{"product_id":"9780008339463","title":"The Age of Cats : From the Savannah to Your Sofa","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Losos, Jonathan B. \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAncient history: to c 500 CE\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 11 May 2023 by HarperCollins Publishers (William Collins) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 400 pages\u003cbr\u003e162 x 243 x 37 | 622g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe past, present and future of the world's most popular and beloved pet, from a leading evolutionary biologist and great cat lover.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Engaging and wide-ranging  The Age of Cats is a readable and informed exploration of the wildcat that lurks within Fluffy Washington Post\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Why dont lions meow? Why does my cat leave a dead mouse at my feet? And why is a pet ocelot a bad idea?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Jonathan B. Losos unravels the secrets of the cat using all the tools of modern technology, from GPS tracking (youll be amazed where they roam) and genomics (what is your so-called Siamese cat, really?) to forensic archaeology. He tells the story of the cats 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HUNTS BOOKSHOP LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44109093339376,"sku":"9780008339463","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/8635\/9739\/files\/9780008339463.jpg?v=1713452666","url":"https:\/\/huntsbookshop.live\/products\/9780008339463","provider":"Hunt's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}