Full name: The Character of Cats: The Origins, Intelligence, Behavior, and Stratagems of Felis silvestris catus

Author: Stephen Budiansky Year: 2002 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Animals, Non Fiction, Science Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9780142002810 9780670030934 014200281X 0670030937

Simultaneously affectionate and suspicious, adaptive and intractable, dependent and aloof, cats are the least tamed and yet the most successful domestic species. Drawing upon new research into cat genetics, brain chemistry, evolution, social behavior, and interaction with humans and fellow felines, acclaimed author and scientist Stephen Budiansky explores the mysteries of these amazing creatures. Wide-ranging, lively, and engaging, The Character of Cats also covers the full spectrum of feline fact and lore, from history, superstition, and religious imagery to hunting patterns, sexual behavior, and preferred colors. This smart, wonderfully readable book finally gives cats their due. Similar books: Do Cats Think? by Paul Corey Cat Confidential by Vicky Halls Paw Tracks in the Moonlight by Denis O'Connor Cats of Thistle Hill by Roger A. Caras A Snowflake in My Hand by Samantha Mooney Nine Emotional Lives of Cats by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson A Cat Named Darwin by William Jordan A Cat Is Watching by Roger A. Caras Catlore by Desmond Morris The Tribe of Tiger by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas Cat Counsellor by Vicky Halls The lion in the living room by Abigail Tucker Catwatching by Desmond Morris Cats' Miscellany by Lesley O'Mara The Tiger in the House by Carl Van Vechten The Covenant of the Wild by Stephen Budiansky If a Lion Could Talk by Stephen Budiansky The Sibley Guide to Bird Life & Behavior by David Allen Sibley The Warbler Guide by Tom Stephenson Where the Animals Go by James Cheshire