How to Live with a Calculating Cat: The Feast of Kings

Since the earliest days of humans walking the earth there has been an uneasy relationship between us and cats. The hunting prowess of 1 kg house cats makes them excellent partners in the removal of unwanted vermin. However, when that same hunting instinct is packaged in a 250 kg African lion, the situation can become dangerous for anything that moves across the "King of the Jungle's" territory. In this talk we'll explore the underlying biology that drives the killer appetites of cats from local pumas to African lions in Kenya and South Africa. Are felids "couch potatoes" or "calculating predators" compared to dogs? The answer may surprise you.

Speaker: Terrie Williams, UC Santa Cruz

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