Facts 71-75

71. Mockingbirds can imitate a cat meowing.

72. Most pet cats don't think of themselves as small humans. Rather, they think of us as large cats.

73. Ancient Egyptians believed that the goddess Bast was the mother of all cats on Earth and they were thus sacred animals.

74. 'Tortoiseshell' and 'calico' describe a coat coloring of browns and black found almost exclusively in female cats. They are often called 'torties' for short.

75. Catnip can affect lions and tigers as well as house cats. It excites them because it contains a pheromone, or 'chemical signal,' similar to that of dominant female cats.

Bonus: "Time spent with cats is never wasted." - Sigmund Freud

Image: DragonWarrior98 's cat Midnight