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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... SAVANNA Grasslands , relatively dry , with scattered acacias and broad - leaved trees . 4. ' GUINEA ' SAVANNA and WOODLAND Relatively moist habitats , with very dense growth of tall grass and numerous trees ; dominance over wide areas ...
... SAVANNA Grasslands , relatively dry , with scattered acacias and broad - leaved trees . 4. ' GUINEA ' SAVANNA and WOODLAND Relatively moist habitats , with very dense growth of tall grass and numerous trees ; dominance over wide areas ...
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Jean Dorst. HOW TO USE THIS BOOK 15 Equator Desert Sudan Savannas and Woodlands Grass Savanna Guinea Savannas and Woodlands Forest - Savanna Mosaic Moist forests Temperate and Subtropical grasslands Karoo Shrub and grass . Cape Macchia ...
Jean Dorst. HOW TO USE THIS BOOK 15 Equator Desert Sudan Savannas and Woodlands Grass Savanna Guinea Savannas and Woodlands Forest - Savanna Mosaic Moist forests Temperate and Subtropical grasslands Karoo Shrub and grass . Cape Macchia ...
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... savannas of eastern and southern Africa . Habitat : Dry savanna and woodlands . Map , p . 139 . Habits : Very gregarious , Dwarf Mongoose live in small colonies , up to 15 or even more , taking refuge in the chambers of termitaries or ...
... savannas of eastern and southern Africa . Habitat : Dry savanna and woodlands . Map , p . 139 . Habits : Very gregarious , Dwarf Mongoose live in small colonies , up to 15 or even more , taking refuge in the chambers of termitaries or ...
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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