Cat [electronic resource]
Clutton-Brock, Juliet2013
Book
Abstract: Eyewitness Cat is an exciting and informative guide to the extraordinary world of cats, both wild and domestic. Superb color photographs of large and small cats, and the art and artifacts they have inspired, offer a unique "eyewitness" view that covers the subject from tooth to claw. Learn why cats need whiskers, how cats purr, how the Manx cat lost its tail, why a lick from a friendly lion could skin you alive, why a lion has a mane, and why a tiger is striped. Discover how cats communicate, why cats play with prey, why cats eat grass, how and why a tomcat marks his territory, how cats find their way home, why the black cat has been both persecuted and pampered, why cats are said to have nine lives, and much, much more!
Main title:
Cat [electronic resource] / written by Juliet Clutton-Brock.
Work:
Edition:
Rev. ed.
Imprint:
New York [N.Y.] : DK Pub., Inc., 2004 (Boston, Mass. : Credo Reference, 2013.)
Collation:
1 online resource (35 entries) : 247 images, digital files.
Series title:
Notes:
"Discover the fascinating world of cats - their evolution, behavior, and secret lives"--Cover.Description based on title page of print version.
System details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Linking notes:
Print version: 72 p. : col. ill.
Contents:
What is a cat? -- The first cats -- Cat clans -- The bare bones -- Inside out -- Supersenses -- Magnificent movers -- Cleaning up -- Playing cat and mouse -- The young ones -- Cat characteristics -- Top cat -- Tiger, tiger, burning bright -- Tree climber -- Water cat -- High society -- Plains drifters -- Forest felines -- Speed king -- Cats' kin -- The taming of the cat -- Myths and legends -- Aristocats -- Shorthairs -- Longhairs -- Curious cats -- Street life -- Caring for your cat -- Did you know? -- Identifying breeds -- Find out more -- Glossary.
Access restrictions:
Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
ISBN:
9781782682080 (online)9780756606626 (print)0756606624 (hc)0756606616 (lib bdg)
Dewey class:
599.75
LC class:
QL737.C23
Language:
English
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BRN:
502399
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