Animals of the Masai Mara / / Vicki Kennedy, Adam Scott Kennedy.

One of the greatest attractions of a trip to Kenya is the chance to see animals such as lions, cheetah, leopards, zebra, and giraffe up close and in their natural habitats. Animals of the Masai Mara is a lavish photographic guide that explores the charismatic wildlife most likely to be encountered b...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
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Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2013]
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Year of Publication:2013
Edition:Course Book
Language:English
Series:Wildlife Explorer Guides ; 90
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Physical Description:1 online resource (152 p.) :; 140+ color photos.
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505 0 0 |t Frontmatter --   |t Contents --   |t About this book --   |t Geography of the Masai Mara --   |t Map of the Masai Mara --   |t Where to watch wildlife in the Masai Mara --   |t The great migrations --   |t About the guides --   |t Mammals --   |t Lion --   |t Leopard --   |t Cheetah --   |t Serval --   |t Caracal --   |t Wildcat --   |t African Chivet --   |t Small- and large-spotted Genet --   |t Spotted Hyena --   |t Aardwolf --   |t Striped Hyena --   |t Dwarf Mongoose --   |t Banded Mongoose --   |t Slender Mongoose --   |t Ichneumon Mongoose --   |t Marsh Mongoose --   |t White-tailed Mongoose --   |t Zorilla --   |t Honey Badger --   |t Black-backed Jackal --   |t Side-striped Jackal --   |t Bat-eared Fox --   |t Wild Dog --   |t Pangolin --   |t Aardvark --   |t African Elephant --   |t Black Rhinoceros --   |t Hippopotamus --   |t Warthog --   |t Plains Zebra --   |t Maasai Giraffe --   |t Cape Buffalo --   |t Eland --   |t Greater Kudu --   |t Bush Duiker --   |t Oribi --   |t Kirk's Dik-dik --   |t Klipspringer --   |t Mountain Reedbuck --   |t Bohor Reedbuck --   |t Bushbuck --   |t Defassa Waterbuck --   |t Impala --   |t Grant's Gazelle --   |t Thomson's Gazelle --   |t Coke's Hartebeest --   |t Topi --   |t White-bearded Wildebeest --   |t Cape Hare, Scrub Hare --   |t Springhare --   |t Unstriped- and Striped Ground Squirrel --   |t Grass Rat --   |t White-bellied Hedgehog --   |t Crested Porcupine --   |t Bush Hyrax --   |t Greater Galago --   |t Lesser Galago --   |t Guereza Colobus --   |t Red-tailed Monkey --   |t Blue Monkey --   |t Vervet Monkey --   |t Olive Baboon --   |t Reptiles --   |t Nile Crocodile --   |t Savanna Monitor, Nile Monitor --   |t Leopard Tortoise --   |t Helmeted Terrapin --   |t Flap-necked Chameleon, Striped Skink --   |t Tropical House Gecko --   |t Cape Dwarf Gecko --   |t Mwanza Flat-headed Agama --   |t Blue-headed Tree Agama --   |t Black-necked Spitting Cobra --   |t Black Mamba --   |t Spotted Bush Snake, Velvety-green Night Adder --   |t Puff Adder --   |t African Rock Python --   |t References and useful resources --   |t Acknowledgements --   |t Index 
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520 |a One of the greatest attractions of a trip to Kenya is the chance to see animals such as lions, cheetah, leopards, zebra, and giraffe up close and in their natural habitats. Animals of the Masai Mara is a lavish photographic guide that explores the charismatic wildlife most likely to be encountered by a safari visitor to the Masai Mara National Reserve in southwest Kenya. More than 140 stunning photographs showcase 65 mammals and 17 reptile species, including 6 snakes. Designed to be informative and locally accurate, rather than purely identification-based, this easy-to-use book pays particular attention to wildlife behavior and is written from the firsthand experiences of the authors and the knowledge of local safari guides. Numerous "Top Tips" throughout show readers how and where to locate specific species. The only field guide to focus solely on the wildlife of the Masai Mara National Reserve, Animals of the Masai Mara will be indispensable to visitors to this famous park and all nature enthusiasts with an interest in this area of the world. The only photographic guide specific to the animals of the Masai Mara National Reserve More than 140 remarkable photographs covering 65 mammals and 17 reptile species, including 6 snakes Accessible text explores animal behavior and other interesting facts A brief and informative introduction to the habitats of the Masai Mara 
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