Abstract

Mivart's 'The Cat'

The article discusses the book The Cat: An Introduction to the Study of Backboned Animals, Especially Mammals, by George Mivart. The author of this work believes that the study of cat may serve as an introduction to zoology in general, and even to biology itself. The problem has been to select as a type for examination and comparison an animal easily obtained and of convenient size; one belonging to man's class, and one not so different from him in structure but that comparisons between it and him may readily suggest themselves to the student. The present volume is intended for those persons who are interested in zoology, and especially in the zoology of beasts, birds, reptiles, and fishes, and not merely for those concerned in studies proper to the medical profession.