Wildlife of East Africa

Customer Reviews

• A First Rate Guide to all the Wildlife of E. Africa  Mar 1, 2006 (33 of 33 found this helpful)

  I've just returned from safari in Tanzania, where this guide proved extremely helpful. It's small and lightweight -- check out its dimensions and weight in comparison to others. Yet it seems indestructable after several weeks of heavy use, high humidity and occasional rains.
  
  Nearly everything I wanted to identify could be found here: mammals and birds, not to mention reptiles, turtles and some trees. The index was simple for a novice to use (omitting most of the Latin names). The pictures and descriptions then helped make identifications fairly easy.
  
  There are many guides available. Those who saw my Withers and Hosking, however, were quick to approve of its ease of use.

• Very helpful and handy on Safari  Feb 23, 2006 (19 of 19 found this helpful)

  The Wildlife of East Africa was a most valuable asset to me while on Safari in Northern Tanzania. I was able to easily locate, identify, and review the bird and animal sightings and identify by name those that were not familiar to me. I was the envy of the rest of my group. No one else had a handbook that was quite as handy in information and size.

• Books on Africa (Quality Photographs)  Jul 25, 2006 (7 of 7 found this helpful)

  Excellent quality photographs. If you are going to Africa, you need to know how to identify animals other than lions and zebras. This book is a goldmine.

• Perfect...not too big, too expensive, too anythng  May 28, 2007 (5 of 5 found this helpful)

  This book was perfect for my three-week safari to Kenya and Tanzania. It had all of the 40+ animals and most of the 60+ (80? 100?) birds I saw. I wrote directly into the book: date of sighting, # of photo(s), where seen, etc. Others on the trip often asked to borrow it or to have me read about the animals/birds we spotted. It didn't have a few of the more unusual birds so it might not be right for birders or may only be an animal supplement for them but it is perfect for the rest of us. I had read one of the recommendations here before purchase and it was right on! Thanks!!

• Better books out there  Mar 27, 2008 (3 of 3 found this helpful)

  We bought this book and National Audubon Society Field Guide to African Wildlife. The Audubon book was much better. I regret purchasing this book - I feel as though it was a waste of money and suitcase space. We only looked at this book to compare it to the Audubon book to see where this book was lacking. This book is slightly smaller than the Audubon book, but not enough to justify purchasing this one instead of the Audubon book.