An Impala Wears its Scars with Pride

On the surface, the marks on this impala’s body don’t look irregular until you realize that they are healing scars. This antelope survived a lion attack, something that doesn’t happen too often in the wild. Half the newborn impalas don’t make it past a few weeks of life because they fall prey to the king of the jungle or other wildlife predators.

Known for their agility and speed, impalas run at 16 miles per second. They are also fleet runners and leap up to 9 feet high. Females, known as ewes, can delay giving birth for up to a month in unfavorable weather conditions.