Aepyceros

Reciprocal allogrooming in impala, Aepyceros melampus.

SuperCooperators Martin A. Nowak 2011

In the woodlands are warthog Phacochoerus aethiopicus bushbuck Tragelaphus scriptus, sitatunga T. spekei, grey duiker Sylvicapra grimmia, impala Aepyceros melampus and Kirk's dikdik Madoqua kirkii.

Serengeti National Park, Tanzania 2008

Smaller antelope of the ecoregion include bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus), blue duiker (Cephalophus monticola), and impala (Aepyceros melampus).

Eastern Miombo woodlands 2007

Other large mammal species found within the ecoregion are kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros LR), springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis LR), gemsbok (Oryx gazella LR), Damara dik-diks (Madoqua kirkii), and black-faced impala (Aepyceros melampus petersi VU).

Namibian savanna woodlands 2008

Greater kudu (T. strepsiceros), hartbeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus), steenbok (Aepyceros melampus), sable (Hippotragus niger) and roan antelope (H. equinus) are found in fewer numbers, generally preferring the woodland margins of inundated grasslands.

Zambezian flooded grasslands 2008

Other species found within the ecoregion are Hartmann's mountain zebras (Equus zebra hartmannae EN), kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros LR), springboks (Antidorcas marsupialis LR), gemsboks (Oryx gazella LR), Damara dik-diks (Madoqua kirkii) and black-faced impalas (Aepyceros melampus petersi VU).

Kaokoveld desert 2008

Other species include elephant (Loxodonta africana), giraffe (Giraffa camelopardus), black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis), gemsbok (Oryx gazella), eland (Taurotragus oryx), kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros), steenbok (Raphicerus campestris), Damara dik dik (Madoqua kirki), and the black-faced impala (Aepyceros melampus petersi VU).

Etosha Pan halophytics 2007

An analogy does come to mind: it’s been shown that the unusual dentary teeth of Impala Aepyceros melampus have a morphology specialised for a primary function in grooming.

Archive 2006-07-01 Darren Naish 2006

An analogy does come to mind: it’s been shown that the unusual dentary teeth of Impala Aepyceros melampus have a morphology specialised for a primary function in grooming.

The war on parasites: an oviraptorosaur’s eye view Darren Naish 2006

Several species occurring here are of international importance because of their abundance, including eland, waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus), wildebeest, Coke’s hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus), topi, impala (Aepyceros melampus), Grant’s and Thompson’s gazelles, zebra and buffalo.

Serengeti volcanic grasslands 2007