Behaviour Briefs

Belonging to a series of concise identification guides, this volume by Chris Stuart and Mathilde Stuart explains the behaviour of frequently encountered mammals in southern and East Africa. Each entry covers how animals defend a territory or home range, how they interact socially, how they mate and breed, how they communicate, what they eat, and how they keep themselves clean.

A numbering system links each section of text to action photographs that show the behaviour in question, so readers can match what they see in the field with the explanation on the page. The guide is written for anyone who wants a compact reference that makes sense of the puzzling conduct of the region's wild animals.