World Wide Web Resources

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African Primates at Home

Frogs of Arabuko-Sokoke Forest, Kenya   Highlights the research of Dr. Robert Drewes of CAS. Includes images and sounds of the frogs he studies and pictures of the predators and other inhabitants of the forest.

The Living Edens: Etosha -- Africa's Untamed Wilderness (Namibia)

The Living Edens: Namib -- Africa's Burning Shore (Namibia)

The Living Edens: Madagascar - A World Apart

Serengeti National Park Tanzania

United Tour's African Animals

Wildlife Africa's Animal Behavior

Wildlife Organizations in Africa .

Books on Animal Life

Astley Maberly, C. T. Animals of East Africa. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1966. M&O QL336 .A8 1966.

Astley Maberly, C. T. The Game Animals of Southern Africa. Johannesburg: Nelson, 1967. M&O SK251 .A79 1967.

Cloudsley-Thompson, J. L. The Zoology of Tropical Africa. New York: W. W. Norton 1969. Main QL336 .C57 1969.

Estes, Richard Despard. The Behaviour Guide to African Animals. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1991. Ref. QL731.A1 E84 1991.

Iwago, Mitsuaki. Serengeti: Natural Order on the African Plain. San Francisco, California: Chronicle Books,1987. S.C. QL337.T3 I93 1987.

Lawick, Hugo van. Among Predators and Prey. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 1986. S.C. Books QL337.E25 L38 1986 Special Collections.

Amphibians & Reptiles:

Branch, Bill (William R.) Bill Branch's Field Guide to The Snakes & Other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Cape Town, South Africa:Struik, 1988. Herp. QL662.S65B73 1988.

Hedges, Norman G. Reptiles and Amphibians of East Africa. Nairobi: Kenya Literature Bureau, 1983. Herp. QL662.E2 H43 1983.

Marais, Johan. A Complete Guide to the Snakes of Southern Africa. Halfway House [South Africa]: Southern Book Publishers, 1992. Herp QL666.06M355 1992.

Passmore, N.I. South African Frogs: A Complete Guide. Johannesburg: Witwatersrand University Press, 1995. Herp. QL668.E2P28 1995.

Birds:

Roberts, Austin. Roberts Birds of South Africa. [Capetown]: published for the Trustees of the South African Brd Book Fund, 1957. REF QL692.A35.R66 1957.

Serle, Williama. Field Guide to the Birds of West Africa. London: Collins, 1977. REF QL692.W4 S47

Williams, John George. A Field Guide to the Birds of East and Central Africa. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1964. REF QL692.W73 1964.

Fish:

Compagno, Leonard J.V. Guide to the Sharks and Rays of Southern Africa. London: New Holland, 1989. Ichthy QL638.9.C65 1989.

Copley, Hugh. The Game Fishes of Africa. London: H.F. & G. Witherby, 1952. Ichthy QL635.A1 C6 1952.

Debelius, Helmut. Indian Ocean Tropical Fish Guide. Neu Isenburg: Aquaprint, 1993. Ichthy QL622.D42 1993.

Fryer, Geoffrey. The Cichlid Fishes of the Great Lakes of Africa: Their Biology and Evolution. Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1972.S.A. QL638.C55 F7 1972.

Payne, A.I.L. and R.J.M. Crawford (eds.). Oceans of Life off Southern Africa. Cape Town: Vlaeberg Publishers, 1989. Ref.QL337.S66 O34 1989.

Skelton, Paul H. A Complete Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Southern Africa. illus. Dave Voorvelt and Elizabeth Tarr. Halfway House: Southern Book Publishers. Ichthy QL635.S6 S52 1993.

Invertebrates:

Bevis, Margaret. The Insects of Southern Africa: An Introduction to the Study of Entomology. Johannesburg: Nelson, 1964. Ent.QL485.B47 1964.

D'Abrera, Bernard. Butterflies of the Afrotropical Region. Melbourne: Lansdown Edition, 1980. Ent. Folio QL557.A1 D332 1980.

Filmer, Martin R. Southern African Spiders: An Identification Guide. Cape Town: Struik, 1991. Ent. QL453.6.S65 F56 1991.

