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 232
... Gerenuk , Dibatag and Impala ) , are often lyrate and heavily ringed . Most live in open dry country , never in closed habitat ( except Impala ) , and some even in true desert to which they are highly adapted , owing to their ability to ...
... Gerenuk , Dibatag and Impala ) , are often lyrate and heavily ringed . Most live in open dry country , never in closed habitat ( except Impala ) , and some even in true desert to which they are highly adapted , owing to their ability to ...
Page 233
... Gerenuk live singly or in small groups up to 7 head . They very seldom graze , but browse on prickly bushes and trees ( Commiphora , acacias ) , mainly eating the tender leaves and shoots . Their long neck ( ' Gerenuk ' means Giraffe ...
... Gerenuk live singly or in small groups up to 7 head . They very seldom graze , but browse on prickly bushes and trees ( Commiphora , acacias ) , mainly eating the tender leaves and shoots . Their long neck ( ' Gerenuk ' means Giraffe ...
Page 234
... Gerenuk . Habitat : Low thorn bush ( not dense big bushes ; in this respect differing from the Gerenuk ) , alternating with patches of grass ; sometimes grassy plains . Map , p . 247 . Habits : Dibatag live singly , but usually in pairs ...
... Gerenuk . Habitat : Low thorn bush ( not dense big bushes ; in this respect differing from the Gerenuk ) , alternating with patches of grass ; sometimes grassy plains . Map , p . 247 . Habits : Dibatag live singly , but usually in pairs ...
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