{"product_id":"the-cats-meow-jonathan-b-losos-9781984878700","title":"The Cat's Meow: How Cats Evolved from the Savanna to Your Sofa","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe past, present, and future of the world's most popular and beloved pet, from a leading evolutionary biologist and great cat lover. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Engaging and wide-ranging ... \u003ci\u003eThe Cat's Meow \u003c\/i\u003eis a readable and informed exploration of the wildcat that lurks within Fluffy.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe domestic cat--\u003ci\u003eyour\u003c\/i\u003e cat--has, from its evolutionary origins in Africa, been transformed in comparatively little time into one of the most successful and diverse species on the planet. Jonathan Losos, writing as both a scientist and a cat lover, explores how researchers today are unraveling the secrets of the cat, past and present, using all the tools of modern technology, from GPS tracking (you'd be amazed where those backyard cats roam) and genomics (what is your so-called Siamese cat . . . really?) to forensic archaeology. In addition to solving the mysteries of your cat's past, it gives us a cat's-eye view of today's habitats, including meeting wild cousins around the world whose habits your sweet house cat sometimes eerily parallels. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDo lions and tigers meow? If not, why not? Why does my cat leave a dead mouse at my feet (or on my pillow)? Is a pet ocelot a bad idea? When and why did the cat make its real leap off the African plain? What's with all those cats in Egyptian hieroglyphics? In a genial voice, casually deciphering complex science and history with many examples from his own research and multi-cat household, Losos explores how selection, both natural and artificial, over the last several millennia has shaped the contemporary cat, with new breeds vastly different in anatomy and behavior from their ancestral stock. Yet the cat, ever a predator, still seems only one paw out of the wild, and readily reverts to its feral ways as it occupies new lands around the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHumans are transforming cats, and they in turn are transforming the world around them. This charming and intelligent book suggests what the future may hold for both \u003ci\u003eFelis catus\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHomo sapiens\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jonathan B. Losos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1984878700\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781984878700\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Viking\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/02\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.20w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/13\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2023 pg. 60\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2023 pg. 10","brand":"Jonathan B. Losos","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44079939518719,"sku":"9781984878700","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_faf75e8e-c377-4d57-b43b-7201a7ea0c35.jpg?v=1685484027","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-cats-meow-jonathan-b-losos-9781984878700","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}