Talk:Impala/Archive 1

Endangered?
http://animals.nationalgeographic.co.uk/animals/mammals/impala/ seems to claim Impala are 'Endangered', whereas other sources don't seem to indicate this. Is the NGS just wrong? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.67.101.133 (talk) 11:49, 13 February 2013 (UTC)
 * I was doing a research report on the Impala and I came across this article, I was also confused about the protection status until I did more research on the subject and figured out that only one of the two subspecies of Impala are endangered. The Black Faced Impala is the only type that is endangered and it lives only in captivity. Hope this helps! Imabored1 (talk) 18:28, 30 May 2013 (UTC)

Wants more
I have to do a report for school on Impalas, and I was a little dissapointed that Wikipedia didn't have more information on an animal so cool like an impala. Actually, I have never heard of impalas before until I started researching for this report. I still wish that there would be more info, though.
 * Other than that, I think Wikipedia is a great place for information stuff.

pronunciation of impala
What is the correct pronunciation? im pal a or im pa la

74.34.140.155 23:05, 15 January 2007 (UTC)


 * Correct pronunciation is "im pal a"--Tornvmax 03:48, 16 April 2007 (UTC)


 * I disagree. I believe "im pa la" is the correct pronouncition. "im pal a" is the American pronunciation, as in the car. Keep in mind it is a Zulu word. (Washboardplayer (talk) 09:08, 25 November 2007 (UTC))


 * It's "im paaaaa la" (with the "a" sounding like the British "can't")--Michael (talk) 20:01, 24 October 2014 (UTC)

Running and Jumping
Concerning the running of impalas his last ones can reach 90 km/h - 110 Km/h [] quickly as the lions and the leopards, but his impalas and they quickly run in zigzags around bushes and shrubs. Furthermore when they run, it is often a jump to the left and a jump to the right, even the cheetah which is nevertheless faster than impalas, in the evil to follow their zigzags on wooded grounds. For all the predators to kill a grown-up and healthy impala is a real challenge.--Angel310 (talk) 18:16, 3 January 2013 (UTC)

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A. m. petersi
Any reason why that stub shouldn't be merged into here? FunkMonk (talk) 15:29, 17 March 2014 (UTC)
 * , now that you're gearing this up for FAC, I think this would be an important issue to solve before... I see no reason for that short article's existence at all, especially since the other subspecies doesn't have one... FunkMonk (talk) 18:44, 19 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I was thinking about that. Most of the information in the stub comes from a not very reliable source, which I don't feel should be included in this article. I am not sure about mergers, should we go for a proper merger proposal our just blank the stub and create a redirect? Sainsf  (talk · contribs) 03:06, 20 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Formal proposals are mainly for when it's somehow controversial. But this is a pretty clear-cut case... FunkMonk (talk) 06:27, 20 May 2016 (UTC)
 * ✅ Sainsf  (talk · contribs) 17:02, 20 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Nice! Seems there are still some self links here and there (I saw two after glancing). FunkMonk (talk) 18:06, 20 May 2016 (UTC)
 * You have a sharp eye! Fixed. Sainsf  (talk · contribs) 06:40, 21 May 2016 (UTC)

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Description
Would a subject matter expert like to fix this : "The ears, 1.7 centimetres (0.67 in) long, ..."? Referring to images included and scaling using other dimensions provided, suggests ear length more like 5 to 7 inches. Thanks RCopple (talk) 02:51, 18 April 2017 (UTC)
 * What you suggest sounds like WP:original research. FunkMonk (talk) 08:13, 18 April 2017 (UTC)


 * Hello, The 1.7 cm long ears are to short. Everyone can see it. Please someone correct it. I not sure, but I think that I heared in a documentary that impala's ears are at least 17 cm long. I searched on the internet and youtube but yet I didn't find that info. Regards. DenesFeri (talk) 09:26, 5 June 2017 (UTC)


 * Done, corrected. --Alchemist-hp (talk) 23:03, 5 June 2017 (UTC)


 * Thank you! DenesFeri (talk) 07:06, 6 June 2017 (UTC)

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