-
- Weitere Informationen zu diesem Buch:
Kolophon |
Cocoa and Objective-C: Up and Running
First Edition Mai 2010
ISBN 978-0-596-80479-4
416 Seiten
EUR29.00
Weitere Informationen zu diesem Buch
Kolophon |
Kolophon
The animal on the cover of Cocoa and Objective-C: Up and
Running is a Pampas cat (Leopardus pajeros).
Named for the Pampas region of South America, the Pampas cat is relatively
small for a wild cat and resembles domestic cats in size and stature: adults
grow to only about two feet high and weigh between three and four kilograms.
Individuals display varying combinations of stripes and spots on their
coats, and vary in color depending on geographical location; dominant colors
include grey, yellow-brown, rust, and black.
The Pampas cat exists only in western central South America, but
enjoys a wide distribution therein.
The species has shown that it can thrive not only in the open grasslands
with which it is most often associated, but also in the woodlands of Gran
Chaco and central Brazil, the low-lying swampy areas of Uruguay, the
semiarid desert of Patagonia, and the elevations of the Andes. In fact, the
only significant South American habitat in which it cannot be found is the
rain forest, either temperate or tropical.
Scientific classification for the Pampas cat has become a complicated
issue over the past two decades. Formerly, the Pampas cat was considered
only a subspecies of the Colocolo (Leopardus colocolo),
which itself previously belonged to the separate, now defunct genus
Oncifelis. The Pampas cat was distinguished as its own
species in 2005, along with the Pantanal cat (Leopardus
braccatus), but taxonomists still disagree about whether there is
enough biological difference to validate the move. Despite their wide range,
relatively few specimens are captured for genetic testing.
Zurück zur Hauptseite des Buches
![[Cover]](../newcovers/9780596804794_cat.gif)
