The Safari Companion: A Guide to Watching African Mammals Including Hoofed Mammals, Carnivores, and PrimatesThe best field guide to observing and understanding the behavior of African mammals and an indispensable tool for naturalists traveling to Africa! The Second Edition has been fully revised and includes a new preface. The Safari Companion enables readers to recognize and interpret visible behavioral activities, such as courtship rituals, territorial marking, aggression, and care of young. Each account of over 80 species includes a behavioral table in which the unique actions of the hoofed mammals, carnivores, and primates are described for easy reference. Other features include:
"The best behavioral field guide ever."—Sy Montgomery, author of Tamed and Untamed "The book is more than a field guide; it is a valuable tool for conservation."—Kathryn S. Fuller, President, World Wildlife Fund (U.S.A.) |
Contents
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GAZELLE TRIBE | 55 |
REEDBUCKKOB TRIBE | 71 |
VAAL OR GRAY RHEBOK Pelea capreolus | 87 |
HYRAXES OR DASSIES | 214 |
ELEPHANT Loxodonta africanaen | 223 |
INTRODUCING CARNIVORES | 234 |
GENETS AND CIVETS | 242 |
MONGOOSES | 251 |
HYENA FAMILY | 281 |
CAT FAMILY | 300 |
DOG FAMILY | 328 |
HARTEBEEST TRIBE | 104 |
IMPALA Aepyceros melampus 127 13333 | 127 |
BUSHBUCK TRIBE | 133 |
AFRICAN OR CAPE BUFFALO Syncerus caffer | 158 |
GIRAFFE Giraffa camelopardalis | 164 |
OTHER HOOFED MAMMALS | 171 |
HIPPOPOTAMUS Hippopotamus amphibius | 185 |
ZEBRAS AND ASSES | 200 |
WEASELOTTER FAMILY | 353 |
PRIMATES | 371 |
Galago senegalensis and G moholi | 385 |
GREAT APES | 415 |
A Catalogue of Displays and Signals | 437 |
Tips for Viewing and Photographing African Wildlife | 445 |
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