No suggestion of hybridization between the vulnerable black-faced impala (Aepyceros melampus petersi) and the common impala (A. m. melampus) in Etosha National Park, Namibia.

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There are two recognized subspecies of impala in sub-Saharan Africa: the common impala (Aepyceros melampus melampus) -- widespread in southern and east Africa -- and the vulnerable black-faced impala (A. m. petersi) -- found naturally in only a small enclave in southwest Africa. The Etosha National Park (NP) in Namibia harbours the largest and only protected-area population of black-faced impala, numbering some...

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