The age of cats

Losos, Jonathan B.

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The past, present and future of the world’s most popular and beloved pet, from a leading evolutionary biologist and great cat lover.

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Publish Date: 11/05/2023

Description

The past, present and future of the world’s most popular and beloved pet, from a leading evolutionary biologist and great cat lover.

Jonathan B. Losos unravels the secrets of the cat using all the tools of modern technology, from GPS tracking (you’ll be amazed where they roam) and genomics (what is your so-called Siamese cat, really?) to forensic archaeology. He tells the story of the cat’s 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.

Additional information

Weight 620 g
Dimensions 240 × 159 × 36 mm
Author

Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Hardback

Pages

400

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

636.8 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K