Most people know that domestic pet cats love to roll in, chew, and eat catnip. But did you know that big cats, like tigers ...

And, much like this clip of Baltazar's adorable open-mouthed purring, I could watch this video on repeat all day! Anyone who's ever had a cat knows catnip is the equivalent of heaven. It puts them ...

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go whacky for catnip? Then they are one of the 70 per cent of domestic cats, as well as some big cats like lions, who do. But how has this unassuming plant evolved to hold such power over our pets?

When cats smell catnip, "it tends to bind to receptors in the brain that trigger 'happy excitement'," says Wooten. They may show signs like: "The oil in catnip, nepetalactone, stimulates receptors ...