The wild cat book

Sunquist, Fiona. (Author). Sunquist, Melvin E., (author.). Whittaker, Terry (Photographer), (illustrator.).

Summary: Cat experts Fiona and Mel Sunquist present 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. The Wild Cat Book also highlights the grave threats faced by the world's wild cats--from habitat destruction to human persecution.

Record details

ISBN: 9780226780269
ISBN: 0226780260
ISBN: 9780226145761
Physical Description: print
v, 268 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Publisher: Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, [2014]
Copyright: ©2014

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-259) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

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.