Small Wild Cats: The Animal Answer Guide
184Small Wild Cats: The Animal Answer Guide
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Overview
From bobcats to servals, small cats are spread across the globe. They range in size from the rusty-spotted cat and African black-footed cat, each of which weighs around 5 pounds when fully grown, to the Eurasian lynx, which can reach an adult weight of 60 pounds. These felids are elusive, some are nocturnal, others are arboreal, and all are rare and secretive, making them especially difficult to study. James G. Sanderson, the world’s leading field expert on small wild cats, and naturalist and wildlife artist Patrick Watson provide informative and entertaining answers to common and unexpected questions about these animals. The authors explain why some small cats live on the ground while others inhabit trees, discuss the form and function of their coat types and colors, offer scientifically sound information on human–small wild cat interactions, and even review the role that small wild cats have played in literature, religion, and mythology.
The world of cats is as fascinating as it is diverse. Small Wild Cats: The Animal Answer Guide shows just how important and interesting the littlest of the nondomesticated feline family are.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780801898853 |
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Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press |
Publication date: | 10/01/2011 |
Series: | The Animal Answer Guides: Q&A for the Curious Naturalist |
Pages: | 184 |
Sales rank: | 831,635 |
Product dimensions: | 7.00(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.60(d) |
About the Author
Patrick Watson is a freelance wildlife artist, naturalist, and lifelong cat lover.