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John bradshaw delves into the history of felines deeper than anybody! Bradshaw thinks the phoenician, who also liked cats, may have introduced them to britain.

The first few dozen pages recount the history of cats, particularly in egypt. The distribution of orange tabby mutations in europe reflects the viking invaders of a thousand years ago.



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This book focuses on anecdotes and repetition of the same information, over and over again. The author describes cats as solitary living and then spends page after page about cats living in groups. In the end, the cat is still a mystery and this book ...  Read More

Author argues that cats should neither be neutered nor kept indoors. He says that neutering cats sounds ludicrous, as do keeping them indoors. In an ideal world every owner would spay and neuter, however, i know better.

The style of this book presents the material in a frustratingly foggy manner. Bradshaw combines the worst flaws of an academic approach (the book is dull) with the worst of hallmark (rampant anthropomorphism) terrible book.

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Heard an interview with the author on this got the book amazing and fascinating info


I had no difficulty with the serious and scientific approach


A researcher and anthrozoolologist he leads the reader down the path of the cats evolution since its first associations with the human

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  • This product had a total of 739 reviews as of our last analysis date on May 13 2022.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I also had to google a phylogenetic tree of the worlds wildcats to try and make sense of the information in the first few chapters


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I loved the illustrations and the stories about the authors cats but the editing could have been better


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Two words in the subtitle say it all feline science


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    And while this makes it a great resource for ardent cat lovers it is far too complex and tedious for anyone else


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    It also raises some troubling questions about the widespread sterilization of feral cat populations and the effect that this unnatural section is having on domestic cat populations


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    This is not your typical behavior book


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Im puzzled by some of the bad reviews that find this book too dry or too technical


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Hes british and most of the anecdotes and cats in the book are also british so the twonations separated by one language thing may account for it

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