Gosliner, Terrence. Nudibranchs of Southern Africa: A Guide to Opisthobranch Molluscs of Southern Africa. Monterey: CA: Sea Challengers, 1987. Ref. QL430.4. G67 1987.

Skaife, Sydney Harold. African Insect Life. London: Longmans Green, 1953. Ent. QL485.S54 1953.

Williams, Gary C. Coral Reef Octocorals: An Illustrated Guide to the Soft Corals, Sea Fans, and Sea Pens Inhabiting the Coral Reefs of Northern Natal. Durban, South Africa: Durban Natural Science Museum, 1993. IZ&G QL377.C6 W54 1993.

Mammals:

Kingdon, Jonathan. East African Mammals: An Atlas of Evolution in Africa. Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 1984-1989. Ref QL731.E15 K51984.

McColaugh, Doreen Wolfsen. Wild Lives: Profiles of East African Mammals. Nairobi: African Wildlife Foundation, 1989. M&O QL731.E15 M34 1989.

Skinner, John D. The Mammals of the Southern African Subregion. Pretoria: University of Pretoria, 1990. M&O QL731.S65 S64 1990.

Smith, Stephen J. The Atlas of Africa's Principal Mammals. San Antonio: Natural History Books, 1985. M&O QL731.A1 S65 1985.

no. 3. The African Elephant. Nairobi: United Nations Environment Programme, 1989. UNEP/GEMS Environment Library. Biodiv REF QL737.P98A47 1989.

Botany:

Blundell, Michael. Collins Guide to the Wild Flowers of East Africa. London: Collins, 1987. Bot. QK401.B48 1987.

Polhill, Diana. Index of Collection Localites. Series: Flora of Tropical East Africa. Royal Botanic Gardens, 1988. Ref QK401.P65 1988.

Steentoft, Margaret. Flowering Plants in West Africa. Cambridge (England); New York: Cambridge University Press, 1988. Bot QK393.S74 1988.

Conservation, Ecology & Endangered Species:

Dykes, Mervyn. The Empty Eden. Surrey, BC: North-West Book Co., 1990. Biodiv QL84.6.A1 D94 1990.

James, Valentine Udoh. Africa's Ecology: Sustaining the Biological and Environmental Diversity of a Continent. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, c1993. Biodiv HC800.Z65 J348 1993.

Kingdon, Jonathan. Island Africa: The Evolution of Africa's Rare Animals and Plants. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press,1989. Biodiv Ref QH77.A3 K46 1989.

Lovegrove, Barry. The Living Deserts of Southern Africa. Vlaeberg: Fernwood Press, 1993. Main QH195.A323 L68 1993.

Lovett, Jon C. and Samuel K. Wasser. Biogeography and Ecology of the Rain Forests of Eastern Africa. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 1993. Biodiv QH195.A23 B56 1993.

Martin, Claude. The Rainforests of West Africa: Ecology, Threats, Conservation. Boston: Birkhauser Verlag, 1991. Biodiv Ref QH195.W46 M3713 1991.

Matthiessen, Peter. The Tree Where Man Was Born. New York: Crescent, 1972. Main QL337.S65 M37 1972.

Sale, John Benjamin. The Importance and Values of Wild Plants and Animals in Africa. Gland Switzerland. IUCN, 1983. Biodiv Ref QH705 .S34 1983.

Sayer, Jeffrey A.; Caroline S. Harcourt and N. Mark Collins (eds.). The Conservation Atlas of Tropical Forests: Africa. (England):Macmillan Publishers Ltd., 1992. Biodiv Ref G2446.K3 C6 1992

Stuart, Simon. Biodiversity in Sub-Saharan Africa and Its Islands. Gland: Switzerland: IUCN, 1990. Biodiv. QH77. A357 S78 1990.

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Children's Books

Animals:

Halliburton, Warren J. African Wildlife. New York: Maxwell Macmillan International, 1992. Public Juv QL336 .H35 1992.

Lindblad, Lisa. The Serengeti Migration: Africa's Animals on the Move. New York: Hyperion Books for Children, 1994. Public Juv QL737.U53 L55 1994.

Ryden, Hope. Wild Animals of Africa ABC. New York: Lodestar Books, 1989. Public Juv QL336 .R93 1989.

