36. How Cats Evolved from the Savanna to Your Sofa with Dr. Jonathan Losos
· 53 min
Episode 36. How Cats Evolved from the Savanna to Your Sofa with Dr. Jonathan Losos
Dr. Ann Hohenhaus interviews Dr. Jonathan Losos, evolutionary biologist and author of The Cat's Meow, How Cats Evolved from the Savanna to your Sofa. Dr. Losos studies the ways humans are transforming cats and how cats in turn are transforming the world around them. Tune in as they discuss:
• What the ancestor of the domestic cat looked like • How Dr. Losos became a cat lover • Dr. Losos' leap from studying lizards to cats • When were cats first domesticated? • How cat mummies are helping determine where cats were domesticated • Surprising things Dr. Losos learned in his studies • The relationship between saber-tooth cats and domestic cats • The methods Dr. Losos uses to study cats • Should cats be allowed outside? • What Dr. Losos will be researching next
Also on this month's show:
• Viral trending animal story about Ricardo the bull, who was found running on the train tracks in Newark • Animal news, including the shelter that had all their dogs adopted for the first time in 47 years • Pet Health Listener Q&A
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Links in the notes 8
- https://www.jonathanlosos.com/
- https://www.jonathanlosos.com/books/the-cats-meow
- https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/ricardo-the-bull-on-newark-nj-transit-train-tracks-skylands-animal-sanctuary/
- https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Living/animal-shelter-celebrates-dogs-adopted-true-miracle/story?id=105916354
- https://www.facebook.com/theanimalmedicalcenter
- https://www.instagram.com/amcny/
- https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-animal-medical-center/
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Transcript
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