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Genre/Form: | Internet resource Nonfiction |
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Material Type: | Internet resource |
Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Melvin E Sunquist; Fiona Sunquist |
ISBN: | 0226779998 9780226779997 |
OCLC Number: | 48383459 |
Description: | x, 452 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 26 cm |
Contents: | What is a cat? : The essence of cats ; Taxonomy of the cat family -- Species accounts : Cheetah ; Caracal ; Bay cat ; Asiatic golden cat ; Chinese desert cat ; Jungle cat ; Sand cat ; Black-footed cat ; Wildcat (European wildcat, African-Asian wildcat, Domestic cat) ; Jaguarundi ; Ocelot ; Oncilla ; Margay ; Serval -- Lynx (Canada lynx, Eurasian lynx, Iberian lynx, Bobcat) ; Pampas cat ; Geoffroy's cat ; Kodkod ; Andrean mountain cat ; Manul ; Leopard cat ; Flat-headed cat ; Rusty-spotted cat ; Fishing cat ; African golden cat ; Puma ; Clouded leopard ; Lion ; Jaguar ; Leopard ; Tiger ; Marbled cat ; Snow leopard -- Study and conservation : Field research techniques: recent advances ; Relocating cats: history and guidelines for the future ; Conserving felids in the twentieth-first century -- Appendixes : 1. CITES listings governing trade in wild cats ; 2. IUCN red list: conservation status of wild cats ; 3. Olfactory communication in felids ; 4. Vocal communication in felids ; 5. Reproduction in felids ; 6. List of scientific and common names mentioned in the text. |
Responsibility: | Mel Sunquist and Fiona Sunquist ; with photographs by Terry Whittaker and others. |
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Abstract:
Have you ever wondered whether domestic cats really do land on their feet when they fall, or how Canada lynx can stalk their prey without falling through the snow? This intensively researched volume answers these and many more questions on cats of all species from around the world.
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