pickabook books with huge discounts for everyone
pickabook books with huge discounts for everyone
Visit our new collection website www.collectionsforschool.co.uk
     
Email: Subscribe to news & offers:
Need assistance? Log In/Register


Item Details
Title: WILD CATS OF THE WORLD
By: Luke Hunter
Format: Hardback

List price: £25.00


We currently do not stock this item, please contact the publisher directly for further information.

ISBN 10: 1472912195
ISBN 13: 9781472912190
Publisher: BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC
Pub. date: 24 September, 2015
Pages: 240
Description: Wild Cats of the World provides detailed accounts for all thirty-eight species of wild cat, accompanied by magnificent artwork and stunning photography.
Synopsis: From the rabbit-sized Black-footed Cat of southern Africa to bear-killing Amur tigers of the Russian Far East, the 38 members of the Cat Family include some of the world's most fascinating and magnificent species on earth. Supremely adapted for the kill, all cats are obligate carnivores; they survive only by preying upon other animals, and they have become one of evolution's most successful predatory lineages of mammals. Wild Cats of the World explores the spectacular Cat Family in unprecedented depth. Drawing on thousands of scientific papers and direct observations in the field, each species is profiled at length, covering all aspects of felid behaviour and ecology. The book is profusely illustrated with colour plates, black-and-white sketches showing important aspects of cat life and accurate images of every species' skull. Over 400 spectacular photographs are included, many of them showing extremely rare and little-known cats published here for the first time. Each profile includes an up-to-date range map and explains the most current science on how cats are classified and related to each other, including some very recent, surprising discoveries. Despite their great evolutionary success, the challenges facing felids in the modern world are profound. Only one, the ubiquitous domestic cat, does not require dedicated conservation action to ensure survival for the next century. The book also explores the current conservation issues facing wild cats, the increasingly perilous status of many species and how they can be saved.
Illustrations: Full-colour photos and illustrations throughout, 400 images
Publication: UK
Imprint: Bloomsbury Natural History
Returns: Returnable
Some other items by this author:

CUSTOMERS WHO PURCHASED THIS ITEM ALSO BOUGHT
Wombat Goes Walkabout (Paperback)
more details
Running Wild (Paperback)
more details
Shadow (Paperback)
more details
TOP SELLERS IN THIS CATEGORY
The Lost Words (Hardback)
Penguin Books Ltd
Our Price : £14.60
more details
Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? (Paperback)
Granta Books
Our Price : £8.02
more details
Fingers in the Sparkle Jar (Paperback)
Ebury Publishing
Our Price : £9.48
more details
The Peregrine: 50th Anniversary Edition (Paperback)
HarperCollins Publishers
Our Price : £10.94
more details
One of a Kind: The Unique World of Island Animals (Hardback)
By:
teNeues Publishing UK Ltd
Our Price : £25.55
more details
BROWSE FOR BOOKS IN RELATED CATEGORIES
 SPORT, TRAVEL AND LEISURE INTERESTS
 natural history, country life & pets
 wild animals


Information provided by www.pickabook.co.uk
SHOPPING BASKET
  
Your basket is empty
  Total Items: 0
 






Early Learning
Little Worried Caterpillar (PB) Little Green knows she''s about to make a big change - transformingfrom a caterpillar into a beautiful butterfly. Everyone is VERYexcited! But Little Green is VERY worried. What if being a butterflyisn''t as brilliant as everyone says?Join Little Green as she finds her own path ... with just a littlehelp from her friends.
add to basket

Early Learning
add to basket

Picture Book
All the Things We Carry PB What can you carry?A pebble? A teddy? A bright red balloon? A painting you''ve made?A hope or a dream?This gorgeous, reassuring picture book celebrates all the preciousthings we can carry, from toys and treasures to love and hope. With comforting rhymes and fabulous illustrations, this is a warmhug of a picture book.
add to basket