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- catalog abstract "The most comprehensive field guide to the wildlife of Africa, a continent unparalleled in its ecological richness. All 577 stunning photographs are in full color, featuring 50 habitats, 200 mammals, 300 birds, and many reptiles and insects. The text covers 850 species, with 470 species range maps. A separate section provides in-depth descriptions and detailed maps for 58 countries and island groups. This field guide will long outlive its use on safari to serve as a definitive resource on African wildlife. The National Audubon Society field guides are the first to be organized with a visual key. Taxonomically arranged photographs, keyed with helpful thumb-tab silhouettes, make identification quick and easy. The first and only field guide to offer comprehensive coverage of the African continent, this guide sends the reader on a virtual safari. All the birds, mammals, reptiles, and insects are brought to life, and the parks and reserves for which the continent is famous are described in thorough detail. This guide is packed with 577 stunning color photographs of African habitats and animals, and provides a wealth of information on more than 850 species compiled by veteran safari leaders and experts in African wildlife.".
- catalog contributor b8608021.
- catalog contributor b8608022.
- catalog created "1995.".
- catalog date "1995".
- catalog date "1995.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1995.".
- catalog description "The most comprehensive field guide to the wildlife of Africa, a continent unparalleled in its ecological richness. All 577 stunning photographs are in full color, featuring 50 habitats, 200 mammals, 300 birds, and many reptiles and insects. The text covers 850 species, with 470 species range maps. A separate section provides in-depth descriptions and detailed maps for 58 countries and island groups. This field guide will long outlive its use on safari to serve as a definitive resource on African wildlife. The National Audubon Society field guides are the first to be organized with a visual key. Taxonomically arranged photographs, keyed with helpful thumb-tab silhouettes, make identification quick and easy. The first and only field guide to offer comprehensive coverage of the African continent, this guide sends the reader on a virtual safari. All the birds, mammals, reptiles, and insects are brought to life, and the parks and reserves for which the continent is famous are described in thorough detail. This guide is packed with 577 stunning color photographs of African habitats and animals, and provides a wealth of information on more than 850 species compiled by veteran safari leaders and experts in African wildlife.".
- catalog description "pt. I. The African Continent. Biogeography of Africa. Countries and Reserves: Where to See Wildlife -- pt. II. Color Plates. African Habitats and Geography. Key to the Color Plates of Animal Species. Mammals. Birds. Reptiles. Insects -- pt. III Species Accounts. Mammals. Birds. Reptiles. Insects -- pt. IV. Appendices -- Conservation Status of African Wildlife.".
- catalog extent "988 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0679432345 :".
- catalog issued "1995".
- catalog issued "1995.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House,".
- catalog spatial "Africa".
- catalog spatial "Africa.".
- catalog subject "591.96 20".
- catalog subject "Animals Africa Identification.".
- catalog subject "Animals Identification.".
- catalog subject "Habitat (Ecology) Africa.".
- catalog subject "QL336 .N28 1995".
- catalog subject "Wildlife viewing sites Africa.".
- catalog subject "Wildlife watching Africa.".
- catalog subject "Zoology Africa.".
- catalog tableOfContents "pt. I. The African Continent. Biogeography of Africa. Countries and Reserves: Where to See Wildlife -- pt. II. Color Plates. African Habitats and Geography. Key to the Color Plates of Animal Species. Mammals. Birds. Reptiles. Insects -- pt. III Species Accounts. Mammals. Birds. Reptiles. Insects -- pt. IV. Appendices -- Conservation Status of African Wildlife.".
- catalog title "National Audubon Society field guide to African wildlife / Peter C. Alden ... [et al.].".
- catalog type "Guidebooks. fast".
- catalog type "text".