I had to laugh when this book dropped out of the parcel that landed on my desk the other day.
‘Scatalog: a Quick ID Guide to Southern African animal droppings’ – now why didn’t I think of that?
Slightly smaller than DL-sized, and just 40 pages long – and full of it – this must be one of the most useful field guides I’ve seen in a long, long time. Because you do – you see a lot more poop than animals in the bush.
The Scatalog (by Kevin Murray and published by Random House Struik) will help you identify the scats of about 100 species – the most common mammals of the region, some reptiles, and even a few of the larger birds – and it contains a short but fascinating guide to what you can learn from animal droppings.
It’ll definitely be in my pack next time I head on out. And it should be in your guest library, too.
Buy it here.
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Follow-up comment rss or Leave a TrackbackI received my copy recently and had the kids in the bush this weekend, looking at the various droppings and identifying the animals – became an interesting game…one thing I learned, is that kids are different to adults, and don’t have a problem picking up and scrutinising the scats!!!