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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.
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Per-ivar Ruud
reviewed Do Cats Hear with Their Feet?: Where Cats Come From, What We Know about Them, and What They Think about Us on January 23, 2009
Do Cats Hear with Their Feet?
This book is divided up into 3 sections: The history of cats, cats as hunters, and cats' lives (mainly focused on how they use their senses).
I would have rated it higher, except for 3 points, which were pretty major for me: 1, the author doesn't own a cat, and in fact, talks wistfully about being able to shoot and kill wild cats multiple times (rule #1 know your audience. Learn this rule Mr. Page!) 2, the book is a lecture on the history and evolution of cats masked as something else (don't read this book if you're curious about the 'what they think of us' part of the subtitle, since it's nowhere to be found) 3, the author barely mentions indoor cats, and in fact, thinks of them as a rarity/oddity, so unless your cats live on what they have killed, the author really doesn't have any insights into who they are.
Despite my issues, I would give the book 3.5 stars if I could, because I flew through this book in 3 sittings, and came away with a lot of useless facts, which I personally love accumulating! Did you know that cheetahs went through a huge population wipeout a few thousand years ago, so that the few cheetahs left today are all genetically identical, read: hugely inbred? Did you know that there are 2 types of tabbies: one with stripes that create rings around the legs and torso (like on the cover), and one with stripes going horizontally from the head to tail, and then dissolving into spots on the back legs? (My Micah is in the second camp, crossed with Siamese.)
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