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Academic & Professional Books  Mammals  Insectivores to Ungulates  Antelopes, Giraffes & other Ungulates (Giraffidae - Bovidae)

Die Puku-Antilope [The Puku Antelope]

Monograph
By: Vera Rduch(Author)
288 pages, 205 colour photos and colour illustrations
Die Puku-Antilope [The Puku Antelope]
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  • Die Puku-Antilope [The Puku Antelope] ISBN: 9783894324483 Paperback Jul 2022 Not in stock: Usually dispatched within 1-2 weeks
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Language: German

The puku antelope is inconspicuous at first sight – a medium-sized even-toed ungulate with golden-yellow fur that occurs in south-central Africa, especially in Zambia and Tanzania, where it lives mostly in grasslands along rivers and lakes. Adult males carry lyre-shaped horns and defend territories, while females, juveniles and bachelors roam in unstable groups. A closer look reveals: pukus are fascinating. Typical grazers, but their diet is far from monotonous. Apparently also significant: woodlands. Unexpected: Pukus lie in the African sun in the middle of the day. Special feature: Pukus whistle. This book tells us about their life in the savannah, their relationship to other antelope species, their predators and more.

Since 2007, Dr Vera Rduch has been studying pukus and has contributed significantly to the research on this antelope species. She takes us on a journey to see them in Africa. This volume of the Neue Brehm-Bücherei is the first monograph on this species, a comprehensive account of what has been observed and researched since it was mentioned by David Livingstone in 1857, up to the current threats from poaching and habitat loss.

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Die Puku-Antilope ist auf den ersten Blick unscheinbar – ein mittelgroßer Paarhufer mit goldgelbem Fell im südlichen zentralen Afrika, v. a. in Sambia und Tansania, der meist in Grasländern entlang von Flüssen und Seen lebt. Die adulten Männchen tragen leierförmig geschwungene Hörner und verteidigen Territorien, während Weibchen, Jungtiere und Junggesellen in instabilen Gruppen umherziehen. Näher betrachtet zeigt sich: Pukus sind faszinierend. Typische Grasfresser, doch ihre Nahrung ist keinesfalls eintönig. Anscheinend auch bedeutsam: Waldland. Unerwartet: Pukus liegen mitten am Tag in der afrikanischen Sonne. Das Besondere: Pukus pfeifen. Dieses Buch bringt uns ihr Leben in der Savanne, das Verhältnis zu anderen Antilopenarten, ihre Fressfeinde und Weiteres näher.

Seit 2007 beschäftigt sich Dr. Vera Rduch mit Pukus und trug wesentlich zur Erforschung dieser Antilopenart bei. Sie nimmt uns mit auf die Reise zu ihnen nach Afrika. Dieser Band der Neuen Brehm-Bücherei ist die erste Monografie über diese Tierart, eine umfassende Darstellung dessen, was seit ihrer Erwähnung durch David Livingstone im Jahr 1857 beobachtet und erforscht wurde, bis hin zu den aktuellen Bedrohungen durch Wilderei und Lebensraumverlust.

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Monograph
By: Vera Rduch(Author)
288 pages, 205 colour photos and colour illustrations
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