Photographer’s acknowledgements
The feline design: evolution, anatomy and action
Physical adaptations: being a cat
Predation: hunting, killing and feeding
Prey: the eating habits of cats
Statistics of the hunt: how well, how far, how often?
Solitary and sociable: social systems, land use and communication
Land use: home ranges, territories and time-share
Territorial maintenance: communication among cats
Populations: reproduction, mortality and survival
Into adulthood: dispersal and survival
Competition, conflict and coexistence: relationships among cats and other carnivores
The effect of competition and conflict
Relationships with other carnivores
Cats and humans: threats, status and conservation
The status of cats: range loss, numbers and trends