Pocket Guide to Mammals of East Africa

The size of the book is perfect to take with on safari. Like that it doesn't include all the obscure bat species. Seems to include all the major species that one would hope to see.

This book had valuable information about the mammals we saw on our safari trip to Kenya and Tanzania. It was the right size for carrying every day. Every animal we saw was featured in the book.

I like the Stuart's books on African wildlife. I have learnt a lot from them.They are usually very user friendly on Kindle ( on my IPad).This one alas is not.There are very broad headings like: ( the words may not be exact quotes)IntroductionHow to use this bookAnimal IdentificationDung identifationTrack Identification etcFinding the animal you are after is time consuming-- there is no link to take you to the animalIf you look at the photographic credits at the back the items in blue next to the photographer's name link you to the photo.So why, could they not have gone to the trouble to put is a useful link or index to each animal as in some of their other works.This spoils their reputation for both very useful and very user friendly texts.Could it be fixed if there is another edition?That said , I am pleased I have the volume.Others have covered its various features well in their reviews.NOTE. --MAJOR CORRECTIONI have always struggled with the basic eaturese of kindle.I have never got to grips with Look inside ( the magnifying glass) looks as though the other kindle reviewer of this book had the same problem.I tried Lion and got 19 results , tried several but no lion.Finally I found the the main entry were the only ones with the animal's name captitalized. hopes this may help other like myself..SoYes the animals are easy to find, when you know howUse the magnifying glass symbolAnimal name.Look for that name in CAPITALS ( it will be highlighted in yellow )-- click this should take you to the main entry( possibly someone who knows the details well can correct any mistakes I have made. )There are indices of Animal names at the back--First the Scientific Name, then the Names in a variety of languages including French and German and near the end in English. This tells you what is ( is not) in the book and is useful to consult if you cannot remember the animal's name.

A year ago, I wrote a short review of Princeton University's "Wildlife of East Africa" and gave it glowing praise. Others had done so as well. Only one reviewer disagreed, rather strongly. He thought there were many problems with that particular volume and he recommended Chris Stuart's "Pocket Guide" as definitely a better choice. I recently ordered a copy of Stuart's book and though I have in no way changed my mind the first text is well worth buying and using, there is no question that this, too, is a superb small volume. Though it is concerned only with mammals and, unlike WOEA ignores the birds or reptiles of the region, what it does do, is excellent. Each species gets a separate page of very well-detailed discussion along with a generally fine photo of the animal. There are accurate measurements, copies of their tracks, and very neat, individualized locator maps for each mammal as well. Indeed, for anyone who cares about such things, there is even, in the back of this small volume, specific pictures of the various animals' dung as well as a side-by-side chart of their several tracks for comparative purposes. Because this little volume -- and it is "little" -- is so small, it can easily fit into a large coat or short pocket and, as such, it is a great buy for anyone who wants a book to help with identifying the many animals that will be seen on any trip into the back country of Kenya, Tanzania, or Uganda yet does not want to carry any of the many extremely large volumes about East African animals that are readily available. Highly recommended.

I purchased this guide after my disappointment with the mammal section of the book Wildlife of East Africa (Withers and Hoskings.) This one is far superior. Its truly pocketable, with everything I would want in a mammal guide. Very well organized, one page per animal, with very good range maps (even showing overlapping ranges for subspecies in some cases.) Habitat, behavior, voice, size, tracks are all included; and there's even a list of which parks and areas each animal is most likely to be found. Swahili, French, and German names along with the English. There's even a whole section...with photos! of dung, as well as a few pages comparing tracks of similar species. Includes many of the smaller mammals like various rodents and bats. Very pleased with this little guide. Can't wait to bring it to Tanzania!

This was a handy book with just the right information about the mammals we saw during our recent safari to Tanzania. The photos and identification tips were perfect to help us identify the animals. It includes a concise summary of habitat, behavior, and reproduction characteristics. We checked off each animal that we saw, so that this guide also serves as a treasured memento of our trip.

This book helped me attach the correct identity to my picture taken in Kenya. Great pictures and excellent write-up on the mammals.

Great guide with good summaries

Great

I recently went on holiday to Tsavo Eastand found this book to be invaluable. Very comprehensive descriptions of the animals and good photos. There are even sections on footprints and dung!

this was much better when on safari in Tanzania than the bigger ones. The pictures of animal dung were also very entertaining!

Good imformative book

It was perfect for my safari trip. A quick reference to all the animals in Kenya and Tanzania. It was the right size to fit in my backpack.