Sasol First Field Guide to Wildlife of Southern Africa provides fascinating insight into the richly diverse wild life of the region – the more commonly seen spiders, scorpions, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. With the help of full-colour photographs and distribution maps, and easy-to-read text, the young adult and budding naturalist will be able to identify the more common animal species found in southern Africa, discover where they live, and learn about their unique feeding and breeding habits.
A field guide to the wildlife of southern Africa, describing over 2,000 plants and animals, with accurate illustrations in full colour. This book has been a trusted fi eld companion for many years.
First Field Guide to Wildlife of Southern Africa
Habitat: Especially associated with open country within the southwest arid and southern savanna zones. Habits: DiurnalG and nocturnalG. Food: Feeds on insects, in particular harvester termites; also scorpions, mice, reptiles, spiders, ...
Greater southern Africa has a wealth of mammal species, almost 400 – all of which are covered in this fully updated, comprehensive field guide.
Based on Reay Smithers' original work Land Mammals of Southern Africa, this revised and expanded field guide to Southern African mammals is intended for the general reader as well as...
This guide encompasses all countries south of the Zambezi and Kuene rivers: Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, southern Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, and Zimbabwe.
Males seem to favour larger species (and larger specimens of the same species of cephalopod) than females, possibly reflecting some difference in the vertical distribution of the prey rather than any direct selection (Clarke, 1980).
Status: Common non-breeding summer migrantG to southern Africa. Food: Insects, which it hunts down while flying. Similar species: Males of the rare Red-footed Falcon have dark underwing coverts and females are plain rufousG on the head ...
A handy, all-in-one photographic field guide to the wildlife of South Africa, this guide covers the region's mammals, birds, reptiles, frogs and trees most likely to be seen, with concise accounts and distribution maps for each species.
It includes a detailed natural history section for a greater understanding of the geology, habitats and ecology of the region. This book negates the need to carry more than one guide book when visiting the Okavango.