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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... GRASS SAVANNA Grasslands , relatively dry , with scattered acacias and broad - leaved trees . 4. ' GUINEA ' SAVANNA and WOODLAND Relatively moist habitats , with very dense growth of tall grass and numerous trees ; dominance over wide ...
... GRASS SAVANNA Grasslands , relatively dry , with scattered acacias and broad - leaved trees . 4. ' GUINEA ' SAVANNA and WOODLAND Relatively moist habitats , with very dense growth of tall grass and numerous trees ; dominance over wide ...
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... grass . They tend to graze in a scattered formation . Active at all hours of the day and night , except in the middle of hot days , they feed on grass ( up to 98 per cent . of their diet ) and appear to have a strong preference for ...
... grass . They tend to graze in a scattered formation . Active at all hours of the day and night , except in the middle of hot days , they feed on grass ( up to 98 per cent . of their diet ) and appear to have a strong preference for ...
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... grasses , but may also browse on leaves of shrubs . Although they drink when water is available , they may very well dispense with this ... grass and browse also on bushes . They can GAZELLE , IMPALA AND ALLIES 239 2 3 1 14. 238 ARTIODACTYLA.
... grasses , but may also browse on leaves of shrubs . Although they drink when water is available , they may very well dispense with this ... grass and browse also on bushes . They can GAZELLE , IMPALA AND ALLIES 239 2 3 1 14. 238 ARTIODACTYLA.
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