Beat About the Bush: Mammals

by Trevor Carnaby

Filling the gap between basic mammal guides and extensive academic texts, this resource answers everyday questions about mammals in an understandable fashion that will appeal to tourists, bush enthusiasts, and field guides. Addressing everything from how an elephant's trunk works to why the blue whale is not a fish, this question-and-answer guide includes more than 700 color photographs and a detailed section on tracks and signs, making it a must-have for anyone wanting to know about the mammals of the bush region.

Genres: Africa

376 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2007

Reviews

[Kade Gulluscio · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beat About The Bush is an informative book about mammals in Africa.
I can't say it was the most entertaning book I've read, BUT I did learn quite a bit.
I particularly enjoyed learning about the pangolins, black rhinos and aarvarks.

Overall, worth the read for the sake of learning fun facts about the animals and why they do what they do.

[Lady Safari · Rating 5 out of 5]

When I was in bush school, the animal behavior book we had at that point, was in my opinion, very poor and bordering on silly.

I am so happy about this book. It has very good, solid and first hand experience information that makes this a superb book for any nature guide to read and apply!

Thank you so much for this book.

[Guillem · Rating 5 out of 5]

La millor guia per aprendre sobre l’ecosistema de la sabana i els seus mamífers. Des del seu comportament, fins a tècniques per rastrejar-los o elements per identificar-los. Moltes curiositats i imatges!

[Ole Martin]

i like the book

[Daniel · Rating 3 out of 5]

I did end up learning a lot, but a bit too basic for what I was looking for and was a little boring. Still worth a read though if you are going ok a safari.

[John John · Rating 3 out of 5]

Best book ,has more information about the bush and wild

[Carrie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is set up in a question/answer format, in which the author gives his response to questions people may have about African mammals. Carnaby openly admits that his answers reflect his own opinions and come from his own experience as a guide, rather than from any kind of systematic scientific study, and while this means that everything he says might be taken with a grain of salt, it is also makes for an absolutely fascinating read and includes information on animal behavior that isn't found in other books. It is packed with observations and anecdotes, some of which are horrifically violent, so if the darker side of nature bothers you, I'd avoid this one...

[Liesl de Swardt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well written and constructed. Not too heavily infused with jargon s to make it illegible but the author isn't talking down to you either.