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03394aam a2200493 i 4500 001 91A78A56664511EDB99D19AA23ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20221117010035 008 201215t20212021ilua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2020056572 020 $a 022677192X 020 $a 9780226771922 020 $a 022677189X 020 $a 9780226771892 035 $a (OCoLC)1199330901 040 $a ICU/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d UKMGB $d TOH $d AAA $d YDX $d SYB $d OCLCO $d GYG $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a a-ii--- 050 00 $a QL737.C23 $b M2768 2021 082 00 $a 599.75 $2 23 100 1 $a Mathur, Nayanika, $e author. 245 10 $a Crooked cats : $b beastly encounters in the Anthropocene / $c Nayanika Mathur. 264 1 $a Chicago : $b The University of Chicago Press, $c 2021. 300 $a xiii, 208 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm. 490 1 $a Animal lives 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 00 $t Three Beastly Tales to Conclude. $t Introduction: The Beastly Tale of the Leopard of Gopeshwar -- $t Crooked Becomings -- $t Murderous Looks -- $t The Cute Killer -- $t A Petition to Kill -- $t The Leopard of Rudraprayag versus Shere Khan -- $t Big Cats in the City -- $t Entrapment -- $t Three Beastly Tales to Conclude. 520 $a "The last decade has seen the increasing entry of big cats-lions, tigers, and leopards-into human settlements in India. Most big cats co-reside with humans. But some have become "crooked"-killing people, often serially, and frightening residents in villages and cities. This new book, by big cat connoisseur and anthropologist Nayanika Mathur, lays bare the peculiar atmosphere of terror these encounters create, reinforced by stories, conspiracy theories, rumors, anger, and news reports about charismatic "celebrity" cats. There are various theories of why and how a big cat turns to eating people, and Mathur lays out the dominant ideas offered by the residents with whom she works. These vary from the effects of climate change and habitat loss to history and politics. The latter, for example, include the idea of big cats turning on humans for retribution for past injustices (poaching or hunting). Still, no one, including the scientists who study animal behavior, has been able to explain the highly individualized reasons why some cats turn against humans and others do not. Beautifully detailed in its portrayal of India's places, people, and animals, Crooked Cats sheds light on how we understand nonhuman animals and the growing intensity of human-nonhuman conflict in the Anthropocene"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Felidae $x Behavior. 650 0 $a Animal attacks $z India. 650 0 $a Human-animal relationships. 650 6 $a Felides $x M¿urs et comportement. 650 6 $a Animaux $x Attaques $z Inde. 650 6 $a Relations homme-animal. 650 7 $a SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / General. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a Animal attacks. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00809078 650 7 $a Felidae $x Behavior. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00922552 650 7 $a Human-animal relationships. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00963482 651 7 $a India. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01210276 776 08 $i ebook version : $z 9780226772080 830 0 $a Animal lives (University of Chicago. Press) 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231117021917.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=91A78A56664511EDB99D19AA23ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search