What is a polecat?
A polecat is not a cat, or a pole. It is a nocturnal European weasel.
“The first known Siamese cat in the US was a gift to First Lady Lucy Hayes in 1878 from the US consul in Bangkok. The cat was named Siam.”
Reference: Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library
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What ancient manuscript describes the Siamese cat?
The Siamese cat is described in the Tamra Maew, or "Cat Book Poems," a collection of manuscripts from Thailand that may date back several centuries.
What kind of dog did President Bill Clinton own?
President Bill Clinton owned a chocolate Labrador Retriever named Buddy, who lived in the White House alongside the family's famously independent cat, Socks.