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 95
... Upper lip , chin and throat pure white . Two successive rufous collars across the neck , separated by a whitish transversal band . Lower chest whitish , tinged with rufous . Upperparts bright rufous , somewhat darker on upper back ...
... Upper lip , chin and throat pure white . Two successive rufous collars across the neck , separated by a whitish transversal band . Lower chest whitish , tinged with rufous . Upperparts bright rufous , somewhat darker on upper back ...
Page 174
... upper immediately below the eye , the lower between the eyes and the tusks . Tusks very unusual ; the upper turning outwards , then upwards and inwards , forming a semi - circle ; the lower wearing against the base of the upper tusk ...
... upper immediately below the eye , the lower between the eyes and the tusks . Tusks very unusual ; the upper turning outwards , then upwards and inwards , forming a semi - circle ; the lower wearing against the base of the upper tusk ...
Page 253
... upper throat whitish . Tail short , rufous at its base , with a well developed tuft of mixed black and white hairs . Horns short ( 3 ; 5 ) , but much thickened and ridged at their base , directed backwards . Intraspecific variation : A ...
... upper throat whitish . Tail short , rufous at its base , with a well developed tuft of mixed black and white hairs . Horns short ( 3 ; 5 ) , but much thickened and ridged at their base , directed backwards . Intraspecific variation : A ...
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