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Guida ai felidi selvatici del mondo

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Dal Gatto dai piedi neri (Africa meridionale), grande quanto un coniglio, alla Tigre dell'Amur (Estremo Oriente russo), in grado di uccidere un orso, i 38 membri della famiglia dei felidi comprendono alcune tra le specie più affascinanti e magnifiche della Terra. Adattati per uccidere con la massima efficienza, i felidi rappresentano una delle linee evolutive di maggiore successo tra i mammiferi predatori. La Guida ai felidi selvatici del mondo esplora la straordinaria famiglia dei felidi con un livello di approfondimento senza precedenti. Con dati basati su migliaia di articoli scientifici e osservazioni dirette sul campo, ogni specie è descritta in modo esaustivo. Il volume è riccamente illustrato con tavole a colori, disegni in bianco e nero che mostrano importanti aspetti della vita dei felidi e accurate rappresentazioni del cranio di ciascuna specie. Sono inoltre presenti oltre 200 fotografie, molte delle quali di specie estremamente rare e poco note. Ogni scheda descrittiva comprende una mappa di distribuzione aggiornata e illustra le conoscenze più recenti sulla classificazione e sulle parentele delle varie specie, con alcune sorprendenti ultime scoperte. Nonostante il loro grande successo evolutivo, la sopravvivenza dei felidi nel mondo moderno è una sfida molto complessa. Il manuale tratta i temi più attuali della tutela dei felidi selvatici, lo stato di conservazione sempre più a rischio di molte specie e i modi per salvarle.

240 pages, Hardcover

First published October 13, 2015

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February 20, 2016
While by no means a scientific treatise on each wild felid species, this latest publication authored by one of the top experts in the field contains much pertinent and up to date information on recent research relating to each. The many color photos mainly taken in the field, along with terrific hand drawn illustrations at times depicting cat behaviour add tremendously to enjoyment of the book for the avid cat fan.

This book falls somewhere in between the basic color field guide and hefty reference works containing full technical information. What seems missing is a more detailed introduction to cat biology one would usually find in such focused works, the very short first chapter on their evolutionary history is useful but all too brief.
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December 30, 2022
I guess I'm just a sucker for cats. Very beautiful illustrations throughout I have to say and very easy to read for any layman as it is not a rigorous scientific treatment in any shape or form.
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September 10, 2020
An excellent reference full of great pictures and information. All the wild cats you love, and all the cats you didn't know existed slink through these pages. The author provides as much detail as he could find on physical description, range, habitats, and behavior of each feline.
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October 28, 2024
‘Wild Cats of the World’ is essentially an encyclopaedia of felids. Each species in the family is covered, with information given on habitat, diet, reproduction and so on. This is presented in a clear if rather bland fashion. Photos and artwork accompany the text, but this not a “coffee table” book of the kind you buy to admire the pictures – it’s info-heavy and there are no full-page images. Some species have only one photo representing them.

There were a few minor errors and inconsistencies – the author does not acknowledge the subfamily Pantherinae, and some of the information is a little outdated (the book was published in 2015). He uses the word “poisonous” when he means venomous, and refers to female and male caribou as “does and stags” when the correct terms are cows and bulls (there is actually no species that uses does and stags – it’s either does and bucks or hinds and stags). He also incorrectly capitalises certain words, such as taxonomic ranks and various common names.
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February 8, 2023
Una guida molto ben fatta, con foto illustrazioni stupende! L’ho trovata molto completa e tecnica, dopo un po’ può risultare noiosa, ma a piccole dosi risulta sempre molto interessante, già solo sfogliarla è un piacere. È un’edizione un po’ datata e informazioni e dati si basano su numeri ormai abbastanza vecchi, ma la realtà cambia poco, la consiglio agli amanti dei felini e degli animali in generale!
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January 29, 2023
A well-researched book with accurate and pleasant art of the cats. Fed my autistic fact-seeking brain quite nicely!
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