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 102
... prey . The other dogs follow at leisure , and take over the chase when the first begin to tire . When coming within reach of their prey , they bite where they can and snap out portions of flesh until the animal falls . The prey is ...
... prey . The other dogs follow at leisure , and take over the chase when the first begin to tire . When coming within reach of their prey , they bite where they can and snap out portions of flesh until the animal falls . The prey is ...
Page 143
... prey , these grazing quietly , sometimes at relatively close quarters . The sense of smell is good ; hearing and sight are excellent . The voice is the well known roar , which can be heard up to 5 miles away ; this characteristic call ...
... prey , these grazing quietly , sometimes at relatively close quarters . The sense of smell is good ; hearing and sight are excellent . The voice is the well known roar , which can be heard up to 5 miles away ; this characteristic call ...
Page 146
... prey ( Waterbuck , Topi , Wildebeest , etc. ) is through the fact that Cheetah may hunt in groups . Leopard and Cheetah prey on the same animals but they do not really enter into competition for food , for the Leopard haunts areas with ...
... prey ( Waterbuck , Topi , Wildebeest , etc. ) is through the fact that Cheetah may hunt in groups . Leopard and Cheetah prey on the same animals but they do not really enter into competition for food , for the Leopard haunts areas 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