Pocket Guide Tracks & Tracking in Southern Africa

Pocket Guide Tracks & Tracking in Southern Africa

Author: Louis Liebenberg

Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa

Published: 2023-10-18

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13: 1775848728

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This handy guide provides simple tools to help interpret the tracks and signs of some 105 southern African mammals, reptiles, frogs and birds. Photographs and diagnostic spoor illustrations are given for each animal, along with information on behaviour, habits and habitat, and up-to-date distribution maps show where the animals occur. Special features on insects and scat supplement the text and a detailed introduction offers basic guidelines for learning how to become a tracker. Sales points: Clear illustrations of more than 125 animal tracks. 175 full-colour photographs. Special features on insects and scat. Author expertise well recognised in this field.


Sasol First Field Guide to Animal Tracks of Southern Africa

Sasol First Field Guide to Animal Tracks of Southern Africa

Author: Louis Liebenberg

Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa

Published: 2015-01-09

Total Pages: 135

ISBN-13: 1775843114

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This First Field Guide to Animal Tracks of Southern Africa will help those with an interest in interpreting animal tracks to identify the animals that have passed through an area. Full-colour photographs and easy-to-read text will enable the beginner and the budding naturalist to decipher the more common tracks encountered in southern Africa, learn about the unique features of each spoor and discover more about the animals that leave the spoor.


Animal Tracks

Animal Tracks

Author: James Kavanagh

Publisher:

Published: 2000-05

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781583550724

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Folded card provides simplified field reference to familiar animal tracks.


Mammals of Southern Africa and Their Tracks & Signs

Mammals of Southern Africa and Their Tracks & Signs

Author: Lee Gutteridge

Publisher:

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781431408061

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Tracking is a much-loved yet difficult subject that attracts at least some of the attention of almost every bush-goer who ventures into the wild places of southern Africa. The ability to accurately read difficult, partial, or little-seen signs left in the soil or sand is rare and largely the domain of professionals. However, by making use of this comprehensive guide, anyone who applies him- or herself can begin to decipher these natural hieroglyphs etched on the ground. In this volume, highly accurate sketches of animal tracks are combined with a wide selection of extremely varied photographs that provide an all-round impression of the signs the animals may leave behind. This field guide to mammal tracks and signs also serves as an ID guide to the mammals of southern Africa as full color photographs of each animal are included.


Tracker Manual

Tracker Manual

Author: Alex Van den Heever

Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781775843351

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A practical tracking guide to 160 animals, birds, insects: multiple photos, track drawings and straightforward text help detect and interpret signs and ID the animals.


Quick ID Guide – Avian Architects

Quick ID Guide – Avian Architects

Author: Chris Stuart

Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa

Published: 2021-01-01

Total Pages: 95

ISBN-13: 1775847446

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Another title in the ‘Quick Guide’ series, this compact little book is a handy identification guide to the surprising variety of nests built by southern African birds. Covering multiple species, it is arranged according to nest type – ground, woven, stick, cup, mud-pellet and domed, as well as nests in tree holes, on water, on cli s and in scrapes on the ground. It is packed with photographs and illustrations showing the ingenuity of the designs, the birds that built them, and the eggs that are laid in them. In pithy fashion, the text – matched to the photographs – describes: nesting site and nest structure; building materials used to construct outer and inner layers; nesting habits of the architects; clutch size. A simple key to nest types on the inside front cover directs readers to the relevant section in the book. Sales points: Quick reference on a popular subject; packed with full-colour images of birds and nests; highly regarded authors; excellent price point.


Scatalog: Quick ID Guide to Southern African Animal Droppings

Scatalog: Quick ID Guide to Southern African Animal Droppings

Author: Kevin Murray

Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa

Published: 2011-12-09

Total Pages: 42

ISBN-13: 1431701378

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A quick and quirky ID guide to animal droppings for carnivores, primates, antelope, rats and mice, reptiles and birds. Photographs (mostly life-size) and brief text enable quick identification of the animals responsible for droppings. To confirm identity, summary tables give details of average width, length and typical contents of droppings. A recommended reference for local rangers and field guides, it will be of use to anyone with an interest in wildlife, and even to those who simply enjoy walking and observing in the wild.


The Lion Tracker's Guide to Life

The Lion Tracker's Guide to Life

Author: Boyd Varty

Publisher: HarperOne

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780358099772

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Set in the African bush: a tracker seeks one lion, thanks to lessons that can teach us all how to live--Provided by publisher.


Invertebrates of Southern Africa & Their Tracks and Signs

Invertebrates of Southern Africa & Their Tracks and Signs

Author: Lee Gutteridge

Publisher:

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781431421572

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Invertebrates of Southern Africa and their Tracks & Signs covers a never-before-explored aspect of Southern African nature and is an essential new addition to the library of every nature lover. It was researched and written over the last four and a half years to open a door to a little known micro-world that exists all around us. Invertebrates - which include commonly seen creatures such as butterflies, spiders, beetles, worms and scorpions - are everywhere. The signs of their day-to-day activities are all around us if we know where to look. The life cycles and behaviours of many animals are discussed, with a special focus on interactions between mammals and invertebrates - a fascinating subject in itself. While working on this book, Lee Gutteridge spent many hours in the field with expert entomologists and arachnologists, many of whom commented that; even though they had spent a lifetime in the field, this experience, of invertebrate tracking, had changed the way that they see the invertebrate world. With funding received from the Oppenheimer family, 250 copies will be donated to indigenous trackers, whose knowledge Lee appreciates and respects.


Swaziland

Swaziland

Author: Mike Unwin

Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides

Published: 2012-11-08

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 1841624004

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Swaziland is Africa's second smallest country and its last remaining absolute monarchy. Dwarfed by neighbouring South Africa, this tiny, landlocked nation punches well above its weight in terms of both nature and culture. Author Mike Unwin explores the excellent wildlife reserves and wild hiking trails offering waterfalls, rock art and prolific flora and birdlife, and introduces travellers to the country's rich and varied landscapes. His personal insights, together with colourful anecdotes provide entertaining insights, give an insider's perspective. He divides Swaziland into four distinct regions, with detailed maps and itineraries for timescales from one weekend to one month. It includes a practical guide to neighbouring attractions easily accessed from Swaziland, including Maputo (Mozambique) and the Kruger Park (South Africa), both less than one hour's drive away. The natural history section offers far greater detail and more accurate information than found elsewhere, drawing on the author's extensive insider knowledge and experience.