In this episode we are focusing on felines! Why do cats have whiskers? What should you do if you are allergic to cats? How to tell if your cat is too fat! We are talking all about the science behind cats, the health benefits of living with cats and how they evolved from the giant feline predators of the savanna desert into the little fluff balls curled up on our beds.

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Jonathan Losos is an evolutionary biologist who has spent his career studying how species adapt to their environment. He is a professor of biology at Washington University in Saint Louis and director of the Living Earth Collaborative.

Jonathans Website: www.jonathanlosos.com
Jonathans Book: https://www.jonathanlosos.com/books/the-cats-meow

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Cats and Human Health
https://journals.uco.es/index.php/pet/article/view/3986

Cat allergies research
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1098612X211013016

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