They are kept in Europe at Lisbon and at Barcelona (I've seen them at the latter on several occasions). Both have decent-sized groups, but clearly the overall population is still very low. Lovely animals though - as a friend once said, they look like normal impala that have been attacked by a man with a paintbrush and some black paint!
I also prefer Black-faced impala (Aepyceros melampus petersi) over Common impala (Aepyceros melampus melampus), I have seen Black faced impalas at the San Diego Wild Animal Park as a kid and i am glad to know that there are still some in captivity
They are kept in Europe at Lisbon and at Barcelona (I've seen them at the latter on several occasions). Both have decent-sized groups, but clearly the overall population is still very low. Lovely animals though - as a friend once said, they look like normal impala that have been attacked by a man with a paintbrush and some black paint!
Besides having Black facial markings and separate ranges, the other difference between Common impalas and Black faced impalas is that Black faced impalas are larger
