The Wildlife of Southern Africa: A Field Guide to the Animal and Plants of the Region by Vincent Carruthers

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The Wildlife of Southern Africa: A Field Guide to the Animal and Plants of the Region by Vincent Carruthers
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Features

Paperback: 310 pages

Publisher: Struik Publishers May 25, 2005

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1868724514

ISBN-13: 978-1868724512

Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches

Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds

Product Review
"A handsomely illustrated field guide to the birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians, insects, fish and plants of Southern Africa all in one compact volume. While necessarily condensed, it features 2,000 illustrations and short descriptions of each species including habitat and range. With contributions by experts and good color plates. A nice overview for even the keen naturalist; it covers -- for example -- over 600 of the 900 species of birds found in the region." --Longitudebooks.com

Product Description
This guide embraces over 2000 carefully selected plants and animals, large and small, that are likely to be encountered during a visit to any part of the region. It is ideal for all nature lovers, with over 1200 species illustrated and many more identifiable from the text by reference to similar species. Each chapter has been written by a leading expert in the field, most of whom have published major works in their own right.

Reader Reviews
This review is from: The Wildlife of Southern Africa : A Field Guide to the Animals and Plants of the Region (Paperback) While visiting So.Africa, I had a million questions on what I looking at. I found this book and carried it with me throughout the trip. When we went on game runs, I would check off what we saw and make reference notes (e.g. the Baboons were eating Jackalberries - I could reference both the mammal and the tree section). The variety of birds in the country (over 900) was astounding and having the book made it much more fun and interesting to look up. This is the only book I found that combined lower invertabrates, spiders and other arachnids, insects (including a large butterfly collection), fish, frogs, reptiles, birds, mammals,grasses-sedges-ferns&fungi,wild flowers, trees. Several people on the tour had me write down what we saw so they in turn could get this book and make notes. A good book combining everything in one neat package for those who like to play outside!

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