Could those who've purchased this tell me if it was benifical to them? Does it contain information on small cats like lynx and bobcats?
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i have this book
So the antomy of the Afican Lion is simlar to that of the Alaskan Lynx? Looking at reference pictures I'm not able to visual the relationship betweeen the two like you have. Could you clarify what you mean or what it is that you've found all cats share?
First, it's the eyes and positioning them. Then there's the claws and if they should be extended or retracted. They all have tails. all have pointed ears, all have squarish faces to allow from huge muscles in the jaw area, all of them snarl in basically the same posture, all have big, long whiskers and all of them have teeth intended for tearing prey apart. Other than that, they're nothing alike.
Thanks George. Sounds like they're nothing alike!
GEORGE.......you are right on the money 99.99% of the time, and this is probably the only time I will stand to correct you..but to say that Cougar, Leopard, Lion and Cheetah have pointed ears is asking for some feedback. Surely you wanted some on this one....didn't you?
I meant to say "erect". You're right. I screwed the pooch. But Lou, now you're pushing the envelope. I guess wolves and foxes aren't similar either. How about taxidermists like you and me? Not such a huge jump in the shallow end of the gene pool whether you want to admit it or not. The Cat book should be a good part of ANY taxidermist's library.
That comment was meant to "yank your chain" George :-)
LOL, I'm going down the path of the gene pool comment though. If I were to compare eye reference shots from Taxidermist from Japan, Alaska, Africa, and the US you'd see a large difference in shape and amount of skin on the lids. That's were I was going with my question about the book. I have plenty of reference of lynx but there seems to be sutle differences between cats species, like the long drooping muzzle of the lion to the short and stubby of the bobcat and lynx or the longer slope of the lynx muzzle compared to the bobcat.
It's much better to ask for clarification from veterans like yourself and terryr than miss important features in my reference on my own.
OK, you got me. But we don't have to compare Orientals to us. I have a big head and a big nose to go with it, so PLEASE don't compare People. LOL I guess, however, that regardless of the subtleties, the skeletons are similar.