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Female impala escaping a wild dog. The Impala had attempted to cross a small river and had gotten stuck in the mud. As a wild dog approached for the kill, the Impala struggled free and took flight across the savanna. This type of kicking and running motion, called stotting, is used when fleeing predators. Shots from the Okavango Delta, Botswana. See the "e-postcard from the Okavango Delta" for descriptions and information.