Field Guide to the Larger Mammals of AfricaA new guide to all the larger African mammals, fully illustrated, with over 400 color photos for easy identification. Concentrates on the more visible and easily distinguished larger mammal species, as well as on some of the more frequently seen smaller mammals. Gives detailed coverage of all the families except bats, smaller insectivores, and smaller rodents. This book does cover the five species of hedgehogs, the pangolins, and rabbits, ground squirrels, springhare, and porcupines. |
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Acknowledgements | 7 |
Baboons and Monkeys Family Cercopithecidae | 22 |
Chimpanzee Bonobo and Gorilla Family Pongidae | 62 |
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000 animals antelope areas average baboon BEHAVIOUR birth blue duiker Bontebok bulls bushpig bushy Cape Cape hare coat colobus common eland cows dark brown darker dense DISTRIBUTION Restricted dropped duiker ears East Africa Ethiopia ewes facial fawn feeding females FOOD foraging forest Front Back DESCRIPTION galago gazelle Genetta gestation period grass grey groups guenon HABITAT hair home ranges Horn length hunting hyaena hyrax Identification pointers Identification pointers Large Inset Kenya km² larger legs lowland mainly mammals markings mongoose monkey montane muzzle neck nocturnal occur Overall body colour overlap pale paler patch pelage plains zebra populations Procolobus races recorded reddish-brown REPRODUCTION A single rump savanna season short shoulder height Similar species solitary South Africa southern Africa spots STATUS stripe subspecies tail length Tanzania territorial throat Total length trees troops tsessebe Uganda upperparts usually weight white underparts wide wild woodland young Zaire zebra