Owls are like bird-cats...

[Mister Obvious]

Look at their fluffy legs, they look like cat legs...

https://img.haikudeck.com/mi/18CFCCC3-50...4A0642.jpg

http://owlenchantment.com/wp-content/upl...acus-2.jpg

https://qph.ec.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-20...2fa5e5e436

http://marinascarrphotography.com/img/s1...4961-3.jpg

https://assets.rbl.ms/6450037/980x.jpg

They look like cats in the ears too...

https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/b/great-ho...114843.jpg

http://www.worldofowls.com/wp-content/up...owls-4.jpg

They have cat attitudes.