"C" AS IN CAT
Cat Lovers
KITTY LIT
CALL ME "CAT"
Not Cats or Dogs
200
Sadly, this fast spotted cat hasn't prospered--it's endangered
Cheetah
200
Some of this empress' favorite cats were said to be Russian Blues, naturally, & they had the run of the Winter Palace
Catherine the Great
200
Shere Khan the tiger figures into tales by Rudyard Kipling which are set in this country
India
200
Something very appealing to people is likened to this "feline" herb of the mint family
Catnip
200
Snakes alive! A ball this can weigh about 5 pounds, but a Burmese can have a little more heft at 250
Python
500
The puma is also known as the catamount & this other "c"at
Cougar
500
Inky cat footprints are found in the writings of this 19th century British founder of modern nursing who owned dozens
Florence Nightingale
500
A stray cat is taken in and then set loose by Holly Golightly in this iconic novella
Breakfast at Tiffany's
500
19th c. consumers liked buying from folks they knew, so Mr. Montgomery Ward might send a personal note if you ordered from this
Catalog
500
Also called a water hog, this rodent is officially okayed as a pet in Washoe County, Nevada, as long as you get a permit
Capybara
600
Cats with this coat pattern caused by a genetic anomaly are almost always female
Calico
600
Not satisfied with your basic kitty, Salvador Dalí owned Babou, one of these wild cats of Central & South America
Ocelot
600
The lion Jad-Bal-Ja was created by Edgar Rice Burroughs as a companion to this guy of the jungle
Tarzan
600
This No. 1 hit has haunted fathers since 1974 as they watch time pass all too quickly as their sons grow up
"Cats in the Cradle"
600
You can see why this type of frog here was named for this '80s video game, but feed it insects, not power pellets
Pac-Man
800
Naturally, the breed known as this Rex was discovered on a farm in Cornwall, England
Cornish
800
This American author had a beloved pet named Catterina, who we hope was not the inspiration for his horror tale "The Black Cat"
Edgar Allen Poe
800
The big cat who frees Narnia from the rule of the White Witch goes by this name
Aslan
800
Someone full of big talk without being able to back it up is said to be "all hat, no" this
Cattle
800
The domestic population of this South American rodent is said to be traced to a dozen wild ones brought to the U.S. in 1923
Chinchilla
1000
Neofelis nebulosa is the scientific name of this leopard with a strikingly marked coat
Clouded Leopard
1000
This gorilla famous for learning sign language once adopted a kitten that she cared for & named "All Ball"
Koko
1000
This high-strung cat character who likes to bounce was based on a stuffed animal belonging to young Christopher Robin Milne
Tigger
1000
You're sitting in this idiomatic "seat" when you have a position of great advantage
The Catbird Seat
1000
Pet legal in some states, an axolotl is this type of amphibian; adults have lungs but keep larval features like external gills
Salamander