From axis deer to zebra, an estimated 230,000 or more foreign 
hoofed mammals live in the United States. These "exotics"—
animals native to other places—can be found in Texas, Florida, 
New Mexico, Maryland, California, New Hampshire, Hawaii, and 
other states on ranches, in wildlife preserves, at safari parks, and 
sometimes just behind high fences or on a mountainside along the 
byroads of America.

    Featuring eighty different kinds of hoofed mammals, this field 
guide covers common exotics, such as blackbuck antelope and 
fallow deer, some less common species like scimitar-horned oryx, 
and a few newer arrivals like defassa waterbuck. In the introduction, 
author Elizabeth Cary Mungall explains how these species got 
here, tells where people can go to view them, and gives a few 
simple guidelines for responsible ownership.

    The main portion of the book contains fully illustrated species 
accounts, with native range maps and information about food 
habits, habitat, temperament, breeding and birth seasons, and 
fencing needs. A list of exotics-related organizations and a 
reference section round out the text. Photographs of each species 
make identification easy, and, in a chapter on photographing 
exotics, Christian Mungall shows readers how to take their own 
great pictures of these animals.

    This book is for anyone, from park visitor and zoo goer to 
rancher and wildlife biologist, who wants to identify and learn more 
about exotic wildlife in the United States.

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Wildlife biologist ELIZABETH CARY MUNGALL is an adjunct 
professor at Texas Woman's University, Denton, and a wildlife 
research consultant for the Exotic Wildlife Association. She lives 
in Houston and teaches classes at the Houston Zoo.


What people are saying about this book

". . . beautifully illustrated . . . Anyone that hunts the Hill Country 
of Texas where an abundant number of non-native species now 
freely roam, or has exotics on their property should have a copy 
of Exotic Animal Field Guide."—Texas Outdoors Journal, October 
2007

"For everyone interested in exotic hoofed stock, Exotic Animal 
Field Guide is a well-written and beautifully illustrated book that 
fills a vacant niche."—Richard D. Estes, author of The Safari 
Companion

" . . . a much needed addition to the literature of exotic ungulates. 
It will become one of the seminal works on exotics and a welcome 
addition as a reference book for use by the general public and 
particularly by the international community of professional 
biologists and exotic enthusiasts."—Raul Valdez, New Mexico 
State University