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Do Cats Hear With Their Feet? 1 Edition
Contributor(s): Page, Jake, Fox, Michael W. (Foreward By)

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 ISBN: 0007624032     ISBN-13: 9780061456480
Publisher: Smithsonian Books
OUR PRICE: $26.20  

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Published: December 2008
* Out of Print *
Additional Information
Library of Congress Subjects:
- 01
BISAC Categories:
- Pets | Cats - General
Dewey: Felidae.
LCCN: Cats.
Age Level: 0.75
Grade Level: 0.92
Guided Reading: 0
 
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Publisher Description:
"Do Cats Hear with Their Feet?" traces the evolution of cats from the time they first adapted their feline form about 20 million years ago. Exploring every aspect of a cat's life--from predation, to play, to communication--Jake Page shows us what a cat's daily life is really like. He gives us a cat's-eye view of a bird hunt in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains and explains why cats will hunt even when they are full, and why no self-respecting cat would eat vegetables. In sections that will be of interest to every cat owner, Jake Page demonstrates why territory is all-important to cats, investigates cat ESP, and shows that cats have, in fact, never been fully domesticated; they've just graciously decided to reside with us. Beautifully illustrated, this engaging book is full of surprising facts. Did you know: Black cats do better in the crowded conditions of cities than any other color? Cats are as allergic to humans as humans are to cats? Cats have survived falls from heights of over seven stories?

"Do Cats Hear with Their Feet?" will show readers exactly why cats are such amazing creatures, and why humans have been crazy about them for centuries.

Contributor Bio(s): Page, Jake: -

Jake Page was the founding editor of Doubleday's Natural History Press, as well as editorial director of Natural History magazine and science editor of Smithsonian magazine. He has written more than forty books on the natural sciences, zoological topics, and Native American affairs, as well as mystery fiction. He and his wife live in northern Colorado with six dogs and a steady supply of dog hair, available free.
 
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