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  • 9780008339494
  • 02 mei 2023
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Jonathan B. Losos

Jonathan B. Losos is a biology professor at Washington University and director of the Living Earth Collaborative, a partnership between the university, the Saint Louis Zoo, and the Missouri Botanical Garden. Previously, Losos was a professor of biology at Harvard University and Curator in Herpetology at Harvard’s Museum of Comparative Zoology. Losos is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the editor in chief of  The Princeton Guide to Evolution and  How Evolution Shapes Our Lives, and the author of  Lizards in an Evolutionary Tree.

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The past, present and future of the world's most popular and beloved pet, from a leading evolutionary biologist and great cat lover.

‘Engaging and wide-ranging … The Age of Cats is a readable and informed exploration of the wildcat that lurks within Fluffy’ Washington Post

Why don’t lions meow? Why does my cat leave a dead mouse at my feet? And why is a pet ocelot a bad idea?

Jonathan B. Losos unravels the secrets of the cat using all the tools of modern technology, from GPS tracking (you’ll be amazed where they roam) and genomics (what is your so-called Siamese cat, really?) to forensic archaeology. He tells the story of the cat’s domestication (if you can call it that) and gives us a cat's-eye view of the world today. Along the way we also meet their wild cousins, whose behaviours are eerily similar to even the sweetest of house cats.

Drawing on his own research and life in his multi-cat household, Losos deciphers complex science and history and explores how selection, both natural and artificial, over the millennia has shaped the contemporary cat.

Yet the cat, ever a predator, still seems to have only one paw out of the wild, and readily reverts to its feral ways as it occupies new habitats around the world. Looking ahead, this charming and intelligent book suggests what the future may hold for the special bond between Felis catus and Homo sapiens.

Jonathan B. Losos's THE AGE OF CATS is a fascinating exploration of the behaviour and nature of our pets. Using his knowledge in ethology and sciences, he presents the latest findings in zoology, making it a must-read for anyone interested in animals.

For fans of Helen Czerski (Blue Machine), Rebecca Skloot (Niesmiertelne zycie Henrietty Lacks), Jonathan Kennedy (Pathogenesis), David Grann (Killers of the Flower Moon), and Emily R. Wilson (Six Tragedies).

HarperCollins 2023

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