Reader's Digest - Southern African Wildlife

Editor: Tim O'Hagan

Number of pages: 431

Year published: 1989

Edition: 1st

Published by: The Reader's Digest Association

Hardcover

ISBN: 0-947996-61-6

Web site: Reader's Digest

The Wildebeest's Review of "Readers Digest-Southern African Wildlife"

This Wildebeest has a busy schedule but he will get round to reviewing this publication one day.

Some of the subjects in this publication

Hippopotamus - Page: 46
African Elephant - Page: 46
Black Rhino - Page: 47
Giraffe - Page: 48
Cape Buffalo - Page: 48
Cape Mountain Zebra - Page: 49
Blue Wildebeest - Page: 50
Black Wildebeest - Page: 50
Roan Antelope - Page: 51
Sable Antelope - Page: 51
Eland - Page: 52
Gemsbok - Page: 52
Red Hartebeest - Page: 53
Lichtensteins Hartebeest - Page: 53
Impala - Page: 54
Tsessebe - Page: 54
Blesbok - Page: 55
Bontebok - Page: 55
Puku - Page: 56
Red Lechwe - Page: 56
Mountain Reedbuck - Page: 57
Grey Rhebuck - Page: 57
Reedbuck - Page: 58
Waterbuck - Page: 58
Nyala - Page: 59
Sitatunga - Page: 59
Kudu - Page: 60
Bushbuck - Page: 60
Warthog - Page: 61
Leopard - Page: 62
Lion - Page: 62
Cheetah - Page: 63
Serval - Page: 63
Civet - Page: 64
Caracal - Page: 64
Spotted Hyena - Page: 65
Brown Hyena - Page: 65
Aardwolf - Page: 66
Wild Dog - Page: 66
Black-backed Jackal - Page: 67
Side-striped Jackal - Page: 67
Cape Fox - Page: 68
Bat-eared Fox - Page: 68
Chacma Baboon - Page: 69
Vervet Monkey - Page: 69
Oribi - Page: 70
Springbok - Page: 70
Common Duiker - Page: 71
Steenbok - Page: 71
Blue Duiker - Page: 72
Red Duiker - Page: 72
Damara Dik-Dik - Page: 73
Suni - Page: 73
Klipspringer - Page: 74
European Fallow Deer - Page: 74
Cape Grysbok - Page: 75
Sharpes Grysbok - Page: 75
Aardvark - Page: 76
Pangolin - Page: 76
Cape Porcupine - Page: 77
South African Hedgehog - Page: 77
Springhare - Page: 78
Cape Hare - Page: 78
Tree Hyrax - Page: 79
Rock Hyrax - Page: 79
Large Grey Mongoose - Page: 80
Water Mongoose - Page: 80
Slender Mongoose - Page: 81
Small Grey Mongoose - Page: 81
Yellow Mongoose - Page: 82
Banded Mongoose - Page: 82
Suricate - Page: 83
Dwarf Mongoose - Page: 83
Honey Badger - Page: 84
Striped Polecat - Page: 84
Spotted-necked Otter - Page: 85
Cape Clawless Otter - Page: 85
Black-footed Cat - Page: 86
African Wild Cat - Page: 86
Large-spotted Genet - Page: 87
Lesser Spotted Genet - Page: 87
Lesser Bushbaby - Page: 88
Thick-tailed Bushbaby - Page: 88
Grey Squirrel - Page: 89
Ground Squirrel - Page: 89
Woodland Dormouse - Page: 90
Tree Squirrel - Page: 90
Vlei Rat - Page: 91
Bushveld Gerbil - Page: 91
Forest shrew - Page: 92
Eastern Rock Sengi - Page: 92
Four-striped Grass Mouse - Page: 93
Southern Multimammate Mouse - Page: 93
Greater Cane Rat - Page: 94
Common Molerat - Page: 94
Hottentot Golden Mole - Page: 95
Cape Golden Mole - Page: 95
Peterss Epauletted Fruit Bat - Page: 96
Egyptian Fruit Bat - Page: 96
Geoffroys Horseshoe Bat - Page: 97
Egyptian free-tailed bat - Page: 97
Common Ostrich - Page: 104
Black-headed Heron - Page: 104
