What is a polecat?
A polecat is not a cat, or a pole. It is a nocturnal European weasel.
“The Bengal's name comes from the Asian leopard cat's scientific name, Prionailurus bengalensis.”
Reference: The International Cat Association (TICA)
More facts about cats.
More cat facts
How was the Bengal cat created?
The Bengal was created by crossing domestic cats with the Asian leopard cat, a small wild cat, to produce a pet with a wild-looking spotted coat.
Fact about the prairie dog language
Prairie dogs, those little pups popping in and out of holes on vacant lots and rural rangeland, are talking up a storm. They have different "words" for tall human in yellow shirt, short human in green shirt, coyote, deer, red-tailed hawk and many other creatures.