Common Impala

The common impala is a beautiful animal. We saw many of them four years ago in East Africa. On our latest trip to Southern Africa we did not see nearly as many, but did see a rarer cousin in Namibia, the black-faced impala. 

We saw a few in the Okavanga Delta of Botswana, 

This is my only relatively decent photo from Botswana.

a few near Victoria Falls (from a helicopter and a drive through Zambezi NP), Zimbabwe

Impala viewed from a helicopter in Zambezi NP.

An impala viewed in Zambezi NP while driving to drop our canoes into the Zambezi River.

and quite a few in Hwange NP in Zimbabwe. 

While we were on a walking safari in Hwange, we encountered a pretty big herd governed by a large male. We got relatively close to them, which was a thrill. 

The male on our walking safari.

Female members of the herd on our walking safari.

Walking safari.