Cat Sense
How the New Feline Science Can Make You a Better Friend to Your Pet
New York : Basic Books, 2013.
Format: Ebook
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Cats have been popular household pets for thousands of years, and their numbers only continue to rise. Today there are three cats for every dog on the planet, and yet cats remain more mysterious, even to their most adoring owners. In Cat Sense, renowned anthrozoologist John Bradshaw takes us further into the mind of the domestic cat than ever before, using cutting-edge scientific research to explain the true nature?and needs?of our feline friends. Tracing the cat's evolution from solitary hunter to domesticated companion, Bradshaw shows that cats remain independent, predatory, and.
Contents:
Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Cat at the Threshold; 2. The Cat Steps Out of the Wild; 3. One Step Back, Two Steps Forward; 4. Every Cat Has to Learn to Be Domestic; 5. The World According to Cat; 6. Thoughts and Feelings; 7. Cats Together; 8. Cats and Their People; 9. Cats as Individuals; 10. Cats and Wildlife; 11. Cats of the Future; Further Reading; Notes; Index.
Subjects:
Cat owners.
Cats -- Behavior.
Cats -- Psychology.
Human-animal relationships.
Cats -- Behavior.
Cats -- Psychology.
Human-animal relationships.
Cat owners.
Cat owners.
Cats -- Behavior.
Cats -- Psychology.
Human-animal relationships.
Cats -- Behavior.
Cats -- Psychology.
Human-animal relationships.
Cat owners.
ISBN:
9780465040957
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