Impala (Aepyceros melampus) aepyceros': from Aipos (Greek) high; keras (Greek) horn (because of the large horns on the males). 'Melampus': from Melas (Greek) black; pous (Greek) the foot (because of the black glands on the hind feet), A grazing antelope which typically lives in single-sex herds. The males have impressive lyre-shaped horns. Males are 1.5 m long, standing 0.9 m at the shoulder; females are 1.3 m, standing 0.86 m at the shoulder. Distribution: South Africa up to Kenya and Namibia to Mozambique. Habitat: Open woodland, often near water. Diet: Grasses, leaves and fruit. Conservation status: currently 'Low risk - conservation dependent'. Reference: http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/factfiles/637.shtml