A Field Guide to the Mammals of Africa Including MadagascarCovers almost every species of mammal found in continental Africa. A vital companion for anyone visiting Africa. |
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... Forehead crest short or absent . Shoulder hair distinctly shorter than body hair . Lateral hoofs small . Inguinal and tarsal glands present . Tail tufted . Upperside of body light reddish - brown , with forehead , back of ears , nape ...
... Forehead crest short or absent . Shoulder hair distinctly shorter than body hair . Lateral hoofs small . Inguinal and tarsal glands present . Tail tufted . Upperside of body light reddish - brown , with forehead , back of ears , nape ...
Page 100
... forehead patch and white face and narrow flank band . Fawns yellowish - brown . Coat of immature like adult only forehead to back of nose brown , with eye stripe and flank band still not clearly defined . MEASUREMENTS : HB ♂ 125-150 ...
... forehead patch and white face and narrow flank band . Fawns yellowish - brown . Coat of immature like adult only forehead to back of nose brown , with eye stripe and flank band still not clearly defined . MEASUREMENTS : HB ♂ 125-150 ...
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... forehead stripe narrow , black ; hair whorl under ear yellow , ear flesh- coloured . Upperside of body dark olive with reddish wash , lower thigh , feet and hands black . Underside of body white . Tail coppery at root , the remainder ...
... forehead stripe narrow , black ; hair whorl under ear yellow , ear flesh- coloured . Upperside of body dark olive with reddish wash , lower thigh , feet and hands black . Underside of body white . Tail coppery at root , the remainder ...
Contents
Preface | 7 |
History of the Mammalian World | 13 |
THE ANIMALS | 22 |
Copyright | |
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adults Angola animals belly blackish body Botswana breast brownish-black bush bushy Cape caracal cheeks colour Congo contact call DAILY RHYTHM dark brown Dent details not known Distribution ears Elephant Shrew ENEMIES Ethiopia eyes feet Fernando Póo flanks forehead Gabon Galago Gazelle Gestation glands grass grey ground Guenon HABITAT Habits hair holes HOME RANGE horns hyaena Identification Kenya lateral hoofs latter Lemur leopard LONGEVITY Madagascar Malawi mane mating Miocene Mongoose months mountains Mozambique muzzle naked neck nose pairs Pelage penis Preorbital preorbital glands rain forests reddish-brown region Reproduction Royal Antelope S.W. Africa savannah scent scrotum SEXUAL MATURITY short SOCIABILITY Somalia sometimes species spots Squirrel stripe suckle Sudan tail Tanzania teats territory thighs throat toes TOILET trees troops tuft Uganda underside upper Upperside usually VOICE whitish Wt at birth yellowish young Zaire Zambia