Title: Photographic Guide to Tracks and Tracking in Southern Africa
Author: Louis Liebenberg
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
Imprint: Nature
Cape Town, South Africa 2008
ISBN 9781868720088 / ISBN 978-1-86-872008-8
Softcover, 9 x 19 cm, 144 pages, 160 colour photos
The species accounts in A Photographic Guide to Tracks and Tracking in Southern Africa are arranged in logical order, from reptiles and amphibians through the ground-feeding birds to the mammalian predators and herbivores. Each account carries at least one full-colour photograph of the relevant life form, illustrations of the footprint and, where appropriate, of other signs, and a brief description of the animal, its size, habitat, habits, food, spoor and other signs of its presence. The overall coverage is selective rather than comprehensive: we have included the more common birds and reptiles (snakes appear in a composite entry) and most, though not all, the mammals. Of special interest is the feature on the tracks and signs of some of the more common insects one finds in veld and garden, and 'gallery' of pictures comprising a representative selection of animal droppings. Distribution maps have been included where appropriate. Also included are a detailed Content's list, Glossary and Index.
INTRODUCTION
ARTHROPODS (wildlife in miniature)
AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES
Frogs and Toads; Tortoises; Terrapins; Sea Turtles; Snakes; Monitors; Nile Crocodile
BIRDS
Passerines; Crows and Ravens; Hornbills; Doves and Pigeons; Crowned Plover; Spotted Dikkop; Coursers Francolins; Guineafowl; Korhaans; Kori Bustard; Blue Crane; Redknobbed Coot; Ostrich; Secretarybird; Vultures; Herons; Sacred Ibis; Egyptian Goose
RODENTS
Rats and Mice; Squirrels; Springhare; Porcupine
HEDGEHOG
HARES
ROCK HYRAX (dassie)
PANGOLIN
PRIMATES
Lesser Bushbaby; Monkeys; Chacma Baboon
SMALL MAMMALS
Otters; Honey Badger; Striped Weasel; Striped Polecat; African Civet; Genets; Mongooses
CANIDS
Foxes; Jackals; Wild Dog
AARDWOLF
HYAENAS
CATS
Small Spotted Cat; African Wild Cat; Serval; Caracal; Cheetah; Leopard; Lion
LARGE MAMMALS
Elephant; Rhinoceros; Zebra; Hippopotamus; Giraffe
PIGS AND HOGS
Warthog; Bushpig
ANTBEAR (aardvark)
BOVIDS
Duiker; Sum; Damara Dik-dik; Grysbok; Steenbok; Oribi; Klipspringer; Springbok; Impala; Grey Rhebok; Reedbuck; Red Lechwe; Puku; Waterbuck; Sitatunga; Bushbuck; Kudu; Nyala; Eland; Buffalo; Gemsbok; Sable Antelope; Roan Antelope; Bontebok; Blesbok; Tsessebe; Red Hartebeest; Wildebeest
DROPPINGS: A SELECT CHECKLIST
GLOSSARY
FURTHER READING
INDEX