Cattle Egret - Page: 105
White Stork - Page: 105
Marabou Stork - Page: 106
Abdims Stork - Page: 106
Hadeda Ibis - Page: 107
Southern Bald Ibis - Page: 107
Crested Francolin - Page: 108
Secretarybird - Page: 108
Common Quail - Page: 109
Swainsons Spurfowl - Page: 109
Blue Crane - Page: 110
Helmeted Guineafowl - Page: 110
Grey Crowned Crane - Page: 111
Kori Bustard - Page: 111
Blue Korhaan - Page: 112
Denhams Bustard - Page: 112
Crowned Lapwing - Page: 113
Southern Black Korhaan - Page: 113
Burchells Courser - Page: 114
Spotted Thick-knee - Page: 114
Namaqua Sandgrouse - Page: 115
Speckled Pigeon - Page: 115
Alpine Swift - Page: 116
Fiery-necked Nightjar - Page: 116
Little Swift - Page: 117
Southern Ground-Hornbill - Page: 117
Rock Martin - Page: 118
Rufous-naped Lark - Page: 118
Cape Rock-Thrush - Page: 119
White-necked Raven - Page: 119
African Stonechat - Page: 120
Cape Rock-jumper - Page: 120
Cape Longclaw - Page: 121
African Pipit - Page: 121
Yellow Bishop - Page: 122
Red-winged Starling - Page: 122
Fan-tailed Widowbird - Page: 123
Long-tailed Widowbird - Page: 123
Common Waxbill - Page: 124
Cape Bunting - Page: 124
African Penguin - Page: 125
Little Grebe - Page: 125
Great White Pelican - Page: 126
Cape Gannet - Page: 126
Cape Cormorant - Page: 127
White-breasted Cormorant - Page: 127
Reed Cormorant - Page: 128
African Darter - Page: 128
Grey Heron - Page: 129
Goliath Heron - Page: 129
Black Heron - Page: 130
Little Egret - Page: 130
African Sacred Ibis - Page: 131
Hamerkop - Page: 131
Lesser Flamingo - Page: 132
African Spoonbill - Page: 132
Egyptian Goose - Page: 133
South African Shelduck - Page: 133
Red-billed Teal - Page: 134
Yellow-billed Duck - Page: 134
African Purple Swamphen - Page: 135
Spur-winged Goose - Page: 135
Red-knobbed Coot - Page: 136
Common Moorhen - Page: 136
African Jacana - Page: 137
African Black Oystercatcher - Page: 137
White-fronted Plover - Page: 138
Three-banded Plover - Page: 138
Blacksmith Lapwing - Page: 139
Common Sandpiper - Page: 139
Wood Sandpiper - Page: 140
Curlew Sandpiper - Page: 140
Pied Avocet - Page: 141
Kelp Gull - Page: 141
Hartlaubs Gull - Page: 142
Grey-headed Gull - Page: 142
Common Tern - Page: 143
Swift Tern - Page: 143
African Skimmer - Page: 144
Pied Kingfisher - Page: 144
Malachite Kingfisher - Page: 145
Giant Kingfisher - Page: 145
African Pied Wagtail - Page: 146
Lesser Swamp-Warbler - Page: 146
Cape Wagtail - Page: 147
Southern Red Bishop - Page: 147
Cape Vulture - Page: 148
Bearded Vulture - Page: 148
Lappet-faced Vulture - Page: 149
Cape Vulture - Page: 149
Black Kite - Page: 150
Black-shouldered Kite - Page: 150
Yellow-billed Kite - Page: 150
Verreauxs Eagle - Page: 151
African Crowned Eagle - Page: 152
Martial Eagle - Page: 152
Black-chested Snake-Eagle - Page: 153
Bateleur - Page: 153
Steppe Buzzard - Page: 154
African Fish-Eagle - Page: 154
Southern Pale Chanting Goshawk - Page: 155
Jackal Buzzard - Page: 155
African Marsh-Harrier - Page: 156
African Harrier-Hawk - Page: 156
