Its amazing how beautiful the Impala is. Botswana’s population seems to be thriving. When we were there, mothers had recently given birth to many calves.

Impala Calf Approaching Male Adult

Several things make identifying Impala’s easy. The most notable is the “M” shape marking on the hind end. Many people think it looks like a McDonalds sign. Many of my readers know I love movies. To me it looks more like the McDowells sign in “Coming to America”!

Unfortunately, one of the real purposes the Impala serves in the circle of life is food for many of the predators. We witnessed many kills where the Impala was on the menu as the daily special. The most notable of these kills were the dog kill featured in one of my previous blogs and a leopard kill from my last day at Chitabe.

Leopard Kill of Impala in Tree, Chitabe, Botswana, Africa

Its hard to imagine that a creature so beautiful as the Impala serves mostly as food for Africa’s wild predator population.

Impala Calf, Chitabe Camp, Botswana, Africa