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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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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.
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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
And, like most native birds and mammals, marmots are on the menu of house cats, too.
—Steven Sullivan, The Conversation, 26 Jan. 2026
The real star of the show is, of course, Battle Cat, the giant green armored tiger whose alias is Cringer, Prince Adam’s wimp of a house cat.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 22 Jan. 2026
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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
And, like most native birds and mammals, marmots are on the menu of house cats, too.
—Steven Sullivan, The Conversation, 26 Jan. 2026
The real star of the show is, of course, Battle Cat, the giant green armored tiger whose alias is Cringer, Prince Adam’s wimp of a house cat.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 22 Jan. 2026
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“House cat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/house%20cat. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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