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 123
... brown or reddish , the hairs being annulated brown and whitish , at a distance appearing dark brown . Underparts somewhat lighter . Feet darker brown . Tail rather short , evenly tapering , not bushy , of the same colour as body , with ...
... brown or reddish , the hairs being annulated brown and whitish , at a distance appearing dark brown . Underparts somewhat lighter . Feet darker brown . Tail rather short , evenly tapering , not bushy , of the same colour as body , with ...
Page 189
... Dark brown ( ad . male ) ; conspicuous white ears . 2. PUKU Kobus vardoni 212 Bright golden yellow ; no head markings ; no black markings on legs ; horns rather short . 3. COMMON WATERBUCK Kobus ellipsiprymnus Large ; dark brown ...
... Dark brown ( ad . male ) ; conspicuous white ears . 2. PUKU Kobus vardoni 212 Bright golden yellow ; no head markings ; no black markings on legs ; horns rather short . 3. COMMON WATERBUCK Kobus ellipsiprymnus Large ; dark brown ...
Page 262
... dark brown with a white tip . Horns thick and flattened , strongly ridged except at their tips ; straight and ... dark brown ; nose sometimes with a dark brown band . Ears large , narrow and pointed . Below the ear , a rounded patch of ...
... dark brown with a white tip . Horns thick and flattened , strongly ridged except at their tips ; straight and ... dark brown ; nose sometimes with a dark brown band . Ears large , narrow and pointed . Below the ear , a rounded patch of ...
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