Wild Cats of the World

By M. Sunquist, F. Sunquist. 2002

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Did you know that European royalty once used cheetahs to hunt deer, or that caracals can capture birds by leaping six and a half feet straight up into the air from a standing start? Have you ever wondered whether domestic cats really do land on their feet when they fall, or how Canada lynx can stalk their prey in the winter without falling through the deep snow? "Wild Cats of the World" is a treasure trove of answers to questions like these for anyone who's interested in learning more about the world's felids, including the ones with whom we share our homes. Mel and Fiona Sunquist have spent more than a decade gathering information about cats from every available source, many of them quite difficult to find, including scientific papers, descriptions of hunts, archaeological findings, observations by naturalists and travellers, reports from government agencies, and newsletters from a wide variety of organizations. Weaving information from these sources together with their own experiences observing wild cats around the world, the Sunquists have created the most comprehensive reference on felids available. Each of their accounts of the 36 species of cat contains a description of the cat, including human interactions with it, as well as detailed data on its distribution, ecology and behaviour, status in the wild, and efforts to conserve it. Numerous photographs, including more than 40 in full colour, illustrate these accounts. Ranging from the two-pound black-footed cat to the five-hundred-pound tiger, and from the African serval with its satellite-dish ears to the web-footed fishing cats of Asia, "Wild Cats of the World" should fascinate and educate felid fans of any stripe (or spot).

Subfields: Ecology, Genetics, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

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Sociality in cats: A comparative review (2016, background): “lybica is generally recorded as nocturnal, territorial, and solitary (Sunquist and Sunquist, 2002).”
Ocelot Leopardus pardalis in Belize: the impact of trap spacing and distance moved on density estimates (2007, background): “However, there remains little data on ocelot populations in many areas of their range and habitat loss continues to threaten their persistence (Sunquist & Sunquist, 2002).”
Predicting potential distribution of the jaguar (Panthera onca) in Mexico: identification of priority areas for conservation (2011, background): “It lives in various habitats, where their abundance is likely related to the abundance of prey, water and vegetation coverage, from sea level to 1200 m (Sunquist & Sunquist, 2002).”
The effects of puma prey selection and specialization on less abundant prey in Patagonia (2013, background): “The puma (Puma concolor) is a large, solitary felid with the broadest geographic range of any terrestrial mammal in the Western Hemisphere (Sunquist and Sunquist 2002).”
ECOLOGY OF THREE SYMPATRIC FELIDS IN A MIXED EVERGREEN FOREST IN NORTH-CENTRAL THAILAND (2005, background): “The marbled cat is the size of a large domestic cat and resembles the clouded leopard morphologically, with a long tail, cloudlike pelage pattern, and elongated canines (Pocock 1932; Sunquist and Sunquist 2002).”
A critique of density estimation from camera-trap data† (2012, background): “Territorial carnivores do not occupy independent home ranges but may be attracted to mates (overdispersion) or avoid competitors (underdispersion; e.g., Sunquist and Sunquist 2002).”
Perceptions of Human–Carnivore Conflicts in the High Andes of Argentina (2008, background): “Despite the fact that it is one of the most adaptable felids (Sunquist and Sunquist 2002) and is still widely distributed in Argentina (Lucherini et al 2004), the puma has already been exterminated from many areas in Argentina (Novaro et al 2004; Luengos Vidal et al 2005), and our field surveys…”
Costs of carnivory: tooth fracture in Pleistocene and Recent carnivorans (2008, background): “References for body mass and behavioural classifications include: (Kingdon, 1977; Chapman & Feldhamer, 1982; Gittleman, 1986; Skinner & Smithers, 1990; Nowak, 1999; Sunquist & Sunquist, 2002; King & Powell, 2007), and other references provided in the text for specific species.”
Interspecific competition and predation in American carnivore families (2008, methodology): “…guigna dunstone et al. 2002, munoz-duran 2002, sunquist & sunquist 2002 Oreailurus jacobitus yensen & seymour 2000, garCia-Perea 2002, sunquist & sunquist 2002, PeroviC et al. 2003 Panthera onca seymour 1989, riCHard-Hansen et al. 1999, de la rosa & noCke 2000, sunquist & sunquist…”
Food habits of sympatric jaguars and pumas across a gradient of human disturbance (2010, background): “Jaguars are stockier and have a more powerful bite than pumas (Sunquist & Sunquist, 2002) so can probably overpower an adult peccary more quickly with less risk of injury.”
Spatial ecology of the European wildcat in a Mediterranean ecosystem: dealing with small radio‐tracking datasets in species conservation (2009, background): “Nevertheless, its current distribution is highly fragmented, mainly as a result of severe population declines and local extinctions that occurred across its range since the 17th century (Stahl & Artois, 1991; Sunquist & Sunquist, 2002).”
Long in the tooth: evolution of sabertooth cat cranial shape (2008, background): “This morphology is associated with enlarged nasal passages in the extant cheetah, which is a high-speed cursor (Ewer 1973; Sunquist and Sunquist 2002).”