Rock Kestrel - Page: 157
Lanner Falcon - Page: 157
Barn Owl - Page: 158
Pygmy Falcon - Page: 158
Pearl-spotted Owlet - Page: 159
Spotted Eagle-Owl - Page: 159
Pels Fishing-Owl - Page: 160
Verreauxs Eagle-Owl - Page: 160
Red-eyed Dove - Page: 161
Cape Turtle-Dove - Page: 161
Laughing Dove - Page: 162
African Green-Pigeon - Page: 163
Brown-headed Parrot - Page: 163
Meyers Parrot - Page: 164
Rosy-faced Lovebird - Page: 164
Knysna Turaco - Page: 165
Purple-crested Turaco - Page: 165
Red-chested Cuckoo - Page: 166
Grey Go-away-bird - Page: 166
Burchells Coucal - Page: 167
Diderick Cuckoo - Page: 167
Speckled Mousebird - Page: 168
African Palm-Swift - Page: 168
Narina Trogon - Page: 169
Red-faced Mousebird - Page: 169
Woodland Kingfisher - Page: 170
Brown-hooded Kingfisher - Page: 170
Southern Carmine Bee-eater - Page: 171
European Bee-eater - Page: 171
Lilac-breasted Roller - Page: 172
Little Bee-eater - Page: 172
Green Wood-Hoopoe - Page: 173
African Hoopoe - Page: 173
Red-billed Hornbill - Page: 174
Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill - Page: 174
Red-fronted Tinkerbird - Page: 175
Black-collared Barbet - Page: 175
Crested Barbet - Page: 176
Greater Honeyguide - Page: 176
Cardinal Woodpecker - Page: 177
Barn Swallow - Page: 177
Greater Striped Swallow - Page: 178
Common House-Martin - Page: 178
Black-headed Oriole - Page: 179
Fork-tailed Drongo - Page: 179
Cape Crow - Page: 180
Pied Crow - Page: 180
Arrow-marked Babbler - Page: 181
Southern Black Tit - Page: 181
Dark-capped Bulbul - Page: 182
Sombre Greenbul - Page: 182
Familiar Chat - Page: 183
Olive Thrush - Page: 183
Cape Robin-Chat - Page: 184
Red-capped Robin-Chat - Page: 184
Rattling Cisticola - Page: 185
Bar-throated Apalis - Page: 185
Neddicky - Page: 186
Karoo Prinia - Page: 186
African Dusky Flycatcher - Page: 187
Chinspot Batis - Page: 187
African Paradise-Flycatcher - Page: 188
Common Fiscal - Page: 188
Southern Boubou - Page: 189
Red-backed Shrike - Page: 189
Black-backed Puffback - Page: 190
Crimson-breasted Shrike - Page: 190
Bokmakierie - Page: 191
Orange-breasted Bush-Shrike - Page: 191
Common Starling - Page: 192
White-crested Helmet-Shrike - Page: 192
Violet-backed Starling - Page: 193
Common Myna - Page: 193
Red-billed Oxpecker - Page: 194
Cape Glossy Starling - Page: 194
Cape Sugarbird - Page: 195
Malachite Sunbird - Page: 195
Southern Double-collared Sunbird - Page: 196
Orange-breasted Sunbird - Page: 196
Cape White-eye - Page: 197
Scarlet-chested Sunbird - Page: 197
Sociable Weaver - Page: 198
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver - Page: 198
Sociable Weaver - Page: 199
Village Weaver - Page: 199
Red-billed Quelea - Page: 200
Southern Masked-Weaver - Page: 200
Blue Waxbill - Page: 201
African Firefinch - Page: 201
Red-headed Finch - Page: 202
Violet-eared Waxbill - Page: 202
Pin-tailed Whydah - Page: 203
Bronze Mannikin - Page: 203
Yellow-fronted Canary - Page: 204
Long-tailed Paradise-Whydah - Page: 204
Yellow Canary - Page: 205
