Endangered animals of Africa
Series: Endangered animals of the world
Publisher: World Book, a Scott Fetzer company
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9780716656210; 9780716656203
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Endangered species; Juvenile literature; Rare animals; Animals; Effect of human beings on
Description: "Information about some of the more important and interesting endangered animals of Africa, including the animal's common name, scientific name, and conservation status; also includes a map showing the range of each animal featured; and a glossary, additional resources, and an index"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index.
Table of contents: title: Why species in Africa are threatened --; title: Dracula ant and major black millipede --; title: Baboon spiders --; title: Giant guitarfish --; title: African viviparous toads --; title: Goliath frog --; title: African dwarf, or broad-nosed, crocodile --; title: Ploughshare tortoise and geometric tortoise --; title: Egyptian vulture --; title: Northern bald ibis --; title: African (jackass) penguin --; title: Indri --; title: Pennant's red colobus monkey and Preuss's red colobus monkey --; title: Chimpanzee and bonobo --; title: Western lowland gorilla --; title: Eastern lowland gorilla, and eastern lowland mountain gorilla --; title: Cheetah --; title: African wild dog --; title: Ethiopean wolf --; title: Black rhinoceros --; title: Pygmy hippopotamus --; title: Addax.