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 |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 67
Page 123
... lighter coloured ; with the Dwarf Mongoose , but size is larger , and the upperlip entirely haired and not divided by a vertical groove ; with the Slender Mongoose , but lacks ... lighter on head and underparts ( tips of hairs lighter ,
... lighter coloured ; with the Dwarf Mongoose , but size is larger , and the upperlip entirely haired and not divided by a vertical groove ; with the Slender Mongoose , but lacks ... lighter on head and underparts ( tips of hairs lighter ,
Page 124
... lighter , a coarse mixture of black , brown and pale clay colour . Ubangui and eastern Congo . ANGOLAN MONGOOSE ( C. ansorgei Thomas ) . Smaller ( head and body 13 in . ) ; snout not much elongated ; general colour sometimes lighter ...
... lighter , a coarse mixture of black , brown and pale clay colour . Ubangui and eastern Congo . ANGOLAN MONGOOSE ( C. ansorgei Thomas ) . Smaller ( head and body 13 in . ) ; snout not much elongated ; general colour sometimes lighter ...
Page 137
... lighter with a brown lacrymal stripe . Dorsal line more richly coloured reddish . Sides of body very indistinctly spotted ; lower parts more rufous . Upperparts of legs marked with inconspicuous dark bands . Underparts lighter , buff ...
... lighter with a brown lacrymal stripe . Dorsal line more richly coloured reddish . Sides of body very indistinctly spotted ; lower parts more rufous . Upperparts of legs marked with inconspicuous dark bands . Underparts lighter , buff ...
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