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Speaker at the February 16th 2025 Sunday Meeting 10am to Noon

How to Live with a Calculating Cat: Part 1, The Lion Mind

“For the past 15 years my lab has been exploring the biology of big cats from local pumas to African lions in Kenya and South Africa. Despite a size range of 1 to 250 kilograms, in terms of attitude, cats from our domestic pets to hunting prides all act just like…cats. In this talk I”ll introduce the unique mind of felids, and how the way they think makes them both fascinating and a challenge to live around.”

Terrie M. Williams, PhD is a comparative wildlife
physiologist UCSC. She is the Director of the Center for
Marine Mammal Research and Conservation. For the past 30
years her research has investigated the physiology of large
mammalian predators. Specifically, Dr. Williams and
students are trying to understand “how animals survive” in a
world that is constantly changing. By examining the
functional relationships between animals and their
environment, these researchers hope to understand the
ecological significance of a species and the physiological
adaptive changes that may be necessary for its survival. Her
publication credits include over 100 scientific articles and a
recent book, “The Odyssey of KP2” (Penguin Press)
detailing her efforts to save the endangered Hawaiian monk
seal.

Would you like to recommend a guest speaker? Please email Barry Bowman at bbowman@ucsc.edu.