The Age of cats : from the savannah to your sofa
Jonathan B. Losos
Bok · Engelsk · 2023
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| Omfang | [8], 390 sider : illustrasjoner
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| Opplysninger | "First published in the United States as The Cat's meow by Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC in 2023." -- Kolofonen. - The paradox of the modern cat -- The cats meow -- Survival of the friendliest -- Strengths in numbers -- Cats past and present -- Origin of species -- Digging cats -- Curse of the mummy -- Calico tigers and piebald pumas -- A shaggy cat story -- Not your fathers cat -- Incessant jibber-jabber -- Breeds old and new. - Jonathan B. Losos unravels the secrets of the cat using all the tools of modern technology, from GPS tracking (youll be amazed where they roam) and genomics (what is your so-called Siamese cat, really?) to forensic archaeology. He tells the story of the cats domestication (if you can call it that) and gives us a cat's-eye view of the world today. Along the way we also meet their wild cousins, whose behaviours are eerily similar to even the sweetest of house cats. Drawing on his own research and life in his multi-cat household, Losos deciphers complex science and history and explores how selection, both natural and artificial, over the millennia has shaped the contemporary cat. Yet the cat, ever a predator, still seems to have only one paw out of the wild, and readily reverts to its feral ways as it occupies new habitats around the world. Looking ahead, this charming and intelligent book suggests what the future may hold for the special bond between Felis catus and Homo sapiens. --
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| ISBN | 9780008339463
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