The Impala is the most common antelope we see in Africa. They are found in the bush forests of South Africa and the savannas of East Africa, and there are over 2 million impalas scattered throughout Africa.

The adult impala weighs about 100 kilograms and stands more than 1 meter tall, with a sheep-like body and a pair of short, pointed horns on top of its head. It has long ears, like a donkey. However, the tail is very short. The back of the neck of the impala is covered with long, dense hyena hairs.

The Impala is good at jumping between cliffs and climbing on steep rocks. Once it encounters the enemy, it can quickly flee to the cliff face where other animals and people think there is no way out, and with amazing jumping and accurate landing, it quickly ascends to the most dangerous part of the cliff.

If the enemy continues to advance on it, it will intimidate the enemy by supporting itself with its two hind limbs and striking the rocks forcefully with its two front hooves.

Finally, the impala will lower its head to attack the predator. If the antelope is hit, it will lose its center of gravity and be buried at the bottom of the cliff. This is the way the antelope has survived the struggle for survival in the natural world and has been reproduced from generation to generation.

If you investigate why there are so many of these antelopes, you will think that the black-spotted antelope is a powerful species.

Many of the phytophagous animals in Africa are divided into herbivores and irrigators. Some feed mainly on grasses and some on shrubs. The Impala, on the other hand, is not a picky eater at all. It is known as a "mixed feeder", changing its diet with the abundance and nutrition of shrubs and grasses during the dry and rainy seasons, which gives it a wider range of adaptability than other antelopes.

The impala mostly lives in high mountains above 1,000 meters, but also moves to lower elevations in winter. They live alone, but occasionally in herds of three or five, mainly in bare rocks, mountain ranges, steep rocky areas, and rocky river valleys, where they feed on mossy grasses and the leaves of some shrubs.

The Impala is an extremely fast herbivore in the African grasslands. With the advantage of speed, the impala can easily escape from lions and hyenas. The greatest enemy of the impala is the cheetah. As the champion sprinter among land animals, the cheetah can easily catch up with the impala as long as it can find the right distance to attack.

The cheetah is a hunter that is good at camouflage and sneak attack. Their disadvantage is that they have very poor physical ability and can only sprint short distances when hunting. The cheetah slowly approaches its prey and waits for the right target to appear. When the impala herd enters the cheetah's attack range, the cheetah will attack.

The Impala is much better in endurance. As long as the cheetah is not able to catch up with the target in the first half of the sprint, the hunt will be declared a failure early.

The Impala is very fond of groups, and the large number of eyes and ears provides them with the greatest sense of security when they are "in numbers".

Females are largely found in groups, and males form bachelor clubs as soon as they grow up and leave their original group. Sometimes they mingle with baboons, not only to feed on food dropped from the trees but also to take advantage of the baboons' elevated position for vigilance.