jump a distance of 10m and 3m high... They not only do this to escape predictors but also out of enjoyment.
The Impala is also one of the only creature who can choose to extend pregnancy if the conditions are hard... I'm not talking about a few days here. They can extend their pregnancy for up to a month. Although it is said that there is a safe period (a time of extension that will be safe for mother and child). It is said that the safest extension for the impala and it's unborn is a week, after that it becomes dangerous as the baby continues to grow. After a month the mother will die in child birth, babies will sometimes get stuck and will therefore also die. If the mother dies but the baby is born the other impala's will look after the baby (the baby will not be allowed to drink from any of them but they will protect it).
Impala's live in 3 groups (herds). The groups are as follow females and their young (this group could have up to 100 individuals), Bachelor groups (this group can have up to 60 all male impala's) and of course the mating group (generally consists of one male and a bunch females)
Until next time
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@thegoldencookie
Thank you for this valuable info. Keep up the good work!!!!
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Mother nature defines its own laws
Good job buddy
Definitely true there... but could you imagine being close to labor or even in labor for an entire month? Nah, mother nature can keep that law away from us mere humans
That was so nice to read, thanks for sharing :)
Glad you enjoyed it.
Will look forward for more blog story from you, Thank you and keep in touch!
Thanks :)
I've never seen an Impala before.
Thanks for this informative post! :)
Very interesting information about Impala. Thanks for sharing.
they are so lovely -i am following you now for more great posts =D
Thank you so much
first time to read these facts about it
good job, thanks
It's so much better on a real game drive but you never think about bringing a pen and paper. these are only the facts that stuck...
Great Post! @thegoldencookie
I enjoy posts like this, but as an engineer, I'd enjoy a bit more numeric and specific data about the animals. I know things like this can be found on wikipedia, but it'd be a nice addition on this. Getting more information on things I wouldn't look into otherwise is a nice thing :)
I mean, how many of us would suddnely just start googling information about impalas or other animals? Some of the readers might not even have heard about impalas before.
I hear you. I found out about these facts via a safari guide. He refered to the impala's as the bush McDonald because they are everywhere. The Impala is diverse because it can inhabit bush lands, and wooded territories. A fact I found out animals like the spring buck cannot. (apparently spring bucks need wide open fields)
Really? This is fun to know and luckily, gives me a reaction to find out more. Not only about the impalas, but from other animals too. It's way too common we know even basic information only about few animal species, not understanding how much more there could be to know in local or exotic animals.
It's not always only for fun, as we can broaden our knowledge in general for understanding differences in animals in general.
Still, thanks for this and keep up the good posts!
Glad to see my post did some good. A chain store here in south africa gives away free animal cards (well free if you spend a certain amount at the store). They have a variety of Animals that could be found in and around Africa and it's oceans. Generally the information is basic but it is a way for the kids to find out more about their country