A
aardvark
aardwolf
Aberdare National Park, Kenya
adaptation
brain case
canine
clavicle
metapodial
sagittal crest
scapulae
skeleton
skull
spine
African golden cat
diet
feeding ecology
habitat associations
longevity
reproduction
size
social organisation
threats and status
African palm civet
African wild dog
African wildcat
diet
feeding ecology
habitat associations
longevity
reproduction
size
social organisation
threats and status
aggression
Ailuridae
Aïr Mountains, Niger
Akbash dog
altruism
Amphicyonidae
Anatolian shepherd dog
anatomy
ear (see also senses)
eye (see also senses)
foot
head, skull
skeleton
tail
teeth
Asian wildcat
Asiatic cheetah,
Asiatic dhole
Asiatic lion
B
badger
Bailey, Ted
Balme, Guy
Barrett, Amanda
Bauer, Hans
bear
bear-dog
Benin
biological fitness
birth
black-footed cat
diet
feeding ecology
habitat associations
longevity
reproduction
size
social organisation
threats and status
Bothma, Koos
Botswana
breeding season
buffalo
burrow
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda
C
caching (prey)
Cameroon
Canada lynx
Canidae
Caniformia
cannibalism
caracal
diet
feeding ecology
habitat associations
longevity
reproduction
size
social organisation
threats and status
Carbonne, Chris
Carnivora
Caro, Tim
cat gap
cattle-raiding
Cedarberg
Central Africa
Central African Republic
Central Asia
Chasmaportethes, hunting hyaena
cheetah passim
diet
feeding ecology
habitat associations
longevity
reproduction
size
social organisation
threats and status
chimpanzee
Chipangali
Chobe National Park, Botswana
CITES
clouded leopard
coalition
coexistence
cohort
adolescent
cub
kitten
sub-adult
communal living
communication
clawing
scent marking
scraping
spraying
vocalisation
compensation
incentive
insurance
competition
African wild dog
at kills
dietary overlap
for food
interference competition
mesopredator release
predator release
spotted hyaena
conflict with livestock
conservation
CAMPFIRE
economies associated with parks
protected areas
tourism
consumptive utilisation
contraception
Côte d’Ivoire
courtship (see also mating)
coyote
cubs
altruism
average litter size
communally raising
creche
defence of
den
desertion
mortality
predation
predatory training
raising
survival
cusimanse
D
D’Amour, Danielle
Davies, Rob
dawn cat
‘dear enemy’ principle
deforestation
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
density dependence
dentition (see teeth)
desertification
dietary overlap
digitigrady
Dinofelis
disease
bovine tuberculosis (bTB)
canine distemper virus (CDV)
feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV)
dispersal
drifters
female philopatry
male dispersal
non-dispersing females
diurnalism
Djibouti
dog
domestic cat
Drakensberg Mountains, South Africa
duiker
Durant, Sarah
Dzanga-Sangha Reserve, Central African Republic
E
ear (see anatomy)
East Africa
Egypt
Ethiopia
Ethiopian wolf
Etosha National Park, Namibia
Eupleridae
Europe
extinction
eye (see anatomy)
F
Felidae
Feliformia
Felinae
Fischer, Frauke
food shortages
foot (see anatomy)
fossa
fox
Funston, Paul
G
Gabon
Geertsema, Aadje
genet
giant panda
Gir Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park, India
Gittleman, John
Greater Kruger ecosystem
grey wolf
ground-dwelling birds
Gujurat State, India
H
habitat loss/destruction
forestry
intensive agriculture
making way for domestic herds
hare
helpers, non-breeding
Henschel, Philipp
Herpestidae
Hes, Lex
Homotherium
hunting
ability
group/communal hunting
strategy
co-operative hunting
fast hunting
fossorial/digging
high-speed pursuit
long-distance coursing
search and stalk
solo hunter
spontaneous hunting
stalk and rush
stationary/sit-and-wait
surplus killing
targeting vulnerable prey
success rates
males vs females
starvation
hunting by man
bush-meat trade
concessions
quotas
recreational/sport/trophy
skins
hyaena
brown
spotted
striped
Hyaenidae
hybridisation
hyper-carnivory
I
impala
inbreeding
India
infanticide
benefits
return to oestrus
interaction among cats
interference competition
Iran
Iriomote cat
Israel
Ituri Forest, DRC
J
jackal
black-backed
golden
side-striped
jaguar
Jenny, David
Ju/Hoan San
jungle cat
diet
feeding ecology
habitat associations
longevity
reproduction
size
social organisation
threats and status
K
