What is a polecat?
A polecat is not a cat, or a pole. It is a nocturnal European weasel.
“The Abyssinian is named after Abyssinia, modern-day Ethiopia, because a cat named Zula was reportedly brought from there to England in 1868 after a British military campaign.”
Reference: Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA)
More cat facts.
More cat facts
Does catnip affect lions?
Catnip can affect lions and tigers as well as house cats. It excites them because it contains a chemical that resembles an excretion of the dominant female's urine.
A fact that may disturb
A cat's urine glows under a blacklight.