 The common name " impala " comes from the Zulu name for the animal ; the first recorded use of the name dates back to 1885 . " <unk> " is its Afrikaans name , and the scientific name is Aepyceros melampus ; Aepyceros comes from the Greek words <unk> <unk> ( " high " ) and <unk> <unk> ( " horn " ) . The specific epithet melampus derives from the Greek words <unk> melas ( " black " ) and πούς pous ( " foot " ) . 
