In the 1940s, Ed Lowe wrote these two words on 10 bags of granulated clay to sell to cat owners; now they sell bag at pet stores.
What is kitty litter (cat litter)?
The National Institutes of Health has sent most of its 360 of these lab apes to a swinging retirement home.
What are chimpanzees?
It's a holiday party game where participants bring wrapped, often humorous or tacky gifts to swap, steal, or keep.
What is a white elephant?
This “lazy” mammal of South America eats, sleeps & travels upside down in trees.
What is a sloth?
When a snake sticks out its tongue, it's not tasting but using this sense.
What is smell?
At least twice as wide as the wingspan is a rule of thumb if you're buying one of these.
What is a birdcage?
This wild dog of North America is also known as a prairie wolf or brush wolf.
What is a coyote?
An easy target, or what we have here:

What is a sitting duck?
The giant variety of this sea mollusk may grow to 55 feet long.
What is a squid?
Cats have tapetum lucidum membranes in this body part, so they have 2 chances to catch photons.
What is their eyes?
You can get smaller members of this lizard family at a pet store but its largest member, the Komodo dragon, is illegal to sell.
What is a monitor lizard?
Orinoco is one species of this river-dwelling reptile.
What is a crocodile?
We won't string you along; it's this game:

What is Cat's Cradle?
This is the largest North American land animal, often confused for a buffalo - it can weight up to 2,000 pounds and stand roughly 6 feet tall.
What is a bison?
Rats have poor vision but can enhance their perception by using these, also called vibrissae.
What are whiskers?
Add another "T" to the second letter of the Greek alphabet to get the name of this fish that's very common at pet stores.
What is a betta fish?
Unlike most parrots, this parrot of Australia & New Guinea can raise & lower its crest of feathers.
What is a cockatoo?
It's a fishy phrase for something that is deliberately misleading or distracts attention.
What is a red herring?
Found in Africa, this giraffe relative has a reddish-brown body, white face & stripped legs.
What is an okapi?
Some moths are able to detect chemical love signals called these up to 7 miles away.
What are pheromones?
A golden or robo type of this animal would work out great on a wheel with a pedometer to track its many steps.
What is a hamster?
This rodent of Panama & South America can weigh as much as 100 pounds & grow to 4 feet in length.
What is a capybara?
It means stocks are on the rise & investors are rushing to buy.
What is a bull market?
Some perfumes are made from the musk of this catlike animal found in Africa & Asia.
What is a civet?
This fish seen here has a rod & bait on top of its head to lure & catch prey.
What is an anglerfish?