The big cats and their fossil relatives
Subtitle: an illustrated guide to their evolution and natural history
By: text by Alan Turner ; illustrations by Mauricio Antón.
Contributors: Antón, Mauricio.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
Subjects: Felidae.; Felidae, Fossil.; Felidae -- Evolution.; Felidae -- Pictorial works.; Felidae, Fossil -- Pictorial works.
Description: The author and illustrator draw on the surviving seven species of large cats and remains of their prehistoric ancestors to explain and illustrate their anatomy and function, social interaction, predatory behavior, prey treatment, and other aspects of the fascinating and fearsome creatures.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.