A Field Guide to the Larger Mammals of AfricaPractical recognition manual for nonspecialists, with interest for traveling or stay-at-home wildlife enthusiasts. |
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Page 178
... bush country ; also montane forest . A related race ( larvatus ) represents this genus in Madagascar , the only Suidae found in that island ( ? introduced ) . Map , p . 203 . Habits : Gregarious , Bush - pig live in sounders usually of ...
... bush country ; also montane forest . A related race ( larvatus ) represents this genus in Madagascar , the only Suidae found in that island ( ? introduced ) . Map , p . 203 . Habits : Gregarious , Bush - pig live in sounders usually of ...
Page 238
... Bush and acacia scrub in hilly country , but also open grassy plains . Map , p . 251 . Habits : Soemmering's Gazelle ... bush ; also in thick bush country , but never in long grasses . In northern Kenya , barren semi - desert country ...
... Bush and acacia scrub in hilly country , but also open grassy plains . Map , p . 251 . Habits : Soemmering's Gazelle ... bush ; also in thick bush country , but never in long grasses . In northern Kenya , barren semi - desert country ...
Page 249
... BUSH DUIKERS ( Sylvicapra ) . Back rather straight . Legs long . A well developed crest between the horns . Horns ... bush , while the Bush Duikers live in scrub country . Not gregarious and with DUIKERS: Cephalophinae.
... BUSH DUIKERS ( Sylvicapra ) . Back rather straight . Legs long . A well developed crest between the horns . Horns ... bush , while the Bush Duikers live in scrub country . Not gregarious and with DUIKERS: Cephalophinae.
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Addax Africa animal backwards band black stripe blackish body bright rufous broad brownish buff burrows bush Bushbuck bushy Cephalophus chestnut coat Colobus Congo contrasting crest curved dark brown darker dense Dibatag Dik-dik Dorcas Gazelle DUIKER Cephalophus ears elongated feed Female similar flanks forehead Galago Gazelle Gerenuk Grant's Gazelle grass grazers Greater Kudu grey greyish Grysbok Habitat Habits hairs Hartebeest head Height at shoulder herds High forest hooves horns Hyaena Identification Impala Intraspecific variation Klipspringer Kudu large antelope Lechwe legs Length without tail lighter limbs live singly male mane Mongoose monkey Mountain Reedbuck muzzle neck nocturnal Oribi Oryx pure white races Red-fronted Gazelle reddish Redunca Reedbuck Royal Antelope rufous fawn rump savanna season short Similar species Sitatunga slender smaller sometimes Southern Reedbuck spots SQUIRREL Steenbok Tail long thick throat trees tuft upperparts Waterbuck weight white patch whitish yellowish young Zebra