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The Tribe of Tiger
Cats and Their Culture
Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
Genre: Life Sciences
Price: $2.99
Publish Date: July 14, 2015
Publisher: Open Road Media
Seller: OpenRoad Integrated Media, LLC
From the majestic Bengal tiger to the domesticated Siamese comes a meditation on cats from the bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Dogs and The Social Lives of Dogs From as far back in time as the disappearance of the dinosaurs, cats have occupied an important place in our evolutionary, social, and cultural history. The family of the cat is as diverse as it is widespread, ranging from the lions, tigers, and pumas of the African and Asian wilds to the domesticated cats of our homes, zoos, and circuses.   When she witnesses her housecat, Rajah, effortlessly scare off two fully-grown deer, acclaimed anthropologist Elizabeth Marshall Thomas starts studying the links that bind the feline family together. Immersing herself in the subtle differences of their social orders, feeding behaviors, and means of communication, Thomas explores the nature of the cat, both wild and domestic, and the resilient streak that has ensured its survival over thousands of years. “The latest animal book from the author of The Hidden Life of Dogs will have ailurophiles purring.” — Publishers Weekly , starred review   “Thomas enjoys the complexity and subtlety of feline society and rejects many of the oversimplifications that have become ‘popular knowledge’ concerning cats.” — The New York Review of Books   “Insightful.” — Booklist Elizabeth Marshall Thomas is an acclaimed American anthropologist and author who has published a variety of fiction and nonfiction, including the international bestsellers  The Hidden Life of Dogs  and  The Tribe of Tiger . After spending her early life in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Thomas studied at both Smith and Radcliffe Colleges, and in 1962 won a Guggenheim Fellowship for Social Sciences. She currently lives in Peterborough, New Hampshire.
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