World famous photographers Anthony Bannister and Peter Johnson have collaborated to produce South Africa's Wildlife Heritage.
Here, in full colour are all the big mammals the eland, the oryx, the giraffe and the hippo; the predators-heavy-bellied leopards and elegant cheetahs, snaggle-toothed crocodiles and swift-moving snakes. Birds as varied as the two-toed ostrich flouncing over the veld and the glorious malachite kingfisher
There are the small creatures such as the vervet monkey and the pangolin, the hedgehog and the frogs-so often overlooked in books on our wildlife and yet no less remarkable than the elephant dusting itself with cool and protective dust after a rollicking bath.
The photographers have focused too on underwater life and the hidden world of insects-penguins waddling from the surf and baby turtles making a desperate dash to the sea.
Mike Nicol, editor of African Wildlife, presents the animals in their various habitats. In his introduction to the riches of our wildlife heritage, he traces the uneasy relationship between man and wildlife through the centuries in South Africa and writes of the value of conser-vation.
The extended captions are packed with information making this book both informative and a visually splendid experience.
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