Impala · • Highlight the impressive rocking leaps of impala with an interactive jumping...
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ANTELOPE AND GIRAFFE TAG Africa Savanna ~1.5 million in the wild Stewardship Opportunities Northern Rangelands Trust http://www.nrt-kenya.org/ IUCN LEAST CONCERN MEASUREMENTS Length: 4.5 feet Height: 3 feet at shoulder Weight: 95-140 lbs Photos by B. Huffman. Published April 2018. Why exhibit impala? • Show off a slice of “classic Africa” with a herd of this active, iconic, and taxonomically-unique antelope. Impala work well in mixed-species exhibits alongside birds and other hoofstock. • Highlight the impressive rocking leaps of impala with an interactive jumping challenge for visitors. They can clear heights of 10 feet or cover distances of 30 feet in a single bound! • Send visitors on an “eye-spy” scavenger hunt to discover cool details in “plain” species, like the impala’s black foot tufts (covering scent glands), black-tipped ears, and their rumps marked with a distinctive “M” (one reason why they’re nicknamed “fast food”!). • Leverage a corporate partnership with the automobile of the same name through an exhibit of these attractive antelope. Care and Husbandry YELLOW SSP: 85.186.4 (275) in 22 AZA institutions (2015) Species coordinator: Matthew McHarness, Disney’s Animal Kingdom [email protected] Social nature: Gregarious; easy to manage in herds of up to several dozen animals (usually one male per female group if breeding). Single sex groups (both male and female) work well. Mixed species: Mix well with a wide range of hoofstock, as well as elephants and large bird species. Males can be aggressive towards males of other species when breeding. Housing: Heat tolerant and cold hardy. Can be exhibited at temperatures below freezing if given access to indoor heated housing. Medical notes: A hardy species with few medical problems. Can be restrained manually, chemically, and with drop chutes. Special requirements: Hand rearing may be recommended to reduce flightiness. Separation options are needed if housing a bachelor herd or during the breeding season when holding a breeding male. Keeper resources: Low maintenance. Can be fed as a herd and are easily separated if there is a need to medicate an individual. Impala offspring often lie concealed away from their mothers. Please contact the TAG for full husbandry guidelines. http://www.azaungulates.org/ Impala ... a savannah classic with speed and style!
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ANTELOPE ANDGIRAFFE TAG
AfricaSavanna~1.5 millionin the wild
Stewardship OpportunitiesNorthern Rangelands Trusthttp://www.nrt-kenya.org/
IUCNLEAST
CONCERN
MEASUREMENTS
Length: 4.5 feet
Height: 3 feet at shoulder
Weight: 95-140 lbs
Photos by B. Huffman. Published April 2018.
Why exhibit impala?• Show off a slice of “classic Africa” with a herd of
this active, iconic, and taxonomically-uniqueantelope. Impala work well in mixed-speciesexhibits alongside birds and other hoofstock.
• Highlight the impressive rocking leaps of impalawith an interactive jumping challenge for visitors.They can clear heights of 10 feet or coverdistances of 30 feet in a single bound!
• Send visitors on an “eye-spy” scavenger hunt todiscover cool details in “plain” species, like theimpala’s black foot tufts (covering scent glands),black-tipped ears, and their rumps marked with adistinctive “M” (one reason why they’renicknamed “fast food”!).
• Leverage a corporate partnership with theautomobile of the same name through an exhibitof these attractive antelope.
Care and HusbandryYELLOW SSP: 85.186.4 (275) in 22 AZA institutions (2015)Species coordinator: Matthew McHarness, Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Social nature: Gregarious; easy to manage in herds of up to severaldozen animals (usually one male per female group if breeding).Single sex groups (both male and female) work well.
Mixed species: Mix well with a wide range of hoofstock, as well aselephants and large bird species. Males can be aggressive towardsmales of other species when breeding.
Housing: Heat tolerant and cold hardy. Can be exhibited at temperaturesbelow freezing if given access to indoor heated housing.
Medical notes: A hardy species with few medical problems. Can berestrained manually, chemically, and with drop chutes.
Special requirements: Hand rearing may be recommended to reduceflightiness. Separation options are needed if housing a bachelorherd or during the breeding season when holding a breeding male.
Keeper resources: Low maintenance. Can be fed as a herd and are easilyseparated if there is a need to medicate an individual. Impalaoffspring often lie concealed away from their mothers.
Please contact the TAG for full husbandry guidelines.http://www.azaungulates.org/
Impala ... a savannah classic with speed and style!
