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Black Impala
Ladies and Gentlemen,
We have a new addition to our zoo.
08 June 2008, 15:56
Ron CreusenSaeed,
What kind of mount do you have in mind with this one
08 June 2008, 17:12
Aspen Hill AdventuresHe's beautiful Saeed, what are the genetics behind these guys? Is the black color a dominant or recessive gene?
~Ann
Ann,
I have no idea.
May be some of our learned members can shed some light on this.
08 June 2008, 17:29
vapodogOnly a guess on my part but I'd say the same as a black sheep or an albino anything.....It just happens and is a recessive trait.
In some parts of the US farmers are culturing a red holstein.....also a recessive trait but one can breed for it....or rather for the probability.
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08 June 2008, 18:02
Bob in TXCongrats Saeed! That is a beautiful animal and the first one I have seen.
Bob
08 June 2008, 18:26
AKsheephunterHunted a concession in the Limpopo, where the landowner had a bunch of them (black Impala) in a non-hunting area, along with some nice Nyala and Sable... These game ranchers know what they are doing!
08 June 2008, 20:46
graybirdquote:
Originally posted by vapodog:
Only a guess on my part but I'd say the same as a black sheep or an albino anything.....It just happens and is a recessive trait.
Actually, with sheep the natural color is the black or blue color. Sheep were bred to produce the white wool, which was easier to color for clothing, etc.
When I was high school showing livestock it was always neat to get a blue/black sheep because you stood out in the show ring with a bunch of white ones. Before, there was no seperation between the colored sheep and the white ones. Now, some of the state livestock shows have a seperate class for the blue or black sheep that is refered to as the "Natural Class" because of the natural color.
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08 June 2008, 22:21
NorwegianhunterA farm nearby one of ouers huntingfarms (Kwalata) has Black Impalas as a breeding project, I also heard about white impalas,
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08 June 2008, 22:55
Michael RobinsonI am no expert, but I know a little about this trait. It's called melanism, is genetic, and occurs, although rarely, among many species of animals.
The black panther or leopard is perhaps the most famous example.
I have seen black squirrels (which are normally a rufous gray) in my back yard.
I have not seen a black impala before this one. Saeed, was he bred specifically for this trait?
Mike
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08 June 2008, 23:16
infinitoI have posted a lot on this before, last year some time. We have one of the biggest breeders of these animals only 5 km's from where I live.
They are now widely spread throughout South Africa, due to intensive breeding, but the originals comes form a ranch near Mokopane in Limpopo (not far from Kwalata).
Cost to hunt one of these will be about $7000.00, if you are lucky to find one for that purpose.
Congrats Saeed, they are truly wonderful creatures....
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08 June 2008, 23:25
Norwegianhunterquote:
Originally posted by infinito:
I have posted a lot on this before, last year some time. We have one of the biggest breeders of these animals only 5 km's from where I live.
They are now widely spread throughout South Africa, due to intensive breeding, but the originals comes form a ranch near Mokopane in Limpopo (not far from Kwalata).
Cost to hunt one of these will be about $7000.00, if you are lucky to find one for that purpose.
Congrats Saeed, they are truly wonderful creatures....
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Thank you it was Mokopane, I hunted at this farm in 2006 I shot a fine warthog and saw some very nice Nyalas and Waterbucks and those Black Impalas they were held in a spesial fenced area.
On the same trip me and my friend Reinhard Heuser came over a Leopard on broad daylight, I never forget the meeting.
It was on the top of the hill between M`solo Solo and the bushweld area.
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09 June 2008, 08:07
AKsheephunterinfinito, and Norwegian hunter, thats the same place I hunted also...this was a big place was right off the "crocodile river". In fact I hunted both concessions that owned, the one behind the ranch house and the one across the road.
09 June 2008, 13:18
ghundwanI hunted on this farm
http://www.zingelani.co.za/ last year who have got a breeding project for the Black Impala as well as Golden Wildebeest. Very organized operation. They also breed white Rhino an Buff. They have a resident female PH who is a fantastic tracker
They have got more pictures on their website
09 June 2008, 18:01
AKsheephunterWow, that red wildebeest is nice!
09 June 2008, 18:47
yukon deltaGolden wildebeest are certainly unusual. That's an interesting website. Check out the boss on their buff! Also, some nice rhino photos.
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