Title
Animal friendships [electronic resource] / Anne Innis Dagg.
ISBN
9780521183154
9781107005426
9781139157599 (electronic book)
Publication Details
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Language
English
Description
viii, 238 p. : ill.
Call Number
QL751 .D27 2011
Dewey Decimal Classification
591.5
Summary
"Every day for many years I watched our three female cats, Silver, Tiger and Gomer. Silver and Tiger were best buddies but Gomer was a loner. Actually, Silver and Tiger were half-sisters, although how would they know this? Silver, named by my young daughter Mary although she was black with a white throat patch, came first as a kitten, given to our family of five by friends who had a sexually too-active female. A year later they gave us Tiger, with gray tabby markings, also a kitten. Silver cuddled and licked her new young friend as they snuggled together. But when full-grown both ignored the calico cat Gomer who arrived at our house as an older adult"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access Note
Access limited to authorized users.
Machine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. Male and female pals - not just for sex!; 2. In sisterhood; 3. In brotherhood; 4. Mothers and daughters; 5. Mothers and sons, and providing free food; 6. Fathers and sons: social grooming and preening; 7. Family and group tight bonds; 8. Old buddies; 9. Social but seldom sociable animals; 10. Cross species pals; 11. Animal and human 'friendships'; Index.
