Wild Cats of the World

by David Alderton

Book by Alderton, David

Genres: Animals, Reference, Natural History

192 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1993

About the author

David Alderton is a UK-based writer specialising in pets and natural history topics. Growing up in a home surrounded by pets, he originally trained to become a veterinary surgeon. An allergic dermatitis acquired in his final year of study forced a change of career however, and so led him into the field of writing about pets and their care. He has since become a regular contributor of articles on this subject to a wide range of newspapers and magazines in the UK and abroad, and also participates frequently in radio and television programmes.

His books have currently sold over six million copies, and have been translated into 30 different languages. David’s titles have won awards in the USA from the Cat Writers' Association of America and the Maxwell Medallion from the Dog Writers’ Association of America, as well as being nominated for the Sir Peter Kent Conservation Book Prize. He has also chaired the National Council for Aviculture, the umbrella organisation for bird-keeping clubs and associations in the UK, and is a member of the Kennel Club, as well as editor of the monthly magazine Practical Reptile Keeping.

Reviews

[Avery · Rating 4 out of 5]

A comprehensive guide to the cats of the world, with detailed descriptions of behaviour, appearance, and history of every species. The book was written in 1993 and as such our knowledge of felines has expanded beyond what is included, so care must be taken in some areas - particularly passages discussing the onza, as since the publishing of this book the mentioned onza specimens have proven to be pumas.

[Donnie Baldwin II · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very Prominent Info About wild cats, I especially enjoyed seeing the distribution. Although it was written in 1993, Since then We've advanced, it still cleared up some of the questions I had about Cat evolution. This Book overall was an enticing fun thrill of Cats. Not including the Cat-tastrophes on pages 6-20. (pun included to Lighten the mood)

[Bree · Rating 5 out of 5]

Notes:
finally a book the covers all the wildcats not just the handful of most popular; my daughter adores this book though hasn't read it all; mostly text but photos and maps are excellent