Felids and Hyenas of the World (eBook)

Wildcats, Panthers, Lynx, Pumas, Ocelots, Caracals, and Relatives

Jose R. Castello (Autor)

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2020
280 Seiten
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-21186-2 (ISBN)

Infos

The most comprehensive and user-friendly photographic field guide to the world's wildcats and hyenasFrom the Leopard Cat of Asia, the Black-footed Cat of Africa, and the Amur Tiger of Siberia to South America's Ocelots and North America's Bobcats, the wildcats known as felids are among the most fascinating and spectacular of all animals. This stunningly illustrated book is the most comprehensive and user-friendly guide to the world's felids and their often misunderstood relative, the hyenas. Covering and illustrating every species and subspecies, the guide features more than 150 superb full-color plates that incorporate more than 600 photographs and show species in similar poses for quick and easy comparison. Drawing on the latest taxonomy and research, the facing-page species accounts provide distribution maps, common and scientific names, and detailed information on key identification features, distribution, behavior, reproduction, similar species, habitat, conservation status, and where to observe each species. An ideal field companion for use anywhere in the world, the book will appeal to both casual nature enthusiasts and seasoned professionals.Covers 41 felids and 4 hyenas-every species and subspecies in the worldFeatures more than 150 color plates incorporating more than 600 photosDepicts species in similar poses for quick and easy comparisonsProvides key identification information in detailed, facing-page species accountsUses the latest taxonomyIncludes easy-to-read distribution maps and tips on where to observe each species

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 10.11.2020
• Vorwort: Andrew C. Kitchener, Alexander Sliwa
• Zusatzinfo: 150 color plates containing more than 600 photos
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturführer
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
• Schlagworte: aardwolf • African golden cat • African wildcat • African wild dog • Albinism • Algeria • Amphibian • Arid • Asiatic lion • Australia • bat cat • Bay cat • Bhutan • Big Cat • Big Cats • Big Five • Black-footed cat • books about wild cats • Borneo • Botswana • breeding season • Cambodia • Caracal • Carnivora • carnivore • Cat • Central African Republic • Central Asia • Cheetah • Chinese mountain cat • Clouded Leopard • conservation status • Cougar • Critically endangered • curator • duiker • Endangered Species • Eurasian lynx • Europe • evergreen forest • Felidae • feline • Felis • female • feral cat • Field guide • fishing cat • gestation • Grassland • habitat destruction • home range • Hyaenidae • hyena • Iberian lynx • illustrated guide • Indochinese leopard • insect • Invertebrate • Jaguar • Jaguarundi • jungle cat • Lagomorpha • Leopard • Leopard cat • Lion • Lynx • Malaysia • Mammal • Marbled cat • mating • Melanism • Mountain ecosystems • North America • ocelot • Pallas's cat • Panther • panthera • photographic guide • Pika • poaching • predation • Puma • purr • Quick Reference • Rainforest • rodent • Roe Deer • Sand cat • Savanna • Sexual Dimorphism • Shrub • shrubland • Social behavior • South America • Southern Africa • spotted hyena • Steppe • striped hyena • Sumatran tiger • Sunda clouded leopard • Swaziland • Tanzania • Taxon • Temperate forest • Thailand • thicket • Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests • Tropical rainforest • Ungulate • Urine • Uzbekistan • Vegetation • Weaning • Wild boar • Wildcat • Wildcats • Wild goat • wildlife • Zimbabwe
• ISBN-10: 0-691-21186-8 / 0691211868
• ISBN-13: 978-0-691-21186-2 / 9780691211862