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Rhulani Minute Safari - Why are the impalas so alert?

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A small herd of male impalas - a bachelor herd - just standing around, is nothing special. But when they're all staring intently in the same direction, their gaze locked on one another, it's a sign that danger is lurking somewhere.

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