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Larger Mammals of Africa

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Collins, 1972 - Nature - 287 pages
Provides descriptions of the characteristics, habits, distribution, and migration patterns of African mammals

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Contents

Preface page
9
Erinaceidae
17
Sciuridae
23
Copyright

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A field guide to the larger mammals of Africa
A field guide to the larger mammals of Africa
Jean Dorst
Snippet view - 1970
A field guide to the larger mammals of Africa
A field guide to the larger mammals of Africa
Jean Dorst,Pierre Dandelot
Snippet view - 1972
Collins Field Guide: Larger Mammals of Africa
Collins Field Guide: Larger Mammals of Africa
Jean Dorst,Pierre Dandelot
No preview available - 1993

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Addax Africa animal baboons backwards band black stripe blackish body bright rufous broad brownish buff burrows bush BUSHBUCK bushy Cephalophus Cercopithecus chestnut coat Colobus Congo contrasting crest curved dark brown darker Dassies Dibatag ears elongated eyes face feed Female similar flanks forehead Galago Gazelle Genetta Gerenuk Grant's Gazelle grass Greater Kudu grey greyish ground colour Habitat Habits hairs Hartebeest head Height at shoulder herds High forest hooves horns Hyaena Identification insects Intraspecific variation Kenya larger Lechwe legs Length without tail lighter limbs live singly male mane Mongoose MONKEY Cercopithecus Mountain Reedbuck muzzle neck nocturnal nose Oryx Papio potto prey pure white races reddish Redunca 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 upper upperparts Waterbuck weight Whiskers white patch whitish yellowish young Zebra

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TitleLarger Mammals of Africa
Collins Field Guide Series
AuthorsJean Dorst, Pierre Dandelot
ContributorPierre Dandelot
Edition2, illustrated, reprint
PublisherCollins, 1972
ISBN0002192942, 9780002192941
Length287 pages
Subjects ›  ›  › 

Mammals
Mammals/ Africa/ Identification
Nature / Animals / Mammals
Nature / General
Nature / Reference
Reference / General
Science / Life Sciences / Zoology / General
  
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