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 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 224
... Tuft of stiff hairs on face ; tuft on chest ; horns pointing upwards ; blackish brown ; tail mostly white . DASSIE ( The dorsal tuft of hairs is shown as erected when the animal is excited ) 3. TREE DASSIE Dendrohyrax arboreus Coat ...
... Tuft of stiff hairs on face ; tuft on chest ; horns pointing upwards ; blackish brown ; tail mostly white . DASSIE ( The dorsal tuft of hairs is shown as erected when the animal is excited ) 3. TREE DASSIE Dendrohyrax arboreus Coat ...
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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