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ID
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| 7238 |
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Location
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Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
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Comments
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Thomson's gazelle is specialized to graze short grass, seeking the new shoots rich in water and protein.
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Specimen Condition
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Live Specimen
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Identified By
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David Bygott
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Sex
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Male
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Life Cycle Stage
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Adult
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View
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Lateral
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Copyright
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© 2005
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Image Use
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ToL use only
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Creation Date
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1977
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Attached to Group
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Gazella thomsonii: view page image collection
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Title
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ThomGazelle.jpg
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Image Type
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Photograph
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Specimen(s)
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ALT Text
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Thomson's gazelle (Gazella thomsoni), male grazing, Serengeti NP
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Notes
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Artiodactyla/Bovidae
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ID
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7238
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| 7239 |
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Location
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Mt Kenya Safari Club, Kenya
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Comments
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Captive specimen, probably from Mt Kenya vicinity
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Specimen Condition
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Live Specimen
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Identified By
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David Bygott
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Life Cycle Stage
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Immature
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View
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Lateral
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Copyright
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© 2005
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Image Use
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ToL use only
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Attached to Group
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Cephalophus nigrifrons: view page image collection
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Title
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BFduiker.jpg
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Image Type
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Photograph
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Specimen(s)
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Black-fronted Duiker (Cephalophus nigrifrons), Kenya
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ID
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7239
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| 7240 |
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Scientific Name
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Kobus ellipsiprymnus defassa
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Location
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Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
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Comments
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Waterbucks prefer habitats with plenty of cover and will die if denied access to shade. This is a mature male; females are hornless.
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Specimen Condition
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Live Specimen
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Identified By
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David Bygott
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Sex
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Male
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Life Cycle Stage
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Adult
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View
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Lateral
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Copyright
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© 2005
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Image Use
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ToL use only
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Creation Date
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1981
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Attached to Group
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Kobus ellipsiprymnus: view page image collection
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Title
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defassawbk.jpg
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Image Type
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Photograph
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Image Content
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Specimen(s)
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ALT Text
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defassa waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus defassa) male, Serengeti NP
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ID
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7240
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| 7241 |
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Scientific Name
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Madoqua kirkii
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Location
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Samburu Reserve, Kenya
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Comments
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These small antelopes normally live as territorial pairs in bush country. This pair is accompanied by their nearly mature offspring. Note the small horns of the male (center).
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Specimen Condition
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Live Specimen
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Identified By
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David Bygott
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Sex
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Male and female
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Life Cycle Stage
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Adult and immature
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View
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Lateral
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Copyright
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© 2005
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Image Use
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ToL use only
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Creation Date
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January 2001
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Attached to Group
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Madoqua kirkii (Madoqua): view page image collection
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Title
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dikdikx3.jpg
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Image Type
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Photograph
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Image Content
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Specimen(s)
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ALT Text
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Family of dikdiks (Madoqua kirkii), Samburu, Kenya
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ID
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7241
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| 7242 |
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Scientific Name
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Xerus rutilus
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Location
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Tarangire National Park, Tanzania
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Specimen Condition
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Live Specimen
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Identified By
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David Bygott
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Life Cycle Stage
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Adult
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View
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Lateral
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Copyright
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© 2005
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Image Use
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ToL use only
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Creation Date
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1985
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Attached to Group
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Xerus (Xerini): view page image collection
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Title
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gndsqu.jpg
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Image Type
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Photograph
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Image Content
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Specimen(s)
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ALT Text
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Unstriped ground squirrel (Xerus rutilus), Tarangire NP
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ID
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7242
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| 7243 |
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Scientific Name
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Equus grevyi
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Location
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Samburu Reserve, Kenya
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Comments
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Grevy's zebra is distinguished from the Plains zebra by its larger size, narrower stripes and bigger ears.
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Specimen Condition
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Live Specimen
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Identified By
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David Bygott
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Life Cycle Stage
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Adult
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View
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Lateral
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Copyright
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© 2005
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Image Use
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ToL use only
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Creation Date
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1981
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Attached to Group
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Equidae (Perissodactyla): view page image collection
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Title
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grevyzebra.jpg
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Image Type
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Photograph
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Image Content
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Specimen(s)
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ALT Text
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Grevy's zebra (Equus grevyi), Samburu, Kenya
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ID
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7243
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| 7245 |
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Location
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Ngorongoro Crater
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Comments
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This single hyena caught a yearling wildebeest at mid-day. Typically hyenas kill their prey by eating it; the wildebeest is still alive.
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Specimen Condition
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Live Specimen
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Identified By
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David Bygott
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Behavior
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Predation
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Sex
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Male
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Life Cycle Stage
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Adult hyena, yearling wildebeest
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View
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Lateral
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Copyright
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© 2005
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Image Use
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ToL use only
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Creation Date
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August 2001
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Attached to Group
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Crocuta crocuta (Carnivora): view page image collection
Connochaetes taurinus: view page image collection
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Title
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hyenakill3.jpg
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Image Type
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Photograph
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Image Content
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Specimen(s)
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ALT Text
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Spotted hyaena (Crocuta crocuta) eating wildebeest
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ID
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7245
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| 7246 |
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Scientific Name
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Tachyoryctes splendens
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Location
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Arusha, Tanzania
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Comments
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Common in upland areas of East Africa.
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Specimen Condition
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Dead Specimen
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Identified By
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David Bygott
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Sex
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Male
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Life Cycle Stage
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Adult
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View
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Ventral
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Copyright
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© 2005
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Image Use
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ToL use only
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Creation Date
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1982
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Attached to Group
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Bathyergidae (Rodentia): view page image collection
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Title
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molerat.jpg
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Image Type
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Photograph
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Image Content
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Specimen(s)
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ALT Text
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Root-rat (Tachyoryctes splendens), Arusha, Tanzania
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ID
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7246
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| 7247 |
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Scientific Name
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Hexaprotodon liberiensis
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Location
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Mk Kenya Safari Club, Kenya
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Comments
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This captive originated in West Africa.
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Specimen Condition
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Live Specimen
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Identified By
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David Bygott
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Behavior
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Displaying tusks
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Sex
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Male
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Life Cycle Stage
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Adult
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Body Part
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Head
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View
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Fronto-lateral
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Copyright
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© 2005
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Image Use
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ToL use only
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Creation Date
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2001
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Attached to Group
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Choeropsis liberiensis (Hippopotamidae): view page image collection
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Title
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pigmyhippo.jpg
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Image Type
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Photograph
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Image Content
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Specimen(s)
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ALT Text
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Pygmy hippo (Hexaprotodon liberiensis)
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ID
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7247
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| 7248 |
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Scientific Name
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Hystrix cristata
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Location
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Serengeti National Park
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Comments
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This was an unusual sighting, not only of a pair with young, but in open country at mid-day. Crested porcupines are mainly nocturnal.
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Specimen Condition
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Live Specimen
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Identified By
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David Bygott
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Behavior
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Parental
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Sex
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Presumed pair
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Life Cycle Stage
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Adults and young
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View
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Frontal/lateral
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Copyright
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© 2005
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Image Use
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ToL use only
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Creation Date
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1977
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Attached to Group
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Hystricidae (Rodentia): view page image collection
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Title
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porcufam.jpg
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Image Type
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Photograph
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Image Content
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Specimen(s)
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ALT Text
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Crested Porcupine ( Hystrix cristata ) family, Serengeti
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ID
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7248
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