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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... . 4. NYALA Tragelaphus angasi Male dark slaty - brown ; lower legs orange ; conspicuous black mane along underparts . Female bright chestnut ; with no mane . page 191 194 195 195 1b 1a ○ + SITATUNGA , BUSHBUCK 1. SITATUNGA Tragelaphus.
... . 4. NYALA Tragelaphus angasi Male dark slaty - brown ; lower legs orange ; conspicuous black mane along underparts . Female bright chestnut ; with no mane . page 191 194 195 195 1b 1a ○ + SITATUNGA , BUSHBUCK 1. SITATUNGA Tragelaphus.
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Jean Dorst, Pierre Dandelot. SITATUNGA , BUSHBUCK 1. SITATUNGA Tragelaphus spekei Larger ; coat long and shaggy ; long pointed hoofs ; horns long ( male . ) 1a . WESTERN SITATUNGA Tragelaphus s . gratus Conspicuously striped . Male deep ...
Jean Dorst, Pierre Dandelot. SITATUNGA , BUSHBUCK 1. SITATUNGA Tragelaphus spekei Larger ; coat long and shaggy ; long pointed hoofs ; horns long ( male . ) 1a . WESTERN SITATUNGA Tragelaphus s . gratus Conspicuously striped . Male deep ...
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... Sitatunga are more aquatic than Lechwe . The long , narrow hooves may be considered as an adaptation to this particular habitat as may the hairlessness of the skin of the pastern . If disturbed , they cannot run very fast on dry ground ...
... Sitatunga are more aquatic than Lechwe . The long , narrow hooves may be considered as an adaptation to this particular habitat as may the hairlessness of the skin of the pastern . If disturbed , they cannot run very fast on dry ground ...
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