Call of the Cats
Title | Call of the Cats PDF eBook |
Author | Andrew Bloomfield |
Publisher | New World Library |
Pages | 258 |
Release | 2016-10-10 |
Genre | Pets |
ISBN | 1608683990 |
When aspiring screenwriter Andrew Bloomfield moved into a bungalow in Southern California he soon discovered that he shared the property with a large colony of feral cats — untamed, uninterested in human touch, not purring pets in waiting. But after a midnight attack by predators that decimated yet another litter of kittens, Bloomfield decided to intervene. He began to name and nurse, feed and house, rescue and neuter. Drawing on his time living in Asia among spiritual teachers, he takes us on the contemplative, humorous, and poignant journey of saving these cats, only to find it was they who saved him by revealing a world of meaning beyond his unrealized Hollywood dreams.
Dadcat University
Title | Dadcat University PDF eBook |
Author | Marie Phillips |
Publisher | AuthorHouse |
Pages | 297 |
Release | 2011 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 1463441177 |
The Crimson Fairy
Title | The Crimson Fairy PDF eBook |
Author | Andrew Lang |
Publisher | Mind Melodies |
Pages | 210 |
Release | 2010-12-09 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9380302517 |
It is almost impossible to envision what childhood would be like without the enchanting world of fairyland. Princes and princesses, flying dragons, monsters and magicians, giants and dwarfs, ogres and fairies—these are the companions who thrill youngsters of all lands and times. This book contains 21 such tales. Coming from all quarters of the world, including France, England, Germany, Denmark and Romania, the stories provide rich insight into the lives and cultures of different peoples. Narrated in clear, lively and easy to understand language, the tales are enriched with beautiful illustrations.
A Colony of Cats
Title | A Colony of Cats PDF eBook |
Author | Rene Knapp |
Publisher | America Star Books |
Pages | 178 |
Release | 2012-02-01 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9781462666607 |
TINY TIM LIVES IN FLORIDA WITH THE MOTHER, THE MAN, THE SISTER, AND HIS COLONY OF CATS. HE CONSIDERS IT HIS SOVEREIGN RIGHT TO RULE THE COLONY AND DOES SO ( BETWEEN NAPS) WITH GREAT ENTHUSIASM A cat colony is a population of cats that live together in a specific location and utilize a common food source... Tiny Tim is a powerhouse in his colony. He has learned all of the old stories from the Ancient One and considers it his job to enlighten the newcomers. The stories are necessary as they contain important lessons in how to live a good life. Knowing he is a favorite child, he will often take advantage of the humans in his household. Follow his antics as he shares with you the secrets of his colony.
Cat Wars
Title | Cat Wars PDF eBook |
Author | Peter P. Marra |
Publisher | Princeton University Press |
Pages | 222 |
Release | 2016-09-20 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0691167419 |
Why our cats are a danger to species diversity and human health In 1894, a lighthouse keeper named David Lyall arrived on Stephens Island off New Zealand with a cat named Tibbles. In just over a year, the Stephens Island Wren, a rare bird endemic to the island, was rendered extinct. Mounting scientific evidence confirms what many conservationists have suspected for some time—that in the United States alone, free-ranging cats are killing birds and other animals by the billions. Equally alarming are the little-known but potentially devastating public health consequences of rabies and parasitic Toxoplasma passing from cats to humans at rising rates. Cat Wars tells the story of the threats free-ranging cats pose to biodiversity and public health throughout the world, and sheds new light on the controversies surrounding the management of the explosion of these cat populations. This compelling book traces the historical and cultural ties between humans and cats from early domestication to the current boom in pet ownership, along the way accessibly explaining the science of extinction, population modeling, and feline diseases. It charts the developments that have led to our present impasse—from Stan Temple's breakthrough studies on cat predation in Wisconsin to cat-eradication programs underway in Australia today. It describes how a small but vocal minority of cat advocates has campaigned successfully for no action in much the same way that special interest groups have stymied attempts to curtail smoking and climate change. Cat Wars paints a revealing picture of a complex global problem—and proposes solutions that foresee a time when wildlife and humans are no longer vulnerable to the impacts of free-ranging cats.
Free-ranging Cats
Title | Free-ranging Cats PDF eBook |
Author | Stephen Spotte |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Pages | 447 |
Release | 2014-07-16 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 1118884027 |
Feral and stray domestic cats occupy many different habitats. They can resist dehydration for months by relying exclusively on the tissue water of their prey allowing them to colonize remote deserts and other inhospitable places. They thrive and reproduce in humid equatorial rainforests and windswept subantarctic islands. In many areas of the world feral cats have driven some species of birds and mammals to extinction and others to the edge, becoming a huge conservation concern. With the control of feral and stray cats now a top conservation priority, biologists are intensifying efforts to understand cat behaviour, reproductive biology, use of space, intraspecies interaction, dietary requirements, prey preferences, and vulnerability to different management strategies. This book provides the most comprehensive review yet published on the behavior, ecology and management of free-ranging domestic cats, whether they be owned, stray, or feral. It reviews management methods and their progress, and questions several widely accepted views of free-ranging cats, notably that they live within dominance hierarchies and are highly social. Insightful and objective, this book includes: a functional approach, emphasizing sensory biology, reproductive physiology, nutrition, and space partitioning; clear treatment of how free-ranging cats should be managed; extensive critical interpretation of the world's existing literature; results of studies of cats in laboratories under controlled conditions, with data that can also be applied to pet cats. Free-ranging Cats: Behavior, Ecology, Management is valuable to ecologists, conservation scientists, animal behaviorists, wildlife nutritionists, wildlife biologists, research and wildlife veterinarians, clinical veterinarians, mammalogists, and park and game reserve planners and administrators.
The Way of Cats
Title | The Way of Cats PDF eBook |
Author | Pamela Merritt |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2018-05-31 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780998035703 |
The Way of Cats is a way of playing games with our cat. These communication, training, and affection games are fun and easy to learn. Then we have well-behaved and happy cats.