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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... curved , large and powerful gnawing front teeth ( incisors ) in both the upper and lower jaws ( one on each side ) . These teeth grow throughout life and are constantly worn off by gnawing . Canines are invariably absent , and the ...
... curved , large and powerful gnawing front teeth ( incisors ) in both the upper and lower jaws ( one on each side ) . These teeth grow throughout life and are constantly worn off by gnawing . Canines are invariably absent , and the ...
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... curving but slightly backwards , diverging some- times very widely . Female similar to the male , but with more slender and less curved horns . Similar species : May be confused with the Dorcas , but distinguished by its paler ...
... curving but slightly backwards , diverging some- times very widely . Female similar to the male , but with more slender and less curved horns . Similar species : May be confused with the Dorcas , but distinguished by its paler ...
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... curved backwards , with their tips recurved upwards . Female similar to the male , but horns slenderer and less curved . Habitat : Interior plateaux of Somalia , mostly at altitudes from 3,000 to 6,000 ft .; bare areas covered with ...
... curved backwards , with their tips recurved upwards . Female similar to the male , but horns slenderer and less curved . Habitat : Interior plateaux of Somalia , mostly at altitudes from 3,000 to 6,000 ft .; bare areas covered with ...
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