The Concise Book of Tigers: A Guide to Nature's Most Remarkable Cats
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What makes tigers unique among our planet's many cat species? The Concise Book of Tigers: A Guide to Nature's Most Remarkable Cats, by award-winning writer, naturalist, and historian Lochlainn Seabrook, answers this question and many more about these magnificent felines.
Filled with fascinating details often overlooked by other natural history writers, this concise yet informative introduction to what the author calls "tigerology" features eleven comprehensive chapters exploring the ecology and life history of tigers. Topics include tiger vision, hearing, coloration, vocalizations, behavior, and other aspects of tiger biology; tigers in superstition, religion, and literature; how to identify tigers; where they can be observed; and the conservation of tigers and their habitats.
The book also includes a detailed field guide to twelve recognized tiger subspecies-six living and six extinct-found across Eurasia. Each entry provides the subspecies' common and scientific names, identifying characteristics, geographic distribution, habitat, diet and hunting behavior, natural enemies, population, life span, conservation status, and commentary by the author.
Richly illustrated with 150 color photographs and black-and-white drawings, The Concise Book of Tigers also contains a complete list of the world's 41 felids, an extensive bibliography with suggested reading, and a comprehensive index covering every cat referenced in the book.
Written in the author's characteristically lucid, compact, and educational style, this family-friendly guide is essential reading for tiger enthusiasts, wildlife watchers, naturalists, conservationists, and animal lovers of all ages. With its special emphasis on tiger conservation, The Concise Book of Tigers is both a treasure trove for tigriphiles.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Acclaimed neo-Victorian scholar, naturalist, and outdoorsman Lochlainn Seabrook has written on subjects ranging from astronomy and history to religion and zoology. One of today's most prolific historians, he is the author and editor of 100 educational books for readers of all ages.
A seventh-generation Kentuckian of Appalachian heritage, and a former zookeeper, ranch hand, and hunting outfitter, Seabrook is a lifelong writer with more than 45 years of experience in science, history, and religion. His writings have introduced hundreds of thousands of readers to important facts frequently omitted from mainstream books and have been described by readers as "game-changing" and "life-altering."
His other natural history titles include The Concise Book of Owls: A Guide to Nature's Most Mysterious Birds; Rocky Mountain Equines: A Photographic Collection of Horses, Donkeys, and Mules of the American West; Rocky Mountain Bison: A Photographic Collection of Bison of the American West; and the monumental reference North America's Amazing Mammals: An Encyclopedia for the Whole Family-the world's first scientific animal guide to include an entry on Sasquatch.
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