Kitty Heardman Libros

"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 cliffs 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 – 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."

This slim volume tackles the only group of mammals that can fly. Divided into large fruit bats and smaller insect-eating bats, this quick identification guide covers Africa’s 12 bat families. An informative introduction touches on evolution, flight, echolocation and reproduction, demystifying an animal that is all too often misunderstood. The text describes the facial characteristics and wing shapes common to each family and points out features that can help to distinguish between them. But it is the photographs and annotated line drawings that are most useful for identification, pinpointing key diagnostic attributes. They include bats in flight, close-ups of facial structures and wings, and roosting sites. An added extra is a photographic section showing the skulls of a variety bats.

x26#34;The identification of mammal skulls is the subject of this addition to the quirky Quick ID guide series. It features the skulls of more than 120 small and large mammals likely to be encountered in the wild in southern and East Africa from easily recognisable species such as elephant, hippo, rhino, baboons, hyaenas and antelope, to the more challenging family dogs, cats, equids, pigs, civets and genets, mongooses, rats and mice, bats, sengis, and the like. nnEach entry ntClose-up photographs showing the entire skull, teeth and, where available, upper and lower jaws ntPointers to diagnostic features ntAverage measurement for skull length ntShort description highlighting main features of each skull and tooth structure ntDental formula for teeth in upper and lower jaws nA brief introduction, with labelled photographs, covers anatomy as well as dentition; and a quick-reference photographic key to the main animal groups appears on the inside front cover. x26#34;