male impala running open field with the savannah background okavango delta botswana africa

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Male impala running in an open field with the savannah in the background in the Okavango Delta in Botswana, Africa. Royalty Free Stock Photo

Pictured is a sideview of a male impala running in an open field with the savannah in the background in the Okavango Delta in Botswana, Africa. The glossy coat is reddish brown on the back, tan on the flanks, and white on the underbelly. The impala is an important prey species for Africa's large carnivores. To escape it can jump up to ten feet high and cover distances in the air up to thiry-three feet. The photograph was taken from a safari vehicle based at the Atzaro Okavango Camp. The binomial name is Aepyceros melampus.