The Safari Companion : a Guide to Watching African Animals

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Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Maps; Foreword; Preface to the Revised Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Userâ#x80;#x99;s Guide to the Safari Companion; 1. Social and Mating Systems; 2. Observing African Mammals; 3. Understanding Animal Behavor; Part I Antelopes and Other Ruminants; 4. Introducing Antelopes and Other African Ruminants; Antelope Behavior Guide; 5. Duikers; Blue Duiker, Cephalophus Monticola; Gray Duiker, Sylvicapra Grimmia; 6. Dwarf Antelopes; Steenbok, Raphicerus Campestris; Dik-dik, Madoqua Kirkii; Klipspringer, Oreotragus Oreotragus; Oribi, Ourebia Ourebi. 7. Gazelle TribeThomsonâ#x80;#x99;s Gazelle, Gazella Thomsonii; Grantâ#x80;#x99;s Gazelle, G. Granti; Springbok, Antidorcas Marsupialis; Gerenuk, Litocranius Walleri; 8. Reedbuck/Kob Tribe; Reedbucks, Redunca Species; Kob Antelope, Kobus Kob; Lechwe, K. Leche; Waterbuck, K. Ellipsiprymnus; 9. Vaal or Gray Rhebok, Pelea Capreolus; 10. Horse Antelopes; Roan Antelope, Hippotragus Equinus; Sable Antelope, H. Niger; Oryx/Gemsbok, Oryx Gazella; 11. Hartebeest Tribe; Hartebeest, Alcelaphus Buselaphus; Topi/Tsessebe, Damaliscus Lunatus; Blesbok/Bontebok, D. Dorcas; Common Wildebeest, Connochaetes Taurinus. Black Wildebeest or White-Tailed Gnu, C. Gnou12. Impala, Aepyceros Melampus; 13. Bushbuck Tribe; Bushbuck, Tragelaphus Scriptus; Sitatunga, T. spekii; Nyala, T. Angasii; Lesser Kudu, T. Imberbis; Greater Kudu, T. Strepsiceros; Bongo, T. (Boocercus) Eurycerus; Common Eland, T. (Taurotragus) Oryx; 14. African or Cape Buffalo, Syncerus Caffer; 15. Giraffe, Giraffa Camelopardalis; Part II Other Hoofed Mammals; 16. Swine; Bushpig, Potamochoerus Larvatus; Giant Forest Hog, Hylochoerus Meinertzhageni; Common Warthog, Phacochoerus Africanus; 17. Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus Amphibius; 18. Rhinoceroses. Black Rhino, Diceros BicorniscrWhite Rhino, Ceratotherium Simum; 19. Zebras and Asses; Grevyâ#x80;#x99;s Zebra, Equus Grevyien; Plains or Burchellâ#x80;#x99;s Zebra, E. Burchelli; Mountain Zebra, E. Zebraen; 20. Hyraxes or Dassies; Rock Hyrax or Dassie and Bush Hyrax or Yellow-spotted Dassie, Procavia Johnstoni and Heterohyrax Brucei; Tree Hyrax or Dassie, Dendrohyrax Arboreus; 21. Elephant, Loxodonta Africanaen; Part III Carnivores; 22. Introducing Carnivores; The Main Types of Carnivore Social Organization; 23. Genets and Civets; Feline and Large-Spotted Genets, Genetta Felina and G. Tigrina. Civet, Civettictis Civetta24. Mongooses; Slender or Black-Tipped Mongoose, Herpestes Sanguineus; Ichneumon, Large Gray or Egyptian Mongoose, H. Ichneumon; White-tailed Mongoose, Ichneumia Albicauda; Marsh or Water Mongoose, Atilax Paludinosus; Yellow Mongoose, Cynictis Penicillata; Dwarf Mongoose, Helogale Parvula; Banded Mongoose, Mungos Mungo; Suricate or Meerkat, Suricata Suricatta; 25. Hyena Family; Striped Hyena, Hyaena Hyaena; Brown Hyena, H. Brunnea; Spotted Hyena, Crocuta Crocuta; Aardwolf, Proteles Cristatus; 26. Cat Family; African Wildcat, Felis Sylvestris