Why do cats purr? How much can you learn about a cat's mood from the direction it flicks its tail? How do cats show trust with their eyes? Why do cats rub against their owners' legs? From Siamese to Russian Blue, Manx to American Bobtail, Burmese to Bombay, the book expertly explores and celebrates this most beloved pet. With fascinating captions on every page, even cat lovers will learn something new.
Arranged in chapters covering physical characteristics, senses, life cycle, and behavior, Cats features a huge range of breeds from all around the world.
Why do cats purr? How much can you learn about a cat's mood from the direction it flicks its tail? How do cats show trust with their eyes? Why do cats rub against their owners' legs? From Siamese to Russian Blue, Manx to American Bobtail, Burmese to Bombay, the book expertly explores and celebrates this most beloved pet. With fascinating captions on every page, even cat lovers will learn something new. Cats is a brilliant examination in outstanding color photographs.
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Stunning photographic guide to cats, kittens, their characteristics and habits
Contents
Introduction
WILD CATS Lion Tiger Leopards Snow leopard Clouded leopards Puma, or cougar,
mountain lion (Puma concolor) Jaguarundi (Herpailurus yagouaroundi) Cheetah
(Acinonyx jubatus) Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) Andean mountain cat (Leopardus
jacobita) Margay (Leopardus wiedii) Geoffroys cat (Leopardus geoffroyi)
Pampas cat (Leopardus colocola) Serval (Leptailurus serval) Caracal (Caracal
caracal) - southern, northern, asiatic African golden cat (Caracal aurata)
Lynx (Lynx canadensis) Bobcat (Lynx rufus) Leopard cat African wildcat
SHORTHAIR CATS Most cats have short hair - both wild and domestic. A hunting
cat is more efficient in a short coat. Three main groups: British and
American (these are round-headed cats, with short, dense, double-layered
coats), and Oriental Shorthairs (short, fine coats with no woolly undercoat).
- Moggies (unknown, non-pedigree breed/ mixed breed) - Aphrodite Giant -
Cyprus - Donskoy or Don Sphynx - Dwelf - Lykoi - Minskin - Seychellois (not
recognised worldwide, UK origin) - Sphynx - Ukrainian Levkoy - Peterbald -
American Wirehair - Bambino - Cornish Rex - Devon Rex - German Rex - Lambkin
- LaPerm - Korat (semi-long coat) - American Bobtail - American Curl -
American ringtail (curled tail) - Abyssinian - American Shorthair - Arabian
Mau - Asian - Australian Mist - Bengal - Bombay - Brazilian Shorthair -
British Shorthair - Burmese - Burmilla - California Spangled - Chartreux -
Chausie - Colorpoint Shorthair - Dragon Li or Chinese Li Hua - Egyptian Mau -
European Shorthair - Exotic Shorthair - Foldex - Havana Brown - Mekong
Bobtail - Ocicat - Ojos Azules - Oriental Bicolor - Oriental Shorthair -
Pixie-bob - Raas - Russian Blue - Russian White, Russian Black and Russian
Tabby - Sam Sawet - Savannah - Serengeti - Serrade Petit - Siamese (modern) -
Singapura - Snowshoe - Thai Lilac, Thai Blue Point and Thai Lilac Point -
Tonkinese - Toyger - Highlander - Japanese Bobtail - Korean Bobtail -
Kurilian Bobtail or Kuril Islands Bobtail - Manx - Napoleon - Munchkin -
Scottish Fold - Selkirk Rex
LONGHAIR CATS - Moggies (unknown, non-pedigree breed/ mixed breed) -
Aphrodite Giant - Cyprus - Balinese - Chantilly-Tiffany - Cymric, Manx
Longhair or Long-haired Manx - Himalayan or Colorpoint Persian - Javanese or
Colorpoint Longhair - Norwegian Forest Cat - Persian (modern and traditional)
- Ragamuffin or Liebling - Ragdoll - Somali - Turkish Vankedisi - York
Chocolate - American Bobtail - American Curl - Tiffanie (formerly Asian
longhair) - Birman - British Longhair - Nebelung - Oriental Longhair -
Siberian or Siberian Forest Cat - Neva Masquerade (colorpoint variety of
Siberian) - Turkish Angora - Turkish Van - Maine Coon - Highlander - Japanese
Bobtail - Korean Bobtail - Kurilian Bobtail or Kuril Islands Bobtail - Manx -
Napoleon - Munchkin - Scottish Fold - Selkirk Rex
CAT BEHAVIOUR - Social (e.g. scent rubbing), communicative, hunting and
feeding, grooming (e.g. close-up of tongue), perching (balance) and walking
(paws, claws), and mating behaviour; vision, hearing, smell, taste and touch
of any breeds
KITTENS Cuteness, playfulness, fighting, friendships (with other kittens/
siblings, perhaps even with dogs), sleeping, feeding (teeth), agility, etc.
Julianna Photopoulos is a science writer and filmmaker. She has written for various print and online publications including New Scientist, BBC Focus magazine and Nature, and has been involved in a number of natural history documentaries for the BBC and National Geographic. As a biology graduate, she has also worked in genetics and in dolphin and whale research.
