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Artist Notes:
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FYI: Females may be better mousers than males, possibly because they teach their kittens to hunt; however, many famous mousers in history were male. Many people feel a slightly older cat may be a better choice than a kitten who is still honing her hunting skills. In ancient Egypt, the cat was first valued for devouring rodents that infested the village grain bins. Eventually, people began to admire their other traits, and cats became helpers as well as beloved members of the family. But as they became “domesticated,” prey drive and hunting skills declined, and today not all cats are automatically suited for “mousing.” Wish your brother and his family Merry Christmas with a cute cat sleeping by a mouse hole with a mouse sitting in his foyer on a piece of cheese with a fork next to a tree with a wreath hanging on the outside of his Home Sweet Home.
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