Larger Mammals of Africa"This guide is a practical companion designed to enable anyone to identify African mammals in the wild. Every species is described (except bats and the very smallest mammals) with details of colour, form, markings, habitat, behaviour, feeding, breeding, calls, social habits, migration and enemies. Distribution maps are provided for all species. All mammals are beautifully and accurately illustrated, each with its own explanatory notes"--Back cover |
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Page 114
... elongated and arranged in longitudinal rows . Tail well - haired , almost bushy , with 9-10 dark rings , and a whitish tip , occasionally dark . Habitat : Dry savanna and open country . The only genet found in open dry savanna . Also ...
... elongated and arranged in longitudinal rows . Tail well - haired , almost bushy , with 9-10 dark rings , and a whitish tip , occasionally dark . Habitat : Dry savanna and open country . The only genet found in open dry savanna . Also ...
Page 115
... elongated , almost confluent and hence forming distinct longitudinal lines . Spots better separated on the flanks ( the spots show a tendency to be more numerous and smaller among dense rain forest populations , and less numerous and ...
... elongated , almost confluent and hence forming distinct longitudinal lines . Spots better separated on the flanks ( the spots show a tendency to be more numerous and smaller among dense rain forest populations , and less numerous and ...
Page 179
... elongated body , relatively long limbs , the rump being higher than the shoulder . Head long and massive , with an elongated and flattened snout , and large swollen excrescences below the eyes . Ears pointed , proportionately small ...
... elongated body , relatively long limbs , the rump being higher than the shoulder . Head long and massive , with an elongated and flattened snout , and large swollen excrescences below the eyes . Ears pointed , proportionately small ...
Common terms and phrases
Addax Africa animal baboons band black stripe blackish bright rufous broad brownish buff burrows bush BUSHBUCK bushy Cape Cephalophus Cercopithecus chestnut coat Colobus Congo contrasting crest curved dark brown darker Dassies Dibatag Dik-dik DUIKER Cephalophus ears elongated face feed Female similar flanks forehead Galago Gazelle GENET Genetta Gerenuk Grant's Gazelle grass Greater Kudu grey greyish ground colour Habitat Habits hairs hares Hartebeest head and body Height at shoulder herds High forest horns Hyaena Identification insects Intraspecific variation Kenya Klipspringer Lechwe legs Length without tail lighter limbs live singly male mammals mane Mongoose MONKEY Cercopithecus Mountain Reedbuck muzzle neck nocturnal Oryx potto pure white races reddish Reedbuck ringed rodents Royal Antelope rump Sassandra River savanna short Similar species Sitatunga slender smaller sometimes spots SQUIRREL Steenbok Tail long Tanzania thick throat trees tuft Underparts upperparts Waterbuck weight Whiskers whitish Wild yellowish young Zebra