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Description Smither's Mammals of Southern Africa: A Field Guide (4th Ed) by Peter Apps Struik Publishers | May 2012 | ISBN-10: 1770079130 | ePUB | 289 pages | 26.5 mb http://www.amazon.com/Smithers-Mammals-Southern-Africa-Field/dp/1770079130 This revised and updated edition incorporates the latest information brought to light by molecular genetics, while remaining accessible to the layperson and handy in the field. Each entry includes an in-depth species description; notes on habitat, behavior, diet and conservation status; accurate illustrations and spoor drawings; and a distribution map. The book also details the whales, dolphins and seals seen along the coast. A classic,comprehensive and highly authoritative field guide that is quite reader-friendly, written in non-technical language. About the Author Dr. PETER APPS coordinated the revision of this field guide, based on the late Reay Smithers' original text, Land Mammals of Southern Africa. Dr, Apps is a respected mammologist and the author of Wild Ways: A Field Guide to the Behaviour of Southern African Mammals and Creatures of Habit. Contents Introduction Using the book The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ The subregion: climate, vegetation and habitats Watching mammals Bats Elephant-shrews / Sengis Shrews and hedgehogs Golden moles Rodents Rabbits and hares Dassies Elephants Odd-toed ungulates Hippopotamus Pigs and hogs Ruminants Carnivores Primates Aardvark Pangolins Seals Whales and dolphins Glossary Further reading and reference sources List of scientific names List of Afrikaans names List of common names Sharing Widget |