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Impala sketch: males fighting

Impala Sketches

Aepyceros melampus     Swala pala



My first experience of drawing Impala during combat was one of the most exciting of my wildlife drawing career, not only due to the dust-storm surrounding the aggression but more because I was witnessing fundamental male behaviour, and recognised the fascination with this aggression from time immemorial.

 

Pencil drawing of male Impalas fighting

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