Desmond Morris is a professional zoologist and studied animal behaviour withthe famous Dutch ethologist Niko Tinbergen at Oxford University.He then moved on to become Curator of Mammals at London Zoo, where heestablished his own behaviour research group. Although for the past twenty yearshe has in his books (from The Naked Ape to Bodywatching) concentrated on thehuman species, his professional eye has constantly been focused on animals andtheir fascinating behaviour. The most recent fruits of this interest are the bestsellingCatwatching ('No cat lover should be without it." – Doris Lessing, New Scientist)where he answers the following questions and many more:Why does a cat purr?Why does a cat like being stroked?Why does a cat tear at the fabric of your favourite chair?Why does a cat roll over to lie on its back when it sees you?Why does a cat rub up against your leg when it greets you?Why do some cats hop up on their hind legs when greeting you?Published by Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1986 This disk version of 'Catwatching' hasa hard page break before each new question. Your computer's search facility shouldenable you to find the title of a question.