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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Page 67
... flank , with a sharp line between it and the back . Wolfi ( marsh forest of the Congo ) back reddish with a well ... flanks speckled grey , becoming darker towards the belly which is entirely black . From the middle of back to root ...
... flank , with a sharp line between it and the back . Wolfi ( marsh forest of the Congo ) back reddish with a well ... flanks speckled grey , becoming darker towards the belly which is entirely black . From the middle of back to root ...
Page 115
... flanks ( the spots show a tendency to be more numerous and smaller among dense rain forest populations , and less numerous and larger in drier forest populations ) . Tail almost black , with only 3-4 narrow light rings at its base ...
... flanks ( the spots show a tendency to be more numerous and smaller among dense rain forest populations , and less numerous and larger in drier forest populations ) . Tail almost black , with only 3-4 narrow light rings at its base ...
Page 268
... Flanks and limbs pale fawn . Underparts whitish . Legs rufous fawn . Horns small ( 2 ‡ ; 4 ) . Female similar to the male , slightly larger , without horns . Intraspecific variation : The intensity of coloration depends largely on the ...
... Flanks and limbs pale fawn . Underparts whitish . Legs rufous fawn . Horns small ( 2 ‡ ; 4 ) . Female similar to the male , slightly larger , without horns . Intraspecific variation : The intensity of coloration depends largely on the ...
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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