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 78
... Identification : Length ( without tail ) up to 30 in .; weight up to 24 lb. A large monkey , heavily built , entirely jet black . Tail not bushy and with no terminal tuft . Habitat : High forest . Map , p . 99 . WESTERN RED COLOBUS ...
... Identification : Length ( without tail ) up to 30 in .; weight up to 24 lb. A large monkey , heavily built , entirely jet black . Tail not bushy and with no terminal tuft . Habitat : High forest . Map , p . 99 . WESTERN RED COLOBUS ...
Page 115
... Identification : Length ( without tail ) 16-20 in . A genet with proportionately long legs . Coat short and rather soft with a short spinal crest . Ground colour from greyish to buff . Black markings very conspicuous , the general ...
... Identification : Length ( without tail ) 16-20 in . A genet with proportionately long legs . Coat short and rather soft with a short spinal crest . Ground colour from greyish to buff . Black markings very conspicuous , the general ...
Page 250
... Identification : Height at shoulder 33 in .; weight 100-140 lb. The largest of all duikers . General features very heavy . Ears proportionately broad . General colour dark velvety brown . Sides of face very light greyish . Crest well ...
... Identification : Height at shoulder 33 in .; weight 100-140 lb. The largest of all duikers . General features very heavy . Ears proportionately broad . General colour dark velvety brown . Sides of face very light greyish . Crest well ...
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