“A Cat’s a Cat” so said T.S. Eliot and we all know that a tiger is but a large cat. How many other cats are there and what are their similarities and differences? Why is India so rich in cats and from where and how did the very loved and very hated domestic cat come about? What makes a cat so special? These are some of the the things you will get to know about in this webinar.
Speaker: Dr. Shomita Mukherjee, Senior Principal Scientist, Sacon
Date and Time: Saturday, 22nd August, 4 – 5 pm
Where: on Zoom
Meeting details: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87415687032?pwd=NlVNZ0Z5VVpkSUFLZVE1a2RwZS92QT09
Meeting ID: 874 1568 7032
Passcode: 697053
Dr. Shomita has always been fascinated by cats and nature in general. With a PhD from the Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun and a post-doctoral stint at the National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bengaluru, she is currently with the Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History.
About the talk
The session turned out to be a wonderful mix of cat tales, aptly told through their coats, tails and other appearances. Dr. Shomita kept the talk simple yet interesting, with striking visuals of various cats from the Indian subcontinent, as she compared and contrasted their similarities and differences. Walking through phylogentic trees to the cat diversity across India, the talk explored the unending saga of cats, that has been a part of us, since the beginning of civilisations – as a diety of worship, a charm for good luck or a controller of pest.
For those of you who missed this talk, last weekend, catch it here on youtube: https://youtu.be/OUxFNvliTMw
And don’t forget to join us next weekend, as we discuss how to observe and study these shy and elusive creatures, in our 2nd session of this 2-part webinar
