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Small wild cats : the animal answer guide /
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| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Baltimore :
Johns Hopkins University Press,
2011.
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| Colección: | Animal Answer Guides: Q & A for the Curious Naturalist.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Introducing Small Cats; What are small cats?; What is the difference between small cats and big cats?; How many kinds of small cats are there?; Why are small cats important?; Where do small cats live?; Why are there only domestic small cats on Madagascar, Australia, New Guinea, and New Zealand?; How are small cats classified?; What characterizes the major groups of small cats?; When did small cats evolve?; What is the oldest small cat fossil?; 2 Form and Function of Small Cats; What are the largest and smallest small cats?
- How fast does a small cat's heart beat?Can small cats see color?; Are small cats capable of retracting their claws?; Can small cats swim?; How far can small cats jump?; Are small cats capable of climbing?; Are small cats' tails the same?; Do small cats have whiskers?; How sensitive is a small cat's sense of smell?; What is special about a cat's sense of taste?; Can you determine whether a fossil small cat was terrestrial or arboreal?; 3 Small Cat Colors; Can small cats be black?; What causes the different coat colors of small cats?; Why does the length and thickness of small cat's coat vary?
- How are hair colors determined genetically?Is there a reason for the patterns on the coat?; Are there age-related differences in coat color?; Are there seasonal changes in coat color?; Is there much geographic variation in small cat species?; 4 Small Cat Behavior; Are small cats social?; Do small cats fight?; How smart are small cats?; Do small cats play?; Do small cats talk?; How do small cats avoid predators?; 5 Small Cat Ecology; Where do small cats sleep?; Do small cats migrate?; How many small cat species can coexist?; Are small cats equally distributed throughout the world?
- How do small cats survive in the desert?How do small cats survive the winter?; Do small cats hibernate?; Do small cats have enemies?; Do small cats commit infanticide?; Do small cats get sick?; How do small cats infiuence vegetation?; 6 Reproduction and Development of Small Cats; How do small cats reproduce?; How long are female small cats pregnant?; Where do mother small cats give birth?; How many babies do small cats have?; Are all littermates equally related?; How long do female small cats nurse their young?; How fast do small cats grow?; How long do small cats live?
- 7 Foods and Feeding of Small CatsWhat do small cats eat?; How do small cats hunt?; Do small cats hide or bury food?; How often do small cats eat and drink?; Do small cats scavenge?; 8 Small Cats and Humans; Do small cats make good pets?; Should people feed small cats?; Do small cats feel pain?; What do I do if a find an injured or orphaned small cat?; How can I become a better observer of small cats?; How do I know whether I have small cats in my backyard?; Why are small cats important?; 9 Small Cat Problems (from a human viewpoint); Are small cats pests?