Author: B. J. Deming
Publisher: B. J. Deming
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 29

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Africa is famous for its big game and big cats. But if it didn't also have small cats, this great continent would soon be awash in rodents and other small animals. African wildcats are widespread and were domesticated thousands of years ago to become house cats. As part of an international lineage, they are described in another book in this series. But what about that spotted cat with the super-long legs? And the one with crazy ears? In this book, meet those two remarkable members of the cat family -- serval and caracal, respectively -- along with three other uniquely African cats. Each chapter contains statistics, pictures, Red-List status and information about the cat's lifestyle and wild prey. There are also links to conservation sites online for you to learn even more, as well as an extensive reference section in the back of the book. Buy this book today and spend hours relaxing with Africa's OTHER cats!

Author: Dean Nicholson
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 1538718804
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 305

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Discover the nationally bestselling, true story of a life-changing friendship between a man and his rescue cat, Nala, as they adventure together on a bike journey around the world -- from the Instagram phenomenon @1bike1world. When 30-year-old Dean Nicholson set off from Scotland to cycle around the world, his aim was to learn as much as he could about our troubled planet. But he hadn't bargained on the lessons he'd learn from his unlikely companion. Three months after leaving home, on a remote road in the mountains between Montenegro and Bosnia, he came across an abandoned kitten. Something about the piercing eyes and plaintive meowing of the bedraggled little cat proved irresistible. He couldn't leave her to her fate, so he put her on his bike and then, with the help of local vets, nursed her back to health. Soon on his travels with the cat he named Nala, they forged an unbreakable bond -- both curious, independent, resilient and adventurous. The video of how they met has had 20 million views and their Instagram has grown to almost 750k followers -- and still counting! Experiencing the kindness of strangers, visiting refugee camps, rescuing animals through Europe and Asia, Dean and Nala have already learned that the unexpected can be pretty amazing. Together with Garry Jenkins, writer with James Bowen of the bestselling A Street Cat Named Bob, Dean shares the extraordinary tale of his and Nala's inspiring and heart-warming adventure together.

Author: Mark Hallett
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231545525
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 434

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Big cats such as lions, tigers, leopards, and jaguars fascinate us like few other creatures. They are enduring symbols of natural majesty and power. Yet despite the magnetic appeal of the big cats, their origins and evolutionary history remain poorly understood—and human activity threatens to put an end to the big cats’ glory. On the Prowl is a fully illustrated and approachable guide to the evolution of the big cats and what it portends for their conservation today. Mark Hallett and John M. Harris trace the origins of these iconic carnivores, venturing down the evolutionary pathways that produced the diversity of big cat species that have walked the earth. They place the evolution and paleobiology of these species in the context of ancient ecosystems and climates, explaining what made big cats such efficient predators and analyzing their competition with other animals. Hallett and Harris pay close attention to human impact, from the evidence of cave paintings and analysis of ancient extinctions up to present-day crises. Their engaging and carefully documented account is brought to life through Hallett’s detailed, vivid illustrations, based on the most recent research by leading paleontologists. Offering a fresh look at the rise of these majestic animals, On the Prowl also makes a powerful case for renewed efforts to protect big cats and their habitats before it is too late.

Author: B. J. Deming
Publisher: Flight to Wonder Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 115

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Have you ever wondered where house cats come from? How bobcats and lynxes are related? Whether cheetahs and mountain lions are big cats? This eBook addresses those and other questions about four transcontinental feline lines -- big cats, the puma and its relatives, lynxes, and wildcats. It isn't a textbook or research paper (although plenty of those are listed in the reference section!). It is an easy-to-read introduction to some of the world's most beautiful and mysterious predators. And it comes with images and links to useful and reliable online information about all of these endangered species -- as well as links to even more images and some videos, because cats are beautiful. Buy this handy guide to Family Felidae's international lineages and meet almost twenty different felines today!

Author: B. J. Deming
Publisher: Flight to Wonder Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 65

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Did you know that Asia has many small cats, in addition to tigers, leopards, and other big cats? You'll find them from coastal areas (jungle cats and leopard cats) up into the snowy heights of Mongolia, where Manul, the Pallas cat, lives. Are they like house cats? How are they different? Read this book and learn all about these beautiful little cats today!

Author: James Dean
Publisher: HarperFestival
ISBN: 9780062675170
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 18

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A fun new format for the youngest Pete the Cat fans: a tabbed board book! New York Times bestselling author and artist James Dean brings us a brand-new fun format featuring everyone’s favorite groovy cat, Pete the Cat! With 8 colorful tabs, this sturdy board book will introduce the littlest Pete the Cat fans to Pete and his super-cool group of friends, including Callie, Grumpy Toad, Gus, and more. This fun new format is perfect for even the tiniest paws!

Author: B. J. Deming
Publisher: Flight To Wonder Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 50

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Andean cats, Pampas cats, guignas, Geoffroy's cats, margays, little tiger cats/oncillas, and (yes) ocelots. None of these New World cuties are as well known as the jaguar and puma, but each species deserves recognition on its own terms as a beautiful group of little felines, occupying a special place in the wilds of Latin America (and, occasionally, in the US Southwest). Let's meet these small spotted members of the cat family now!

Author: Eric Litwin
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780061906237
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40

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Pete the Cat goes walking down the street wearing his brand-new white shoes. Along the way, his shoes change from white to red to blue to brown to WET as he steps in piles of strawberries, blueberries, and other big messes! But no matter what color his shoes are, Pete keeps movin' and groovin' and singing his song . . . because it's all good.

Author: Tee Dobinson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781999602208
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 36

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Author: B J Deming
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 116

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Have you ever wondered whether house cats are descended from big cats? How bobcats and lynxes are related? If cheetahs and mountain lions are big cats? What are all these little cats running around in the wild?Experts are still studying family Felidae and trying to work out how cats evolved. Unfortunately, there isn't much evidence to work with. The boffins have been able to model the cat family's history with fossils and molecular DNA markers. But, as of this writing, there is still no consensus on the details of cat evolution or how each species got to where it is found today.Computer modeling also can't explain why some lineages, like the bay cat's, stayed in one place (Asia, for the bay cat) while other lineages -- those we will meet in this book -- wandered far and wide.But what's a lineage, anyway? It's basically a way to herd cats, to organize what we know about these mysterious and complex creatures so we can better understand them.Think of the cat family as a tree with eight branches. Call each branch a lineage.Each branch, or lineage, has several different cat species sitting on it -- these all belong to the same lineage. This book is about the four lineages that spread across several continents -- big cats, the puma lineage, lynxes, and wildcats (okay, technically this one is only part of the Felis/domestic cat lineage).To answer the questions up above: -- Fluffy and the big cats sit on completely different branches. -- Bobcats and lynxes sit have their own branch. -- Mountain lions and cheetahs are on their own branch, and it's not the one owned by big cats. -- There are a LOT of little cats out there, but only the wildcats and the house cat have a transcontinental range.In this volume, you're going to get an easy-to-under overview of 17 different cats, including house cats. That's almost half of the cat family!There also are plenty of images, thanks to many skilled photographers around the world who have shared their work online through Creative Commons -- I tried to include as many different sources as possible.This book also contains URLs to interesting videos and conservation sites (the Cat Specialist Group and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature -- IUCN - the red-list agency). It's written in simple English, without jargon, but at the end there is an in-depth reference section so you can fact-check the text and also get a start your own investigations into these fascinating felines.Buy this book today and find answers to questions about family Felidae that you never even knew you had!