Smither's Mammals of Southern Africa: A Field Guide

by Peter Apps

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781770079137
Publisher:	Penguin Random House South Africa
Publication date:	12/01/2012
Edition description:	New
Pages:	364
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Dr. PETER APPS studied animal behavior at Oxford University before moving to South Africa in 1979. With a background that combines zoology and analytical chemistry, he has worked on species ranging from insects to elephants, and has written several books, including Smithers' Mammals of Southern Africa: a Field Guide, and the first edition of Wild Ways. He now lives and works in Botswana for the Botswana Predator Conservation Trust as a Research Partner on the BioBoundary Project.

Editorial Reviews

"With expanded information on each species, this book will satisfy the interests of the general reader as well as the wildlife enthusiast. The book now also includes entries on the whales, dolphins and seals that can be seen along the southern African coastline. Black and white line drawings showing the relative scale of groups of similar mammals have been included to further aid identification. Dr. Peter Apps is a respected mammologist and the author of Wild Ways: A Field Guide to the Behaviour of Southern African Mammals. A second edition is in the works!"

The Birdbooker Report - Ian Paulsen