What is a polecat?
A polecat is not a cat, or a pole. It is a nocturnal European weasel.
“The Sphynx started in Toronto, Canada, in 1966, when a domestic cat gave birth to a hairless kitten named Prune due to a natural genetic mutation.”
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.