Stuarts' Field Guide to Mammals of Southern Africa

Download or read book Stuarts' Field Guide to Mammals of Southern Africa written by Chris Stuart and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2015-03-27 with total page 975 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Greater southern Africa has a wealth of mammal species, almost 400 – all of which are covered in this fully updated, comprehensive field guide. Now expanded to include species found in Angola, Zambia and Malawi, it has also been extensively revised to include: • the most recent research and taxonomy • revised distribution maps and many new images • colour-coded grouping of families • spoor and size icons • skull photographs, grouped for easy comparison • detailed descriptions of each species, offering insight into key identification characters, typical behaviour, preferred habitat, food choice, reproduction and longevity.