The Safari Companion: A Guide to Watching African Animals

"A must purchase for any traveler to Africa."
- Library Journal

"This is THE definitive work on the behavior of African mammals, by the Master himself: Richard Estes is the guru of gnus, connoisseur of coneys, raja of ratels--and he's written a field guide so riveting you can open it at any page and find yourself still engrossed hours later. I would be lost without it."
- ­Sy Montgomery, author of Walking with the Great Apes, Spell of the Tiger, Journey of the Pink Dolphins: an Amazon Quest, and The Snake Scientist.

"Surely the best book on African mammals ever produced, and much in use by people who visit the game parks of East Africa. Covering 91 species, from elephants to bush babies, in an extremely accessible form. Hold the book by its spine and let it fall open to any page. You will immediately be enthralled. I do not believe that it would be possible to write a more comprehensive or informative or enjoyable book."
- ­Liz Thomas, author of The Harmless People, The Hidden Life of Dogs, Tribe of Tiger, Reindeer Moon, and Certain Poor Shepherds.

Since its original publication in 1993, The Safari Companion has been the best field guide to observing and understanding the behavior of African mammals. An indispensable tool for naturalists traveling to Africa, this new edition has been revised to acknowledge the enthusiasm to those watching these magnificent animals at zoos and wildlife parks, and on film.

The Safari Companion enables readers to recognize and interpret visible behavioral activities, such as courtship rituals, territorial marking, aggression, and care of young. Each account of over 80 species includes a behavioral table in which the unique actions of the hoofed mammals, carnivores, and primates are described for easy reference. In addition, useful maps show the major national boundaries, vegetation zones, and game parks relevant to the guide. The book includes an extensive glossary, as well as tips on wildlife photography, a list of organizations working to protect African wildlife, and advice on where and when to see the animals.

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National Audubon Society Field Guide to African Wildlife

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.

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The Behavior Guide to African Mammals

"This outstanding guide will make an ideal gift for anyone who's planning or remembering an African safari, or is fascinated by the continent's wildlife.
- Chicago Sun Times

"The most thorough description of mammals in Africa accessible to the layman."
- The Travel Book Review

"A work of tremendous scope. . . . Amateur naturalists and tourists to the parks of Africa and finally professionals will find this a stimulating, well-documented summary."
- John F. Eisenberg, Florida Museum of Natural History

"We have seen in the field how very helpful and informative The Behavior Guide is. Our knowledgeable safari guides turned often to their prized and already well-thumbed copies, and we continue to refer to ours now that we are back home."
- Douglas F. Williamson, Jr., National Council, World Wildlife Fund, U.S.

The Behavior Guide to African Mammals is as different from a conventional field guide as motion pictures are from a snapshot. Whether we are able to look at them face to face, on television, or in the hundreds of illustrations provided here by Daniel Otte, this guide allows us to understand what animals do and what their behavior means.

Drawing on his own extensive fieldwork and on the research of many other scientists, Richard Estes describes and explains the behavior of four major groups of mammals. Estes' remarkably informative guide is as up-to-date for the zoologist as it is accessible for the interested onlooker.

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