Cape Canary - Page: 205
Leatherback Sea Turtle - Page: 208
Loggerhead Sea Turtle - Page: 208
Leopard Tortoise - Page: 209
Marsh Terrapin - Page: 209
Angulate Tortoise - Page: 210
Bells Hinged Tortoise - Page: 210
Tent Tortoise - Page: 211
Geometric Tortoise - Page: 211
Parrot-beaked Tortoise - Page: 212
Serrated Tortoise - Page: 212
Speckled Padloper - Page: 213
Boulengers Padloper - Page: 213
Mole Snake - Page: 216
Southern African Python - Page: 216
Snouted Cobra - Page: 217
Black Mamba - Page: 217
Forest Cobra - Page: 218
Cape Cobra - Page: 218
Rinkhals - Page: 219
Mozambique Spitting Cobra - Page: 219
Green Mamba - Page: 220
Boomslang - Page: 220
Southern Twig Snake - Page: 221
South Eastern Green Snake - Page: 221
Red-lipped Herald Snake - Page: 222
Brown Water Snake - Page: 222
Aurora House Snake - Page: 223
Brown House Snake - Page: 223
Spotted Harlequin Snake - Page: 224
Sundevalls Garter Snake - Page: 224
Sundevalls Shovel-snout - Page: 225
Eastern Bark Snake - Page: 225
Fork-marked Sand Snake - Page: 226
Spotted Grass Snake - Page: 226
Natal Black Snake - Page: 227
Crossed Whip Snake - Page: 227
Bibrons Stiletto Snake - Page: 228
Cape Wolf Snake - Page: 228
Rhombic Egg-eater - Page: 229
Common File Snake - Page: 229
Rhombic Night Adder - Page: 230
Cape Berg Adder - Page: 231
Puff Adder - Page: 231
Gaboon Adder - Page: 232
Yellow-bellied Sea Snake - Page: 232
Black Thread Snake - Page: 233
South African Slug-eater - Page: 233
Black-headed Centipede-eater - Page: 234
Bibrons Blind Snake - Page: 234
Eastern Tiger Snake - Page: 235
Speckled Shield Cobra - Page: 235
Nile Crocodile - Page: 236
Nile Monitor - Page: 236
Giant Girdled Lizard - Page: 237
Rock Monitor - Page: 237
Common Flap-neck Chameleon - Page: 238
Armadillo Girdled Lizard - Page: 238
Bibrons Tubercled Gecko - Page: 239
Cape Dwarf Chameleon - Page: 239
Common Barking Gecko - Page: 240
Common Giant Ground Gecko - Page: 240
Namib Web-footed Gecko - Page: 241
Cape Gecko - Page: 241
Southern Rock Agama - Page: 242
Cape Red-tailed Rock Lizard - Page: 242
Cape Skink - Page: 243
Knoxs Desert Lizard - Page: 243
Silvery Dwarf Burrowing Skink - Page: 244
Sundevalls Writhing Skink - Page: 244
Cape Legless Skink - Page: 245
Cape Long-tailed Seps - Page: 245
Common Platanna - Page: 248
Karoo Toad - Page: 248
Guttural Toad - Page: 249
Bushveld Rain Frog - Page: 249
Angola River Frog (cf with 27109) - Page: 250
Cape River Frog - Page: 250
Clicking Stream Frog - Page: 251
Southern Foam Nest Frog - Page: 251
Bubbling Kassina - Page: 252
Giant Bullfrog - Page: 252
Painted Reed Frog - Page: 253
Water Lily Frog - Page: 253
Sharptooth Catfish - Page: 256
Largemouth yellowfish - Page: 256
Chubbyhead Barb - Page: 257
Cape whitefish - Page: 257
Red-breasted Kurper - Page: 258
Mozambique Tilapia - Page: 258
Banded Tilapia - Page: 259
Bluegill Sunfish - Page: 259
Cape Kurper - Page: 260
Carp - Page: 260
Smallmouth Bass - Page: 261
Large-mouth Bass - Page: 261
Rainbow Trout - Page: 262
Brown Trout - Page: 262
Moggel - Page: 263
