Title:
The wild cat book / Fiona Sunquist and Mel Sunquist ; with photos by Terry Whittaker and others.
ISBN:
9780226780269
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, [2014]
©2014
Physical Description:
v, 268 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Contents:
Panthera lineage. Lion ; Jaguar ; Tiger ; Snow leopard ; Leopard ; Clouded leopard -- Bay cat lineage. Bay cat ; Marbled cat ; Asiatic golden cat -- Caracal lineage. Serval ; Caracal ; African golden cat -- Ocelot lineage. Ocelot ; Margay ; Geoffroy's cat ; Guina ; Andean cat ; Oncilla ; Pampas cat -- Lynx lineage. Eurasian lynx ; Iberian lynx ; Canada lynx ; Bobcat -- Puma lineage. Cheetah ; Puma ; Jaguarundi -- Leopard cat lineage. Pallas's cat ; Fishing cat ; Leopard cat ; Flat-headed cat ; Rusty-spotted cat -- Domestic cat lineage. Domestic cat ; Black-footed cat ; Wildcats ; Sand cat ; Jungle cat.
Summary:
Presents comprehensive entries for each of the thirty-seven cat species that include color distribution maps and up-to-date information related to the species' IUCN conservation and management statuses, while their informative sidebars reveal why male lions have manes (and why dark manes are sexiest), how cats see with their whiskers, the truth behind our obsession with white lions and tigers, and why cats can't be vegetarians.
OCLC Number:
ocn866563820
Availability:
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