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 66
... ( Kenya highlands ) , albo torquatus ( Kenya lowlands ) , albogularis ( Zanzibar ) and moloneyi ( Tanzania ) , general colour deep reddish , throat and collar broadly white ; nyasae ( south of Lake Nyasa ) , greener on upperparts ...
... ( Kenya highlands ) , albo torquatus ( Kenya lowlands ) , albogularis ( Zanzibar ) and moloneyi ( Tanzania ) , general colour deep reddish , throat and collar broadly white ; nyasae ( south of Lake Nyasa ) , greener on upperparts ...
Page 123
... Kenya ) , percivali ( Kenya ) , undulata ( Somalia , Kenya ) , others from Uganda , Mozambique and Angola . They are unidentifiable in the field and represent the same type of mongoose all over the savannas of eastern and southern ...
... Kenya ) , percivali ( Kenya ) , undulata ( Somalia , Kenya ) , others from Uganda , Mozambique and Angola . They are unidentifiable in the field and represent the same type of mongoose all over the savannas of eastern and southern ...
Page 238
... Kenya ) have been described according to size , shape of horns , and coloration ; some are not recognis- able in the field . Peters's Gazelle ( petersi ) ( coast districts of Kenya near Tana River ) has narrow and short horns , nearly ...
... Kenya ) have been described according to size , shape of horns , and coloration ; some are not recognis- able in the field . Peters's Gazelle ( petersi ) ( coast districts of Kenya near Tana River ) has narrow and short horns , nearly ...
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