Product Description

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.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #26773 in Books
• Published on: 1995-10-03
• Released on: 1995-10-03
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Turtleback
• 992 pages

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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.

Customer Reviews

Superb guide book
My wife and I just completed a safari to East Africa. We had this wonderful book right in the Land Rover with us. It is complete, very well illustrated with excellent color shots and well-organized to make it easy to use. It is a must for anyone planning a trip to Africa.

Great field guide
This was a great field guide with a lot of information, particularly with respect to birds. Although it was great to look up information back at the camp site or during long drives, if was difficult to quickly look up species.

Excellent safari book
We took this book and Wildlife of East Africa by Martin B. Withers. This book is much better, we only looked at the other book to see how it paled in comparison. I agree that the descriptions are too brief for a serious wildlife person, but it suited our purpose. I liked that all the pictures are in the middle so you can thumb through all the pictures and then look up the details later. I also liked how this book showed the range of where the animal could be found. The couple of safari guides we showed this book too remarked on what a great book it was - and how clear the pictures are. One guide even offered to buy it off of us!