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 236
... rump . Habitat : Acacia savanna and light woodlands ( mopane ) . Often near water . Map , p . 247 . Habits : Impala are highly gregarious . Each buck has a harem of 15-20 ' ewes ' , sometimes up to 100. Males fight very fiercely during ...
... rump . Habitat : Acacia savanna and light woodlands ( mopane ) . Often near water . Map , p . 247 . Habits : Impala are highly gregarious . Each buck has a harem of 15-20 ' ewes ' , sometimes up to 100. Males fight very fiercely during ...
Page 238
... rump . Habitat : Bush and acacia scrub in hilly country , but also open grassy plains . Map , p . 251 . Habits : Soemmering's Gazelle live in small family parties , but sometimes congregate into larger herds , up to 100 or more , the ...
... rump . Habitat : Bush and acacia scrub in hilly country , but also open grassy plains . Map , p . 251 . Habits : Soemmering's Gazelle live in small family parties , but sometimes congregate into larger herds , up to 100 or more , the ...
Page 250
... rump , duller in young animals ; hairs erectile often raised in a brush - like crest . Lower rump silvery grey . Tail short , thin , with a small black tuft . Horns smooth at the base , rather long ( 5 ; 8 ) bowed downwards terminally ...
... rump , duller in young animals ; hairs erectile often raised in a brush - like crest . Lower rump silvery grey . Tail short , thin , with a small black tuft . Horns smooth at the base , rather long ( 5 ; 8 ) bowed downwards terminally ...
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