impala

[Zulu ím-pàlà : ím-, n. pref. + -pàlà, impala.]

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Herd of male impalas (Aepyceros melampus) in Nairobi National Park, Kenya (credit: James P. Rowan)

Swift-running, graceful antelope (Aepyceros melampus) found in large herds, usually near water, on the savannas and open woodlands of central and southern Africa. Impalas are noted for their jumping ability; when alarmed, they bound off in leaps up to 30 ft (9 m) long and 10 ft (3 m) high. Lightly built, the impala stands 30 – 40 in. (75 – 100 cm) high at the shoulder. It has a golden to reddish brown coat, white underparts, a vertical black stripe on each thigh, and a black tuft behind each hind hoof. The male has long, lyre-shaped horns.

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An extraordinarily agile antelope about 3 ft high, with long, lyre-shaped horns on the male. Called also Aepyceros melampus.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - [zool.] impala

Nederlands (Dutch)
impala (soort antilope)

Français (French)
n. - impala

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schwarzfersenantilope

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ζωολ.) ιμπάλα, αιπύκερως η μελανόπους

Italiano (Italian)
impala (antelolpe dell'Africa sudorientale)

Português (Portuguese)
n. - impala (m), antílope (m) africano (Zool.)

Русский (Russian)
антилопа пала

Español (Spanish)
n. - impala

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - impala (slags antilop)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
黑斑羚

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 黑斑羚

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 임팔라(영양의 일종)

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - インパラ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نوع من غزلان إفريقيا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אנטילופה (צבי) בינוני לגודל מצוי בדרום אפריקה ובמזרחה‬

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