The Field Guide To Safari Animals

Young explorers can take the adventure of a lifetime with The Field Guide to Safari Animals. Inside this book, kids will discover the 1924 journal of fictional naturalist Rebecca Mayhew. Through her journal entries, learn all about her exciting adventure across exotic Africa--from tracking lions in Nairobi to marveling at the birth of a baby giraffe in Botswana. Each page is filled with stunning photographs, maps, illustrations, and fascinating facts about Africa's most majestic animals. At the end of this incredible journey, kids can recreate animal scenes by setting up a cool diorama and 8 different animal models. Let's go on safari!Included are 59 pieces to assemble, eight safari animals and a removable diorama.The Field Guide series offers an exceptional experience to young pioneers who want to explore exotic places. Every two-page spread comes with a different animal to assemble. As readers learn interesting facts about each animal, they can construct furry and feathery friends to play with. Each book provides a beautifully illustrated diorama to use as a realistic backdrop for play.Ages 8 and up

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. Comprehensively updated, it now features range maps for most groups. The chapters are colour-coded for easy reference, and diagnostic features appear in bold type within the descriptions. Each chapter is written by a leading expert in the field. All the main plant and animal groups are covered: Lower invertebrates, Spiders and other arachnids, Insects, Freshwater fishes, Frogs, Reptiles, Birds, Mammals, Grasses, sedges, ferns and fungi, Wild flowers, Trees

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.

TheAfrican Safari Journal and Field Guide is the perfect book to take on safari because it is a wildlife guide, trip organizer, phrase book, safari diary, map directory and wildlife checklist, all in one! And because many on safari have strict baggage limits, this SEVEN-BOOKS-IN-ONE journal becomes even more valuable because it features all the information a traveler to Africa is going to need. It puts key safari information at the reader's fingertips and allows them to record unforgettable memories of their African adventure. The guide includes the following valuable features that help to make the reader an instant authority while on safari: * Over 500 COLOR illustrations and detailed descriptions of mammals, reptiles, birds, insects and trees for easy identification. * Illustrations of Africa's vegetation zones * The most comprehensive checklists of mammals and birds for recording sightings in reserves * Over 60 COLOR maps that detail regions, countries and major wildlife reserves * Swahili, Tswana, Shona, Zulu and French words, phrases and mammal names (with phonetics) * Constellation maps of the Southern Hemisphere -- and a stargazers guide * Safari tips * Photography on safari * Glossary of safari terms * Packing checklist * Contact information for U.S. and Canadian Embassies and British High Commissions in Africa * World Heritage sites * Resource directory *Suggested reading list * 30 journal pages to record their personal safari experiences TheAfrican Safari Journal and Field Guide can be personalized with the following: * Journal author information * Medical information * Packing checklist and luggage inventory * Travel and health insurance * Journal log and daily entries * Mammal and bird check lists * Sections to record flight and safari itineraries

Exotic animals range in appearance from truly striking to seemingly ordinary, and they live in wildlife preserves, on farms, in parks, and even in the wilderness across the United States. In this book, Elizabeth Cary Mungall provides ample information for anyone, from park visitor and zoo goer to rancher and wildlife biologist, who wants to identify and learn more about exotic wildlife in the United States. Richard D. Estes, author of The Safari Companion, says that "for everyone interested in exotic hoofed stock, Exotic Animal Field Guide is a well-written and beautifully illustrated book that fills a vacant niche." Indeed, the main portion of the book contains fully illustrated species accounts of eighty different kinds of hoofed animals, with native range maps and information about food habits, habitat, temperament, breeding and birth seasons, and fencing needs. A list of exotics-related organizations and a reference section round out the text. Photographs of each species make the book both attractive and useful as a field tool. In a chapter on photographing exotics, Christian Mungall shows readers how to take their own great pictures of these animals. Clearly, as James G. Teer, of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences at Texas A&M University states, this is "much more than a field guide. Elizabeth Cary Mungall's book is a long awaited repository and data source on the ecology, technology, and management of more than 80 species of non-native hoofed animals. . . . Anyone with exotics on his or her property will require Exotic Animal Field Guide."

The best field guide to observing and understanding the behavior of African mammals and an indispensable tool for naturalists traveling to Africa! The Second Edition has been fully revised and includes a new preface. The Safari Companion enables readers to recognize and interpret visible behavioral activities, such as courtship rituals, territorial marking, aggression, and care of young. Each account of over 80 species includes a behavioral table in which the unique actions of the hoofed mammals, carnivores, and primates are described for easy reference. Other features include: Expert Illustrations Useful maps showing major national boundaries, vegetation zones, and game parks An extensive glossary Tips on wildlife photography A list of organizations working to protect African wildlife "The best behavioral field guide ever."—Sy Montgomery, author of Tamed and Untamed "The book is more than a field guide; it is a valuable tool for conservation."—Kathryn S. Fuller, President, World Wildlife Fund (U.S.A.)