--- product_id: 3712000 title: "The Kingdon Pocket Guide to African Mammals (Princeton Pocket Guides, 4) Paperback – January 30, 2005" brand: "jonathan kingdon" price: "VT9853" currency: VUV in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.vu/products/3712000-the-kingdon-pocket-guide-to-african-mammals-princeton-pocket-guides store_origin: VU region: Vanuatu --- # The Kingdon Pocket Guide to African Mammals (Princeton Pocket Guides, 4) Paperback – January 30, 2005 **Brand:** jonathan kingdon **Price:** VT9853 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Kingdon Pocket Guide to African Mammals (Princeton Pocket Guides, 4) Paperback – January 30, 2005 by jonathan kingdon - **How much does it cost?** VT9853 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vu](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/3712000-the-kingdon-pocket-guide-to-african-mammals-princeton-pocket-guides) ## Best For - jonathan kingdon enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted jonathan kingdon brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![The Kingdon Pocket Guide to African Mammals (Princeton Pocket Guides, 4) Paperback – January 30, 2005 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51HBhkgMLxL.jpg) ![The Kingdon Pocket Guide to African Mammals (Princeton Pocket Guides, 4) Paperback – January 30, 2005 - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51xnEzEN4gL.jpg) ![The Kingdon Pocket Guide to African Mammals (Princeton Pocket Guides, 4) Paperback – January 30, 2005 - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41usd5v4V4L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Best Guide for Field Use in Africa! *by L***R on Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2006* This compact little guide is a condensed version of  The Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals  by the same author. That book is easily the best overview of African mammals, with detailed info on each species/genus, but it is not really practical for use as a field guide (see my review of it).This book contains the same illustrations arranged in a format that makes them handier for actual identification in the field.It is very comprehensive, covering every single species of African mammals with the exception of bats, rodents, insectivores, elephant-shrews and hyrraxes, which are usually represented by one species for each genus. But every single genus is represented, and of rodents, every species of squirrel is dealt with separately.Maps and brief info on distribution and ecology of each taxon is now to be found on the pages facing the illustrutions.The latter are a mixed bag, as in the original work: while most are quite good, even excellent and life-like, others are quite awful, either showing animals with stiff, straight limbs/bodies as if drawn with a ruler (like the Crowned Monkey) or in highly unnatural positions (like the Potto with the limbs twisted out, or the Cheetah standing up like a circus horse).All things considered, this is easily the best field guide to mammals of Africa, though for more in-depth information on each taxon, you may still want to have the original book in addition to this one. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Stands alone as a complete field guide to African mammals *by V***5 on Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2015* Unlike its parent volume, "The Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals," the pocket guide includes indexes to both scientific and English names, a distinct advantage in addition to its more compact size that facilitates use in the field while saving space in packing. Illustrations are sized to serve as well as those of the larger work, although descriptions are necessarily far more concise. A number of the range maps entail a frustrating compromise wherein the area of Africa included to effectively illustrate species distributions is so small as to require a more intimate knowledge of the continent's geography than many likely users will possess. This caveat notwithstanding, the pocket guide is the finest reference of its size. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Decent guide book! *by A***D on Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2018* Bought this to use on a field course through Kenya. It was easy to use and the pictures and descriptions were very helpful. Because it's a guide to ALL African mammals (rather than a regional book), it was sometimes overwhelming to the students- but there are maps that can be used. I would argue that it doesn't really fit very well in a pocket, but I don't think I'd carry it in my pocket anyway. 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