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 114
... Ground colour from greyish to fawn ( with a tendency to be greyer than the other species ) , with a conspicuous dark line along the middle of back . Dark brown or blackish spots on the upperparts and flanks generally small , more or ...
... Ground colour from greyish to fawn ( with a tendency to be greyer than the other species ) , with a conspicuous dark line along the middle of back . Dark brown or blackish spots on the upperparts and flanks generally small , more or ...
Page 115
... Ground colour from greyish to buff . Black markings very conspicuous , the general effect is predominantly dark . A ... Ground colour yellowish to ochraceous . On the upperparts , black markings very dense ; so little of the ground ...
... Ground colour from greyish to buff . Black markings very conspicuous , the general effect is predominantly dark . A ... Ground colour yellowish to ochraceous . On the upperparts , black markings very dense ; so little of the ground ...
Page 205
... ground colour . Similar species : See Sable . Habitat : Open or lightly wooded country , often in rough broken ground and grassy valleys , never far from water . Absent from densely forested country . Map , p . 223 . Habits : Roan live ...
... ground colour . Similar species : See Sable . Habitat : Open or lightly wooded country , often in rough broken ground and grassy valleys , never far from water . Absent from densely forested country . Map , p . 223 . Habits : Roan live ...
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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