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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... Africa . Hence this book . We felt that such a book would be useful at a time when more and more people are interested in African wildlife and travel , and when there is so much concern over the fate of African mammals , the last great ...
... Africa . Hence this book . We felt that such a book would be useful at a time when more and more people are interested in African wildlife and travel , and when there is so much concern over the fate of African mammals , the last great ...
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... Africa.2 In southern Africa are found two related species , both brownish with a pronounced white stripe along the flanks : the Cape Ground Squirrel , X. inauris , distributed from South - West Africa to northern Cape Province ; and the ...
... Africa.2 In southern Africa are found two related species , both brownish with a pronounced white stripe along the flanks : the Cape Ground Squirrel , X. inauris , distributed from South - West Africa to northern Cape Province ; and the ...
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... African Ungulates . London ( Zoological Society of London ) . West Africa BIGOURDAN , J. and R. PRUNIER . 1937. Les Mammifères sauvages de l'Ouest africain et leur Milieu . Montrouge . Dekeyser , p . L. 1955. Les Mammifères de l'Afrique ...
... African Ungulates . London ( Zoological Society of London ) . West Africa BIGOURDAN , J. and R. PRUNIER . 1937. Les Mammifères sauvages de l'Ouest africain et leur Milieu . Montrouge . Dekeyser , p . L. 1955. Les Mammifères de l'Afrique ...
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