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This is an essential guide for anyone with an interest in wildlife who visits Africa - from the tourist on safari to the more experienced naturalist. Compact and beautifully illustrated, it is ideal for use in the field, while its coverage is the most comprehensive for any book of its size. *First pocket guide to cover every species of terrestrial

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Author:   Jonathan Kingdon
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Imprint:   Princeton University Press
Volume:   4
Dimensions:   Width: 12.70cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 19.10cm
Weight:   0.397kg
ISBN:  

9780691122397

ISBN 10:   0691122393
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   30 January 2005
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Language:   English

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Jonathan Kingdon loves biology and art. This felicitous combo delivers a delightful book... His knowledge is impressive, and his drawings and paintings wonderful, full of information and character... A great guide, from leaf-plucking gelada to long-eared hedgehog. Take it to any African country. -- Maggie McDonald New Scientist Anyone with an interest in Africa and the animals that roam through the various ecosystems, from lowland rainforests, savannahs, grasslands, to deserts and shrublands, should invest in a copy of noted African mammal expert Jonathan Kingdon's pocket guide of African mammals... [T]he book [is] perfect for serious fieldwork and the vacation traveler. Biology Digest

Jonathan Kingdon loves biology and art. This felicitous combo delivers a delightful book... His knowledge is impressive, and his drawings and paintings wonderful, full of information and character... A great guide, from leaf-plucking gelada to long-eared hedgehog. Take it to any African country. -- Maggie McDonald, New Scientist Anyone with an interest in Africa and the animals that roam through the various ecosystems, from lowland rainforests, savannahs, grasslands, to deserts and shrublands, should invest in a copy of noted African mammal expert Jonathan Kingdon's pocket guide of African mammals... [T]he book [is] perfect for serious fieldwork and the vacation traveler. -- Biology Digest

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"Jonathan Kingdon is one of the world's foremost authorities on the mammals of Africa, and also a highly acclaimed artist. ""American Scientist"" listed Kingdon's ""East African Mammals: An Atlas of Evolution in Africa"" as ""one of a hundred books that shaped science in the twentieth century."" This pocket guide has been adapted from his classic ""Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals""."

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