Bathroom Book of Cat Trivia Author:Diana MacLeod Humorous, Heartwarming, Weird & Amazing — Mysterious yet companionable, ferocious but cuddly, wild and domestic. Cats fascinate us with their exotic yet familiar ways. For cat lovers, this is a must-have. Read the weird, the wild, the heartwarming and the humorous: Nine million years ago, felines arrived in North America by way of the Bering ... more »land bridge between Siberia and Alaska; The Egyptian cat goddess Bastet was associated with fertility, music and dance; A group of cats is a "clowder"; The first Morris, the famous 9 Lives cat food mascot, was adopted from an animal shelter; The love of cats is called ailurophilia; A cat's nose print is as distinctive as a human fingerprint; Cat nuptials are performed in California; Folklore tells us that when a cat washes, behind its ears, rain is on the way; The average cat has 244 bones in its body; The Chinese word for cat is mao.