Tigerfish - Page: 263
Great White Shark - Page: 266
Whale Shark - Page: 266
Tiger Shark - Page: 267
Ragged-tooth shark or Spotted ragged-tooth shark - Page: 267
Dusky Shark - Page: 268
Zambezi or Bull Shark - Page: 268
Great Hammerhead Shark - Page: 269
Spotted Sevengill Cowshark or Broadnose sevengill shark - Page: 269
Hardnosed Smooth-hound - Page: 270
Pyjama catshark or Striped catshark - Page: 270
Largetooth Sawfish - Page: 271
Lesser Sandshark or Lesser Guitarfish - Page: 271
Blue Stingray - Page: 272
Eagle Ray - Page: 272
Marbled Electric Ray - Page: 273
Spearnose Skate - Page: 273
King Mackerel - Page: 274
Black Marlin - Page: 274
Snoek - Page: 275
Longfin Tuna - Page: 275
Dorado - Page: 276
Great Barracuda - Page: 276
Giant Kingfish - Page: 277
Cape Yellowtail - Page: 277
Garrick - Page: 278
Shad - Page: 278
Kob - Page: 279
Geelbek - Page: 279
Red Stumpnose - Page: 280
Dageraad - Page: 280
Red Roman - Page: 281
Carpenter - Page: 281
Red Steenbras - Page: 282
Seventy-four - Page: 282
Black Musselcracker - Page: 283
White Musselcracker - Page: 283
Santer - Page: 284
Slinger - Page: 284
Yellowbelly Rockcod - Page: 285
Englishman - Page: 285
Limespot Butterflyfish - Page: 286
Old Woman - Page: 286
Powder-blue Surgeonfish - Page: 287
Sergeant Major - Page: 287
Bridle Triggerfish - Page: 288
Goldbar Wrasse - Page: 288
Blacksaddle Goatfish - Page: 289
Honeycomb Moray Eel - Page: 289
River Snapper - Page: 290
River Bream - Page: 290
White Steenbras - Page: 291
Spotted Grunter - Page: 291
Cape Moony - Page: 292
Southern Mullet - Page: 292
Bartail Flathead - Page: 293
African Mudhopper - Page: 293
Hottentot - Page: 294
Galjoen - Page: 294
Zebra - Page: 295
Blacktail Seabream - Page: 295
Strepie - Page: 296
White Stumpnose - Page: 296
Stonebream - Page: 297
Natal Stumpnose - Page: 297
Sardine - Page: 298
Cape Anchovy - Page: 298
Chub Mackerel - Page: 299
Maasbanker - Page: 299
Killer Whale - Page: 301
Southern Right Whale - Page: 301
Dusky Dolphin - Page: 302
Common Dolphin - Page: 302
Southern Elephant Seal - Page: 303
Cape Fur Seal - Page: 303
Cape Rock Lobster - Page: 306
Common Octopus - Page: 306
Mole Crab - Page: 307
Common Shore Crab - Page: 307
Giant Chiton or Armadillo - Page: 308
Estuarine Mud Prawn - Page: 308
Long-spined Limpet - Page: 309
Perlemoen - Page: 309
Littorina africana knysnaensis - Page: 310
Finger Plough Shell - Page: 310
Alikreukel or Giant Turban - Page: 311
Bubble Raft Shell or Violet Snail - Page: 311
Brown Mussel - Page: 312
Cape Rock Oyster - Page: 312
White Mussel or Wedge Shell - Page: 313
Black Mussel - Page: 313
Red Bait - Page: 314
False Plum Anemone - Page: 314
Paper Nautilus - Page: 315
Black Sea Cucumber - Page: 315
Cape Urchin - Page: 316
Spiny Starfish - Page: 316
Blue-bottle - Page: 317
Dwarf Cushion Star - Page: 317
Earthworms - Page: 320
Scorpions - Page: 321
Burrowing Scorpions - Page: 321
Bark Scorpions - Page: 321
Scorpions - Page: 322
Sand-dwelling Scorpions - Page: 322
Thick-tail Scorpions - Page: 322
