Smithsonian Answer Book: Cats - Hardcover

John Seidensticker and Susan Lumpkin edited Great Cats and wrote The Smithsonian Book of Giant Pandas, Cats and Wild Cats, and several children's books. They live in Washington, DC. Art Wolfe is an award-winning, world-renowned photographer. Among his many published books are Edge of the Earth/Corner of the Sky, The Living Wild, and Africa. He lives in Seattle, Washington.

Done in question-and-answer format, this book includes every species of cat, from the domesticated ones we love to hug, to such predators as cheetahs, lions, tigers, leopards, jaguars, lynx, ocelots, panthers, and pumas. Subjects dealt with include physical features and senses, diet and predation, social behavior, evolution, decline and recovery, diversity, distribution and abundance, and the cats' roles in various cultures. Did you know that a male and female lion mate repeatedly, as often as every 20 minutes for several days? Or that lions may sleep or rest up to 19 hours a day? The text is augmented by 120 color photographs by Art Wolfe, a world-renowned photographer, and a list of scientific and common names and a glossary. George Cohen
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