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 187
... Tanzania ; Angola ) has a deeper colour , and 6 to 10 distinct vertical white stripes on the flanks . The East African Eland ( pattersonianus ) ( from central Tanzania through Kenya to the Tana River , westwards to Rwanda ( Kagera ) and ...
... Tanzania ; Angola ) has a deeper colour , and 6 to 10 distinct vertical white stripes on the flanks . The East African Eland ( pattersonianus ) ( from central Tanzania through Kenya to the Tana River , westwards to Rwanda ( Kagera ) and ...
Page 207
... Tanzania ) is bright rufous , with much white on face and throat . The populations from the southern Sudan to western Tanzania and Zambia ( harnieri , crawshayi , and allies ) are grey , even dark iron - grey , without any rufous tinge ...
... Tanzania ) is bright rufous , with much white on face and throat . The populations from the southern Sudan to western Tanzania and Zambia ( harnieri , crawshayi , and allies ) are grey , even dark iron - grey , without any rufous tinge ...
Page 230
... Tanzania ) has a black beard ; the northern representative , the White - bearded Gnu ( albojubatus ) ( from central Tanzania to Tana River ) is lighter - coloured and the beard is conspicuously dirty white . Similar species : See White ...
... Tanzania ) has a black beard ; the northern representative , the White - bearded Gnu ( albojubatus ) ( from central Tanzania to Tana River ) is lighter - coloured and the beard is conspicuously dirty white . Similar species : See White ...
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