Baboon Spiders - Page: 323
Sun Spiders - Page: 323
Orb-web Spiders - Page: 324
Crab Spiders - Page: 324
Jumping Spiders - Page: 325
Button Spiders - Page: 325
Ticks - Page: 326
Millipedes - Page: 327
Centipedes - Page: 327
Ground Beetles - Page: 330
Whirligig Beetles - Page: 330
Dung Beetles / Scarab Beetles - Page: 331
Predaceous Water Beetles - Page: 331
Fruit Chafers - Page: 332
Rhinoceros Beetles - Page: 332
Ladybird Beetles - Page: 333
Fireflies / Glow worms - Page: 333
Toktokkie Beetles - Page: 334
Long-horn Beetles / Timber Beetles - Page: 335
Snout Beetles - Page: 335
Citrus Swallowtail - Page: 338
Mocker Swallowtail - Page: 338
Common Mother-of-Pearl - Page: 339
Large Striped Swordtail - Page: 339
African Migrant - Page: 340
Foxy Charaxes - Page: 340
Friar - Page: 341
Spotted Sailer - Page: 341
Chief - Page: 342
Common Diadem - Page: 342
Common Evening Brown - Page: 343
African Plain Tiger - Page: 343
Table Mountain Beauty - Page: 344
Pearl Charaxes - Page: 344
Marsh Patroller - Page: 345
African Joker - Page: 345
Garden Acraea - Page: 346
Painted Lady - Page: 346
Southern Gaudy Commodore - Page: 347
Polka Dot - Page: 347
Yellow Pansy - Page: 348
Dark Blue Pansy - Page: 348
Scarlet Tip - Page: 349
Pioneer Caper White - Page: 349
Eastern Dotted Border - Page: 350
African Clouded Yellow - Page: 350
Gold-spotted Sylph - Page: 351
Broad-bordered Grass Yellow - Page: 351
Red Russet - Page: 352
Thysbe Opal - Page: 352
Common Fig-tree Blue - Page: 353
Southern Sapphire - Page: 353
Pea Blue - Page: 354
Tailed Black-eye - Page: 354
Mimosa Moon Moth - Page: 355
Mopane Moth - Page: 355
Tricolored Tiger - Page: 356
Convolvulus Hawk Moth - Page: 356
Pink-laced Emerald Looper - Page: 357
Beautiful Tiger - Page: 357
Silverfish / Fishmoths - Page: 360
Springtails - Page: 360
Dragonflies - Page: 361
Cockroaches - Page: 361
Termites - Page: 362
Mantids - Page: 362
King Crickets / Parktown Prawns - Page: 363
Earwigs - Page: 363
Katydids / Bush Crickets / Long-horned Grasshoppers - Page: 364
Crickets - Page: 365
Mole Crickets - Page: 366
Locusts / Short-horned Grasshoppers - Page: 367
Bladder Grasshoppers - Page: 367
Stick Insects - Page: 368
Spittle Bugs - Page: 368
Assassin Bugs - Page: 369
Pond Skaters - Page: 369
Cicadas / Christmas Singers - Page: 370
Aphids / Plant lice / Green flies - Page: 370
Mealy Bugs - Page: 371
Armoured Scale Insects - Page: 371
Crane Flies / Leatherjackets - Page: 372
Antlions - Page: 372
Mosquitoes - Page: 373
Horse Flies - Page: 373
Hover Flies - Page: 374
Robber Flies - Page: 374
House Flies - Page: 375
Fruit Flies - Page: 375
Blow Flies / Bluebottles / Greenbottles - Page: 376
Tsetse Flies - Page: 376
Flesh Flies - Page: 377
Large Parasitic Wasps - Page: 377
Spider-hunting Wasps - Page: 378
Paper Wasps - Page: 378
Carpenter Bees - Page: 379
Mud Daubers / Sand Wasps - Page: 379
Honey Bees - Page: 380
Driver Ants - Page: 380
Sugar Ants - Page: 381
Cocktail Ants - Page: 381

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