Kafue National Park, Zambia
Kafue-Zambezi-Luangwa comlex
Kalahari Desert
Kelly, Marcella
Kenya
Kimberly region
Kimikia River, Kenya
king cheetah
kleptoparasitism
Kruger National Park
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
L
‘Large Carnivore Problem’
Laurenson, Karen
least weasel
leopard passim
diet
feeding ecology
habitat associations
longevity
reproduction
size
social organisation
threats and status
Libya
lion passim
diet
feeding ecology
habitat associations
longevity
reproduction
size
social organisation
threats and status
livestock
depredation
domestication
good husbandry
protection
electrified fencing
limiting birth periods
livestock-guarding dogs
local extinctions
lodger group (lions)
Londolozi Game Reserve, South Africa
Lopé, Gabon
M
Machairodontinae
Madagascar
Mahalé National Park, Tanzania
Malagasy civet
mane
man-eating cats (see also Tsavo)
Marahoué National Park, Côte d’Ivoire
Marker, Laurie
marking
Masai Mara
mating (see also courtship)
competition between males
duration
female promiscuity
frequency
mixed paternity/multiple
non-fertilising sperm
sires
sperm competition
Matopos Hills, Zimbabwe
matrilineal society
communally raising cubs
co-operative behaviour
sisterhood
synchronous births
Megantereon (see also sabre-toothed cat)
melanism
Mephitidae
mesopredators
release
miacid
Middle East
Mills, Gus
mole-rat
mongoose
mortality
additive
compensatory
rate in juvenile cats
Mount Kenya
Mozambique
Mustelidae
N
Namibia
natal range
Newman, Owen
Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania
Niger
Nile Valley
Nimravidae
nocturnalism
nomadism
North Africa
O
ocelot
Odobenidae
oestrus
Okavango region, Botswana
Otariidae
ovulation
induced
reflex
spontaneous
P
Pachycrocuta, giant hyaena
Packer, Craig
pair bond
paleo-cat
pampas cat
Panthera
paternity
persecution of cats
cage-traps
gin-trap
poison
philopatry
Phinda Game Reserve, South Africa
Phinda-Mkhuze ecosystem
Phocidae
phylogeny
Pinnipedia
plantigrady
polar bear
predator release
Proailurus
Procynonidae
Pseudaelurus
puma
Purchase, Netty
Q
Qattara Depression, Egypt
R
raccoon
range (see also territory)
historic
home
loss
natal
red panda
reintroduction
reproduction
benefit
success
rinderpest
rock hyrax
Ruaha-Rungwa ecosystem, Tanzania
Rwanda
S
sabre-toothed cat (see also Megantereon)
Sahara Desert
Sahelian savanna
Salonga National Park, DRC
sand cat
diet
feeding ecology
habitat associations
longevity
reproduction
size
social organisation
threats and status
scavenging
Schaller, George
Scott, Jonathan
sea lion
sea otter
seal
segregation
Seidensticker, John
Selous Game Reserve
Senegal
senses (see also anatomy)
hearing
smell
touch
vision
eye shine
night blindness
rhodopsin
visual streak
Serengeti National Park
Serengeti-Mara ecosystem
serval
diet
feeding ecology
habitat associations
longevity
reproduction
size
social organisation
threats and status
sib-group
Skeleton Coast, Namibia
skeleton (see anatomy)
skull (see anatomy)
skunk
Sliwa, Alex
snow leopard
social group
defending cubs
defending territory
group-living species
killing large prey
social system
sociality
advantages
solitary living
sooty mangabey
South Africa
springbok
Stander, Phillip
starvation
sterilisation
Sudan
suricate
survival
T
Taï National Park, Cote d’Ivoire (Taï Forest)
Tanzania
teeth (see anatomy)
territoriality
behaviour
territory (see also range)
contractionist
‘dear enemy’ relationship
exclusive range
expansionist
female hotspot
holder
home range
non-residential male/floater
overlap
shared land tenure
spatial pattern
tenure
time-share
Thomson’s gazelle
threatened
threats
agriculture
deforestation
desertification
direct persecution
habitat loss/destruction
human population explosion
human pressure/encroachment
‘Human-Wildlife Conflict’ (HWC)
hunting by man
‘Large Carnivore Problem’
livestock
range loss/retraction
tiger
tourism
translocation
Tsavo (see also man-eating lions)
tylotrich (see also senses)
U
Uganda
unprotected area
Ursidae
USSR
V
Viverridae
Vulnerability
W
walrus
Waza National Park, Cameroon
weasel
West Africa
West Coast National Park, South Africa
West, Peyton
Western Desert, Egypt
whiskers/vibrissae (see also senses)
white lion
wildebeest
wolf
Woodroffe, Rosie
Z
Zambia
zebra
Zimbabwe