About the Sosian Wildlife Website

 

The information and stories contained on this website were compiled and written by Deborah Wettlaufer who lives on Sosian with her husband Michael Calvin. Mike built this site.

 

All photos were taken by Debby and Mike.

 

References used

 

Mammals

 

Bothma, J. du P. and Walker, Clive.  Larger Carnivores of the African Savannas.  Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik Publishers, 1999.

Estes, Richard Despard. The Behaviour Guide to African Mammals.  Berkeley: University of California Press, 1991.

Haltenorth, Theodor and Diller, Helmut.  Collins Field Guide to Mammals of Africa.  London: HarperCollins, 1980.

Hunter, Luke.  Cheetah.  Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2003.

Kingdon, Jonathan.  The Kingdon Guide to African Mammals.  London: Academic Press Ltd, 1997.

Mills, Gus and Hes, Lex.  The Complete Book of Southern African Mammals.  Cape Town: Struik Publishers Ltd, 1997.

Neal, Ernest.  On Safari in East Africa, a Background Guide.  London: HarperCollins, 1991.

Sherr, Lynn.  Tall Blondes, A Book About Giraffes.  Kansas City:  Andrew McMeel Publishing, 1997.

 

Birds

 

Ginn, P.J.; McIlleron, W.G.; and Milstein, P. le S.  The Complete Book of Southern African Birds.  Cape Town: Struik Winchester, 1989.

Kemp, Alan and Calburn, Simon.  The Owls of Southern Africa.  Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 1987.

Maclean, Gordon Lindsay.  Roberts’ Birds of Southern Africa.  Cape Town: John Voelcker Bird Book Fund, 1996.

Sinclair, Ian; Hockey, Phil; and Tarboton, Warwick.  SASOL Birds of Southern Africa.  Cape Town: Struik Publications, 1993.

Stevenson, Terry and Fanshawe, John.  Field Guide to the Birds of East Africa.  London: Christopher Helm Ltd, 2003.

Tarboton, Warwick.  African Birds of Prey.  New York: Cornell University Press, 1989.

Williams, J. G. and Arlott, N.  The Collins Guide to Birds of East Africa.  New York: The Stephen Greene Press, Inc., 1988.

Zimmerman, Dale; Turner, Donald; and Pearson, David.  Birds of Kenya & Northern Tanzania.  London: Christopher Helm LTD, 1999.

 

Reptiles & Insects

 

Abbott, Clare and Henning, Stephen.  Southern African Butterflies.  Johannesburg: Macmillan South Africa Ltd., 1984.

Branch, Bill.  Field Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of Southern Africa.  Cape Town: Struik Publishers LTD., 1988.

McGavin, George C.  Insects Spiders and Other Terrestrial Arthropods.  London: Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2000.

Picker, Mike; Griffiths, Charles; and Weaving, Alan.  Field Guide to Insects of South Africa.  Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2002.

Skaife, S. H.  African Insect Life.  Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 1953.  Revised edition, 1979.

Spawls, Stephen; Howell, Kim; Drewes, Robert; and Ashe, James.  A Field Guide to the Reptiles of East Africa.  London: A & C Black Publishers Ltd., 2002.

 

Other

Farsi, S. S.  Swahili Sayings from Zanzibar.  Nairobi: Kenya Literature Bureau, 1958.

Zona, Guy T.  The House of the Heart is Never Full and Other Proverbs of Africa.  New York: Touchstone, 1993.