Bodega cats aren’t just cute; some in N.Y. also consider them working animals Kitty lovers started a petition to reclassify cats as necessary to tackle rodents at New York City bodegas.

Dr. Siracusa urged caution in interpreting whether the cats’ sniffing behavior relates to brain function. “The study did not prove that the right side of the brain is activated,” he said.

Big cats – like lions, tigers and pumas – are the attention-grabbing celebrities of the feline world. But of the 41 species of wild felines, the vast majority are about the size of a housecat.