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Acknowledgments | |
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Introduction | |
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Introducing Small Cats | |
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What are small cats? | |
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What is the difference between small cats and big cats? | |
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How many kinds of small cats are there? | |
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Why are small cats important? | |
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Where do small cats live? | |
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Why are there only domestic small cats on Madagascar, Australia, New Guinea, and New Zealand? | |
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How are small cats classified? | |
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What characterizes the major groups of small cats? | |
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When did small cats evolve? | |
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What is the oldest small cat fossil? | |
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Form and Function of Small Cats | |
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What are the largest and smallest small cats? | |
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How fast does a small cat's heart beat? | |
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Can small cats see color? | |
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Are small cats capable of retracting their claws? | |
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Can small cats swim? | |
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How far can small cats jump? | |
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Are small cats capable of climbing? | |
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Are small cats'tails the same? | |
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Do small cats have whiskers? | |
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How sensitive is a small cat's sense of smell? | |
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What is special about a cat's sense of taste? | |
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Can you determine whether a fossil small cat was terrestrial or arboreal? | |
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Small Cat Colors | |
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Can small cats be black? | |
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What causes the different coat colors of small cats? | |
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Why does the length and thickness of small cat's coat vary? | |
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How are hair colors determined genetically? | |
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Is there a reason for the patterns on the coat? | |
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Are there age-related differences in coat color? | |
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Are there seasonal changes in coat color? | |
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Is there much geographic variation in small cat species? | |
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Small Cat Behavior | |
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Are small cats social? | |
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Do small cats fight? | |
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How smart are small cats? | |
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Do small cats play? | |
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Do small cats talk? | |
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How do small cats avoid predators? | |
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Small Cat Ecology | |
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Where do small cats sleep? | |
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Do small cats migrate? | |
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How many small cat species can coexist? | |
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Are small cats equally distributed throughout the world? | |
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How do small cats survive in the desert? | |
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How do small cats survive the winter? | |
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Do small cats hibernate? | |
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Do small cats have enemies? | |
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Do small cats commit infanticide? | |
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Do small cats get sick? | |
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How do small cats influence vegetation? | |
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Reproduction and Development of Small Cats | |
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How do small cats reproduce? | |
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How long are female small cats pregnant? | |
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Where do mother small cats give birth? | |
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How many babies do small cats have?" | |
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Are all Littermates equally related? | |
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How long do female small cats nurse their young? | |
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How fast do small cats grow? | |
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How long do small cats live? | |
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Foods and Feeding of Small Cats | |
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What do small cats eat? | |
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How do small cats hunt? | |
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Do small cats hide or bury food? | |
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How often do small cats eat and drink? | |
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Do small cats scavenge? | |
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Small Cats and Humans 84 Do small cats make good pets? | |
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Should people feed small cats? 85 Do small cats feel pain? | |
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What do I do if a find an injured or orphaned small cat? | |
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How can I become a better observer of small cats? | |
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How do I know whether I have small cats in my backyard? | |
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Why are small cats important? | |
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Small Cat Problems (from a human viewpoint) | |
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Are small cats pests? | |
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How are small cats kept away from people, livestock, and poultry? | |
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Are small cats vectors of human disease? | |
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Human Problems (from a small cat's viewpoint) | |
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Are small cats endangered? | |
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Will small cats be affected by global warming? | |
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Are small cats ever invasive species? | |
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Do people hunt and eat small cats? | |
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Why are some small cat skins so valuable? | |
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Why do small cats get hit by cars? | |
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Small Cats in Stories and Literature | |
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What roles do small cats play in religion and mythology? | |
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Are some small cats considered bad luck? | |
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What roles do small cats play in popular culture? | |
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Are there popular sayings about small cats? | |
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How are small cats incorporated into poetry? | |
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How are small cats incorporated into literature? | |
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"Small Catology" | |
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Which species are best known? | |
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Which species are least known? | |
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How do scientists recognize individual small cats? | |
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Small Cats of the World | |
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Bibliography | |
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Index | |