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 191
... KUDU Tragelaphus strepsiceros ( Pallas ) F Grand Koudou K Tandala mkubwa G Grosser Kudu A Koedoe Identification ... Greater Kudu ( strepsiceros ) ( from South Africa to Angola and Zambia ) is larger ; body colour darker , grey in old ...
... KUDU Tragelaphus strepsiceros ( Pallas ) F Grand Koudou K Tandala mkubwa G Grosser Kudu A Koedoe Identification ... Greater Kudu ( strepsiceros ) ( from South Africa to Angola and Zambia ) is larger ; body colour darker , grey in old ...
Page 194
... Greater Kudu usually live in small herds or family groups of 4-5 head , often without adult males ; but aggregations of 30 or more have been recorded . The herds may split during the rains . Bulls are inclined to be solitary , but ...
... Greater Kudu usually live in small herds or family groups of 4-5 head , often without adult males ; but aggregations of 30 or more have been recorded . The herds may split during the rains . Bulls are inclined to be solitary , but ...
Page 195
... Greater Kudu . Their call is a loud bark , not unlike the call of the Bushbuck . Like the Greater Kudu , they are good jumpers . p . 180 MOUNTAIN NYALA Tragelaphus buxtoni ( Lydekker ) F Nyala de montagne G Bergnyala Identification ...
... Greater Kudu . Their call is a loud bark , not unlike the call of the Bushbuck . Like the Greater Kudu , they are good jumpers . p . 180 MOUNTAIN NYALA Tragelaphus buxtoni ( Lydekker ) F Nyala de montagne G Bergnyala Identification ...
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