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 98
... fawn tinged rusty . A conspicuous dark brown patch on the side of muzzle , extending towards the eye ; lips , sides of face and chin white . Ears white inside , with the back deep cinnamon rufous . Along the spine , a deep cinnamon rufous ...
... fawn tinged rusty . A conspicuous dark brown patch on the side of muzzle , extending towards the eye ; lips , sides of face and chin white . Ears white inside , with the back deep cinnamon rufous . Along the spine , a deep cinnamon rufous ...
Page 252
... fawn , paler on throat and neck . Forehead and crest bright chestnut . Underparts somewhat lighter than back and sides . Horns straight , smooth at the base ( 3 ; 67 ) . Habitat : High forest . Map , p . 261 . RED - FLANKED DUIKER ...
... fawn , paler on throat and neck . Forehead and crest bright chestnut . Underparts somewhat lighter than back and sides . Horns straight , smooth at the base ( 3 ; 67 ) . Habitat : High forest . Map , p . 261 . RED - FLANKED DUIKER ...
Page 268
... rufous . A whitish ring around the eye . 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 ...
... rufous . A whitish ring around the eye . 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 ...
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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