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Wild Cats of the World

Sunquist, Mel, Sunquist, Fiona·2002·University of Chicago Press eBooks

DOI 10.7208/chicago/9780226518237.001.0001

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From lions to house cats, cheetahs to panthers, and including detailed descriptions and information on each of the 36 species of cats as well as numerous photographs, this is the most comprehensive reference on felids available. Each account of the thirty-six species of cat contains a description of the cat, including human interactions with it, as well as detailed data on distribution, ecology and behavior, status in the wild, and conservation efforts. Many photographs, including more than forty in full color, illustrate these accounts.

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“Our goal for the training was to ensure that all participants knew the distinctive characteristics of the species that have been pointed out in previous literature (Hunter, 2011; Lariviére & Walton, 1997; Koehler & Aubry, 1994; Sunquist & Sunquist, 2002).”
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“It is one of the smallest felids from South America (Sunquist and Sunquist 2002), with a geographic distribution extending from central to southern Brazil, eastern Paraguay, and northeastern Argentina (de Oliveira et al. 2016).”
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“…which specializes in small prey that is often more than one order of magnitude smaller than itself, to P. leo (lion) and Caracal caracal (caracal), which can consume prey an order of magnitude (and in some cases several orders of magnitude) larger than themselves (Sunquist & Sunquist, 2002).”
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“Historically in India, the species had been extensively captured and trained for the purpose of game hunting by Indian Royalty (Divyabhanusinh 1993; Sunquist and Sunquist 2002).”
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Authors: Sunquist, M., & Sunquist, F.
Venue: University of Chicago Press eBooks
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2002
DOI: 10.7208/chicago/9780226518237.001.0001
OpenAlex: W2070083811
Cited by: 1,179
References: 0
Citations by year: 2026: 53 · 2025: 64 · 2024: 48 · 2023: 42 · 2022: 71 · 2021: 70 · 2020: 62 · 2019: 56 · 2018: 50 · 2017: 67 · 2016: 65 · 2015: 59 · 2014: 69 · 2013: 62 · 2012: 60
FWCI: 18.02
Type: book
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: University of Chicago Press eBooks (publishedVersion)
Topics: Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Evolution and Paleontology Studies
Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law › Conservation, Ecology, Wildlife Education
Keywords: wild cats, Felidae, lion, cheetah, panther, cats, human-cat interaction, geographic distribution, ecology and behavior, conservation status, wildlife conservation

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