A Field Guide to the Larger Mammals of AfricaPractical recognition manual for nonspecialists, with interest for traveling or stay-at-home wildlife enthusiasts. |
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... backwards , bright yellow . A large triangular black patch on each side of muzzle , separating the whiskers from ashy grey throat . Often a conspicuous yellowish fringe of hairs on ears . Upperparts rufous brown , with a faint olive ...
... backwards , bright yellow . A large triangular black patch on each side of muzzle , separating the whiskers from ashy grey throat . Often a conspicuous yellowish fringe of hairs on ears . Upperparts rufous brown , with a faint olive ...
Page 188
... backward curvature . page 200 201 3. BEISA ORYX Oryx beisa 201 Head with definite black and white pattern ; black stripe along flank ; horns nearly straight ... backwards . A mane along neck . 1 5 KOB 1. KOB Kobus kob Bright rufous to.
... backward curvature . page 200 201 3. BEISA ORYX Oryx beisa 201 Head with definite black and white pattern ; black stripe along flank ; horns nearly straight ... backwards . A mane along neck . 1 5 KOB 1. KOB Kobus kob Bright rufous to.
Page 246
... backwards , their tips recurved forwards . Female similar to the male , but crown of same colour as the back ( chestnut stripe on the blaze less extended backwards ) and horns smaller , sometimes very small . Intraspecific variation ...
... backwards , their tips recurved forwards . Female similar to the male , but crown of same colour as the back ( chestnut stripe on the blaze less extended backwards ) and horns smaller , sometimes very small . Intraspecific variation ...
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Addax Africa animal backwards band black stripe blackish body bright rufous broad brownish buff burrows bush Bushbuck bushy Cephalophus chestnut coat Colobus Congo contrasting crest curved dark brown darker dense Dibatag Dik-dik Dorcas Gazelle DUIKER Cephalophus ears elongated feed Female similar flanks forehead Galago Gazelle Gerenuk Grant's Gazelle grass grazers Greater Kudu grey greyish Grysbok Habitat Habits hairs Hartebeest head Height at shoulder herds High forest hooves horns Hyaena Identification Impala Intraspecific variation Klipspringer Kudu large antelope Lechwe legs Length without tail lighter limbs live singly male mane Mongoose monkey Mountain Reedbuck muzzle neck nocturnal Oribi Oryx pure white races Red-fronted Gazelle reddish Redunca Reedbuck Royal Antelope rufous fawn rump savanna season short Similar species Sitatunga slender smaller sometimes Southern Reedbuck spots SQUIRREL Steenbok Tail long thick throat trees tuft upperparts Waterbuck weight white patch whitish yellowish young Zebra