Amphibians & Reptiles:

Martin, James. Chameleons: Dragons in the Trees. New York: Crown, 1991. Public Juv QL666.L23 M36 1991.

Birds:

Dike, Virginia W. Birds of Our Land: a Child's Guide to West African Birds. Enugu, Nigeria: Fourth Dimension Publishers, 1986. Biodiv Juv QL692.W4 D55. 1986.

Mammals:

Arnold, Caroline. Cheetah. New York: Morrow Junior Books, 1989. Public Juv. QL737.C23 A75 1989.

Arnold, Caroline. Hippo. New York: Morrow Junior Books, 1989. Public Juv. QL737.U57 A76 1989.

Bix, Cynthia Overbeck. Lions. Minneapolis: Lerner Publication Co., 1981. Public Juv QL737.C23 B59 1981.

Brust, Beth Wagner. Hippos. Mankato, MN: Creative Education, 1991. Public Juv QL737.U57 B78 1991.

Elwood, Ann. Chimpanzees an Bonobos. Mankato, MN: Creative Education, 1990. Public Juv QL737.P96 E49 1990.

Elwood, Ann. Old World Monkeys. Mankato, MN: Creative Education, 1991. Public Juv QL737.P93 E38 1991.

Goodall, Jane, 1934- The Chimpanzee Family Book. Saxonville, MA: Picture Book Studio, 1989. Public Juv QL737.P96 G584 1989.

Wexo, John Bonnet. Gorillas. Mankato, MN: Creative Education, 1991. Biodiv Juv QL737.P96 W384 1991.

Wood, Linda C. Zebras. Mankato, MN: Creative Education, 1991. Biodiv Juv QL737.U62 W66 1991.

Plants:

Bash, Barbara. Tree of life: The World of the African Baobab. 1st ed. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 1989. Public Juv QK495.B7 B37 1989.

Fiction & Folklore:

Aardema, Verna. Bringing the Rain to Kqpiti Pain: A Nandi Tale. New York: Scholastic, 1989. Public Juv PZ8.3.A123 Br 1989.

Leslie-Melville, Betty. Daisy Rothschild. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1987. Public Juv QL795.G55 L46 1987.

Leslie-Melville, Betty. Walter Warthog. New York: Doubleday, 1989. Public Juv QL737.U58 L47 1989.

Payne, Katharine. Elephants Calling. New York: Crown Publishers, 1992. Biodiv Juv QL737.P98 P39 1992.

Yoshida, Toshi. Elephant Crossing. New York: Philomel Books, 1989. Public Juv QL737.P98 Y67 1989.

Yoshida, Toshi. Young Lions. New York, Philomel Books, 1989. Public Juv QL737.C23 Y6713 1989.

Society:

Feelings, Muriel L. Moja means one; Swahili counting book. New York, Dial Press 1971. Public Juv PZ9.F3 Mo 1971.

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Videotapes

Africa's great migration. [Landover, Md.] : Discovery Channel, c1990. (60 min.). Biodiv Media QL337 .E25 A37 1990.

Crime against nature: an investigative report. San Francisco: The Project, 1994. (32 min) Biodiv Media SK591 .C75 1994.

Fire bird. New York : Thirteen/WNET, 1995, c1994. (57 min.) VHS. Series title: Nature video library. The story of the millions of flamingoes that inhabit the caustic soda lakes of eastern Africa's Great Rift Valley. Public AV QL696 .C56 F57 1995

Gorillas in the mist: the adventures of Dian Fossey. MCA Home Video, 1989. (129 min.) Biodiv Media QL795 .G7 G68 1989.

Lion: Africa's King of the Beasts. Stamford, CT: ABC Video, 1994. Public QL737.C23 L55 1994.

Madagascar, a World Apart. [Arlington, Va.]: PBS Home Video, c1998.(60 min.) Public AV QL84.6.M33 M32 1998

Tales of the Serengeti. [Stamford, CT]: ABC Videos 1995 Biodiv QL337.T3T35 1995 V 1to4

Zebra: Patterns in the Grass. Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, 1991. Public QL737.U62 Z42 1991.

Last Updated: August 1999