# African Nature Notes and Reminiscences Author: Selous, Frederick Courteney, 1851-1917; Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 [Author of introduction, etc.]; Caldwell, E. (Edmund G.), 1852-1930 [Illustrator] Genre: Category: Travel Writing Language: English License: Public domain Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/49270 Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=African+Nature+Notes+and+Reminiscences+Selous&tag=cyberlibrar00-20 ## Summary Harmony of colour in nature--Theory of protective coloration--Sexual selection--Conspicuous colours not harmful--The influence of environment--The leucoryx--The Barbary sheep--The Sardinian moufflon--African butterflies--Coloration of the musk ox and caribou--Arctic hares and foxes--Coloration of mammals in the Yukon Territory--The chamois in winter--Examples of conspicuous coloration in African mammals--Colour not always protective--Carnivorous animals usually hunt by scent--Wild dogs and wolves--Wild dog and sable antelope--Sense of smell in herbivorous animals--Sight of antelopes--Experience with waterbuck--Dull sight of caribou--Demeanour of wild animals when alarmed--Small antelopes-... ## Chapters - [CHAPTER XX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/african-nature-notes-and-reminiscences-49270/chapters/40/index.md) - [CHAPTER IX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/african-nature-notes-and-reminiscences-49270/chapters/29/index.md) - [CHAPTER X](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/african-nature-notes-and-reminiscences-49270/chapters/30/index.md) - [CHAPTER III](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/african-nature-notes-and-reminiscences-49270/chapters/23/index.md) - [CHAPTER I](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/african-nature-notes-and-reminiscences-49270/chapters/21/index.md) - [CHAPTER VI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/african-nature-notes-and-reminiscences-49270/chapters/26/index.md) - [CHAPTER II](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/african-nature-notes-and-reminiscences-49270/chapters/22/index.md) - [CHAPTER IV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/african-nature-notes-and-reminiscences-49270/chapters/24/index.md) - [CHAPTER VIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/african-nature-notes-and-reminiscences-49270/chapters/28/index.md) - [CHAPTER XI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/african-nature-notes-and-reminiscences-49270/chapters/31/index.md) - [CHAPTER XII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/african-nature-notes-and-reminiscences-49270/chapters/32/index.md) - [CHAPTER XIX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/african-nature-notes-and-reminiscences-49270/chapters/39/index.md) - [CHAPTER XIV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/african-nature-notes-and-reminiscences-49270/chapters/34/index.md) - [CHAPTER XIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/african-nature-notes-and-reminiscences-49270/chapters/33/index.md) - [CHAPTER XV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/african-nature-notes-and-reminiscences-49270/chapters/35/index.md) - [CHAPTER V](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/african-nature-notes-and-reminiscences-49270/chapters/25/index.md) - [CHAPTER VII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/african-nature-notes-and-reminiscences-49270/chapters/27/index.md) - [CHAPTER XVIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/african-nature-notes-and-reminiscences-49270/chapters/38/index.md) - [CHAPTER XVI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/african-nature-notes-and-reminiscences-49270/chapters/36/index.md) - [CHAPTER XVII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/african-nature-notes-and-reminiscences-49270/chapters/37/index.md) - [CHAPTER XX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/african-nature-notes-and-reminiscences-49270/chapters/20/index.md) - [CHAPTER X](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/african-nature-notes-and-reminiscences-49270/chapters/10/index.md) - [CHAPTER IX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/african-nature-notes-and-reminiscences-49270/chapters/9/index.md) - [CHAPTER II](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/african-nature-notes-and-reminiscences-49270/chapters/2/index.md) - [CHAPTER VIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/african-nature-notes-and-reminiscences-49270/chapters/8/index.md) - [CHAPTER I](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/african-nature-notes-and-reminiscences-49270/chapters/1/index.md) - [CHAPTER VI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/african-nature-notes-and-reminiscences-49270/chapters/6/index.md) - [CHAPTER III](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/african-nature-notes-and-reminiscences-49270/chapters/3/index.md) - [CHAPTER IV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/african-nature-notes-and-reminiscences-49270/chapters/4/index.md) - [CHAPTER XI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/african-nature-notes-and-reminiscences-49270/chapters/11/index.md) - [CHAPTER V](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/african-nature-notes-and-reminiscences-49270/chapters/5/index.md) - [CHAPTER VII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/african-nature-notes-and-reminiscences-49270/chapters/7/index.md) - [CHAPTER XII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/african-nature-notes-and-reminiscences-49270/chapters/12/index.md) - [CHAPTER XV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/african-nature-notes-and-reminiscences-49270/chapters/15/index.md) - [CHAPTER XIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/african-nature-notes-and-reminiscences-49270/chapters/13/index.md) - [CHAPTER XVII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/african-nature-notes-and-reminiscences-49270/chapters/17/index.md) - [CHAPTER XVI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/african-nature-notes-and-reminiscences-49270/chapters/16/index.md) - [CHAPTER XIV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/african-nature-notes-and-reminiscences-49270/chapters/14/index.md) - [CHAPTER XIX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/african-nature-notes-and-reminiscences-49270/chapters/19/index.md) - [CHAPTER XVIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/african-nature-notes-and-reminiscences-49270/chapters/18/index.md)