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 72
... tuft of white hairs at root of tail . Perineal area orange . Tip of tail whitish . Tantalus ( Ghana to Central African Rep . ) ; marrensis ( Jebel Marra , Sudan ) , budgetti ( east Congo to Uganda ) . GRIVETS . Whiskers pure white ...
... tuft of white hairs at root of tail . Perineal area orange . Tip of tail whitish . Tantalus ( Ghana to Central African Rep . ) ; marrensis ( Jebel Marra , Sudan ) , budgetti ( east Congo to Uganda ) . GRIVETS . Whiskers pure white ...
Page 142
... Tufts of long hairs on the elbow . Tail rather long , with a black tuft , peculiar to the lion among Felidae.1 Lioness notably smaller and more lightly built , maneless ; underparts from throat to abdomen almost white . Cubs with ...
... Tufts of long hairs on the elbow . Tail rather long , with a black tuft , peculiar to the lion among Felidae.1 Lioness notably smaller and more lightly built , maneless ; underparts from throat to abdomen almost white . Cubs with ...
Page 232
... tuft on the muzzle , the tufts on the throat and between the legs , the colour of the tail and the shape of the horns are , with a smaller size , excellent characteristics for identification . Habitat : Formerly distributed over the ...
... tuft on the muzzle , the tufts on the throat and between the legs , the colour of the tail and the shape of the horns are , with a smaller size , excellent characteristics for identification . Habitat : Formerly distributed over the ...
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