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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... Intraspecific variation : Systematists have divided this species into a number of local races . The northern race ( senegalensis , from Senegal to Ethiopia ) is grey without any brownish suffusion . Others , like braccatus ( Yellow ...
... Intraspecific variation : Systematists have divided this species into a number of local races . The northern race ( senegalensis , from Senegal to Ethiopia ) is grey without any brownish suffusion . Others , like braccatus ( Yellow ...
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... Intraspecific variation : This species is divided into three well - defined races which may be recognised in the field : atys ( = fuliginosus ) ( from Guinea to the Sassandra River , Ivory Coast ) , entirely grey , slightly lighter ...
... Intraspecific variation : This species is divided into three well - defined races which may be recognised in the field : atys ( = fuliginosus ) ( from Guinea to the Sassandra River , Ivory Coast ) , entirely grey , slightly lighter ...
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... Intraspecific variation : At first , a rather unnatural specific unit , due to the wide range of variation in pattern and coloration . Two natural groups ( sometimes considered distinct species ) based on coloration and geo- graphical ...
... Intraspecific variation : At first , a rather unnatural specific unit , due to the wide range of variation in pattern and coloration . Two natural groups ( sometimes considered distinct species ) based on coloration and geo- graphical ...
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