Cheetahs of the Serengeti Plains: Group Living in an Asocial Species

by T.M. Caro

Book Overview

Cheetahs of the Serengeti Plains is the most comprehensive account of carnivore social behavior to date. Synthesizing more than a decade of research in the wild, this book offers a detailed account of the behavior and ecology of cheetahs. Compared with other large cats, and other mammals, cheetahs have an unusual breeding system; whereas lions live in prides and tigers are solitary, some cheetahs live in groups while others live by themselves...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226094340
• ISBN13: 9780226094342
• Release Date: August 1994
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 500 Pages
• Weight: 1.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 8.9"