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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... animals , photographs or field notes ; but for a few species no documents are available and we have had to imagine what they would be like when alive ) . Species are illustrated by an adult male , unless specified by the signs ♂ ( male ) ...
... animals , photographs or field notes ; but for a few species no documents are available and we have had to imagine what they would be like when alive ) . Species are illustrated by an adult male , unless specified by the signs ♂ ( male ) ...
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Jean Dorst, Pierre Dandelot. The geographical variation within the range of a species must be taken into account . Most of the species are illustrated by one animal only , showing the average type ; other populations belonging to the same ...
Jean Dorst, Pierre Dandelot. The geographical variation within the range of a species must be taken into account . Most of the species are illustrated by one animal only , showing the average type ; other populations belonging to the same ...
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... Similar species : See Southern Reedbuck . When , as occasionally occurs , Mountain Reedbuck consort with Southern Reedbuck , the two species may be confused . The Mountain Reedbuck is distinguishable by its smaller size , shorter and ...
... Similar species : See Southern Reedbuck . When , as occasionally occurs , Mountain Reedbuck consort with Southern Reedbuck , the two species may be confused . The Mountain Reedbuck is distinguishable by its smaller size , shorter and ...
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