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| The Safari Companion: A Guide to Watching African Mammals Including Hoofed Mammals, Carnivores, and Primates | 
| Author: Richard D. Estes
Creator: Daniel Otte
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing Company
Category: Book
List Price: $30.00
Buy Used: $12.51
You Save: $17.49 (58%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  23 reviews
Sales Rank: 50991
Media: Paperback
Edition: Rev Exp
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 458
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6.1 x 1.1
ISBN: 1890132446
Dewey Decimal Number: 599.096
EAN: 9781890132446
ASIN: 1890132446
Publication Date: December 1999
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Normal wear of use to the covers and some pages, TEXT IS CLEAN,,,8.28.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Not for the average safari January 9, 2007
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
This is a great book for people that want to know about all the variations of antelope, birds etc. If you're looking to go on your first safari and will be amazed by the sight of your first lion, this book is overkill for you.
If you're well educated on animal species, this is a good book for you.
 The Safari Companion August 21, 2006
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Excellent safari companion showing various animals and describing them, their habitat, etc. Recommended for anyone going on safari.
 African animal sighting tips your mother never told you and your father didn't know July 25, 2006
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is a book of biblic quality for the uninitiated. I did not appreciate the diversity of the wildlife available in Kenya and Tanzania. Wow, this is worthwhile study guide as a prologue to your journey.
 Did not find it that useful in E. Africa September 28, 2005
12 out of 18 found this review helpful
The pictures are black and white drawings. We brought this and the Audubon Society Guide to African Wildlife (or something like that) and we much preferred the Audubon book. It was more compact, had a durable vinyl cover and had color pictures with quick facts on each animal - which is really what you want in the moment on a bumpy safari game drive. I would get the other book instead.
great resource once you're there September 8, 2005
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Initially I tried to read this before my trip to Kruger National Park--not a good idea. It's tough to keep track of the behavioral habits of umpteen different kinds of antelope when you haven't seen them yet.
Once you're there, however, this is a terrific reference--a "must-have" book whenever we were observing game. We routinely pulled it out to better understand what we were seeing and why various animals were acting the way they were. Being armed with such an understanding adds considerably to the wildlife-watching experience!
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