Portraits in the Wild: Behavior Studies of East African Mammals [Hardcover]

Cynthia Moss (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 371 pages
• Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr (Tx); Rep Sub edition (June 1982)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0226542327
• ISBN-13: 978-0226542324
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,095,631 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential reading for travelers to East Africa, May 3, 1998

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Frank (Stockton CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Portraits in the Wild: Behavior Studies of East African Mammals (Hardcover)

This is it! The classic!
Moss covers the essentials of the large mammals of East Africa in readable but scientifically accurate descriptions -- describing not only the mammals but their behavior and habitat.
Every future traveler to East Africa would do well to read the sections of this book covering the animals the traveler expects to observe prior to traveling -- the first time and each time. This book is out of print, but widely available in libraries.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Strong Steady Voice for Animals, September 2, 2005

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dear.toni (Baltimore, MD USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Portraits in the Wild: Animal Behavior in East Africa (Paperback)

I've read other books by Cynthia Moss, and she's a great combination of passionate animal advocate and scientist. She knows her material and is well connected with other animal experts in the area. Just a great, great book, fascinating information given straight, neither sentimental nor overly gruesome, well interpreted, tempered, but above all an articulate voice for animals. She respects them and describes them exactly as they are and as they struggle to deal with growing human populations. She's done great things for animals and for humans by educating us; see her website and Amboseli National Park information.