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the house cat at the Cheshire Cat Bookstore has the dual responsibility of being mascot and mouser
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The animals produce a strong, fruity musk, can weigh as much as a house cat and can potentially live for 90 years or more.
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Elizabeth Anne Brown, Scientific American, 4 Mar. 2026
Researchers also learned that these 7- to 10-pound creatures, which are not much larger than a house cat, are impressively agile and travel about seven miles a day in extremely rugged territory.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
But the feral ones steer clear of humans, while the former house cats have roughly 10,000 students to spread their affection.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 10 Feb. 2026
This wagon is a German cuckoo clock with a screw loose, and as endearing as a house cat knocking a glass vase off the table.
—Jesus R. Garcia, Houston Chronicle, 1 Feb. 2026
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Elizabeth Anne Brown, Scientific American, 4 Mar. 2026
Researchers also learned that these 7- to 10-pound creatures, which are not much larger than a house cat, are impressively agile and travel about seven miles a day in extremely rugged territory.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
But the feral ones steer clear of humans, while the former house cats have roughly 10,000 students to spread their affection.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 10 Feb. 2026
This wagon is a German cuckoo clock with a screw loose, and as endearing as a house cat knocking a glass vase off the table.
—Jesus R. Garcia, Houston Chronicle, 1 Feb. 2026
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“House cat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/house%20cat. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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