Cat Gecko
The Cat Gecko has many more similarities to cats than you may think. The way they walk and move is similar to cats, they curl their tails around themselves when they sleep, they stalk their prey before attacking, and when startled they jump like a cat finding a pickle. See more at http://www.ultimateexotics.co.za/cat-geckos-aeluroscalabotes-felinus/
The first cat in space was a French cat named Felicette (a.k.a. “Astrocat”) In 1963, France blasted the cat into outer space. Electrodes implanted in her brains sent neurological signals back to Earth. She survived the trip.