Megan Emmett

An introduction to the leopard, one of the Big Five wild animals. This book looks at the leopard's physical characteristics, its territory, and its hunting and eating habits. The book also talks about the conservation of leopards.The book was written by a qualified South African Nature Conservationist and gives details on the following: quick facts; what a leopard is; lots of spots; leopards with no spots; where leopards live; why leopards have territories; marking a territory; tough bodies; sharp claws; paws; sharp sight; what leopards hunt; what leopards eat; food in trees; cubs; growing up; "follow me" signs; mating and pregnancy; habits; cultural uses in Africa; people and leopards; conservation.This book contains a Glossary and an Index. The Big 5 and other wild animals series is a set of 10 books about wild animals, including the Big Five, which are the lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo and rhino. Each book looks at the animal's family life, territory, daily activities and physical characteristics. All the books discuss conservation.Follow our Facebook page for the latest news and updates on this and other series.

An introduction to the lion, one of the Big Five wild animals. This book looks at the lion's family life and territory, its daily activities and its physical characteristics. The book also talks about the conservation of lions.The book was written by a qualified South African Nature Conservationist and gives details on the following: quick facts; meet the lion; family life; living in territories; working together; marking a territory; food and water; hunting; king of the kill; teeth roaring; manes; sleeping; claws and tracks; mating; flehmen; giving birth; breeding together; "follow me" signs; king of the bush; endangered lions; conservation.This book contains a Glossary and an Index. The Big 5 and other wild animals series is a set of 10 books about wild animals, including the Big Five, which are the lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo and rhino. Each book looks at the animal's family life, territory, daily activities and physical characteristics. All the books discuss conservation.Follow our Facebook page for the latest news and updates on this and other series.

An introduction to the buffalo, one of the Big Five wild animals. This book looks at the buffalo's family life and daily activities, its physical characteristics, buffalo babies and more.The book was written by a qualified South African Nature Conservationist and gives details on the following: quick facts; meet the buffalo; males and females; what they eat; how they drink water; family life in herds and clans; leadership; fighting; how they find their way; what happens to old buffalo bulls; buffalo senses; beating the heat; protecting the herd; flehmen; baby buffalo; buffalo and birds.This book contains a Glossary and an Index. The Big 5 and other wild animals series is a set of 10 books about wild animals, including the Big Five, which are the lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo and rhino. Each book looks at the animal's family life, territory, daily activities and physical characteristics. All the books discuss conservation.Follow our Facebook page for the latest news and updates on this and other series.

An introduction to the white rhino, one of the Big Five wild animals. This book looks at the differences between white rhino and black rhino, the white rhino's physical characteristics and its daily activities, and its family life and territory. The book also talks about the conservation of rhinos. The book was written by a qualified South African Nature Conservationist and gives details on the following: quick facts; meet the rhino; white and black rhino; the rhino's body; the rhino's feet; the rhino's horns; the white rhino's square mouth; munch, munch, and step forward (how they eat); drinking water; mud wallowing; habits; family life; the home range; bulls' territories; marking territory; fighting; seeing, smelling and hearing; flehmen; finding a mate; danger and speed; rhinos and birds; rhino in danger; saving the rhino.This book contains a Glossary and an Index. The big 5 and other wild animals series is a set of 10 books about wild animals, including the Big Five, which are the lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo and rhino. Each book looks at the animal's family life, territory, daily activities and physical characteristics. All the books discuss conservation.Follow our Facebook page for the latest news and updates on this and other series.

An introduction to the elephant, one of the Big Five wild animals. This book looks at the elephant's physical characteristics, its daily activities, and its family life and home ranges. The book also talks about the conservation of elephants.This book contains a Glossary and an Index. The big 5 and other wild animals series is a set of 10 books about wild animals, including the Big Five, which are the lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo and rhino. Each book looks at the animal's family life, territory, daily activities and physical characteristics. All the books discuss conservation.Follow our Facebook page for the latest news and updates on this and other series.

An introduction to the giraffe, a wild animal. This book looks at the giraffe's physical characteristics, its eating habits, its family life and the ways it communicates.The book was written by a qualified South African Nature Conservationist and gives details on the following: quick facts; meet the giraffe; the giraffe's coat; males and females; reaching the leaves; the giraffe's mouth; strange eating habits; drinking; living together; neck-fighting; "follow me" sign; baby giraffe; staying out of trouble; helping other animals; making a noise; how giraffe and thorny trees both stay healthy; relatives; conservation.This book contains a Glossary and an Index. The Big 5 and other wild animals series is a set of 10 books about wild animals, including the Big Five, which are the lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo and rhino. Each book looks at the animal's family life, territory, daily activities and physical characteristics. All the books discuss conservation.Follow our Facebook page for the latest news and updates on this and other series.

An introduction to the hippo, a wild animal. This book looks at the hippo's physical characteristics, its daily activities, and its family life. The book also talks about the conservation of hippos.The book was written by a qualified South African Nature Conservationist and gives details on the following: quick facts; meet the hippo; the hippo's skin; getting too hot; living in water; water saves energy; feeding at night; the hippo's food; the hippo's teeth; escaping danger; living together; keeping other hippos away; showing who is boss; baby hippos; helping the rivers and the bush; helping other animals; doing a strange thing; the hippo's relatives; hippos in danger.This book contains a Glossary and an Index. The Big 5 and other wild animals series is a set of 10 books about wild animals, including the Big Five, which are the lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo and rhino. Each book looks at the animal's family life, territory, daily activities and physical characteristics. All the books discuss conservation.Follow our Facebook page for the latest news and updates on this and other series.

This guide is packed with practical, interpretative information on the most commonly encountered animals and plants of the Lowveld - information that is usually only available if you have a game ranger or field guide by your side in the bush!