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■ The cat in “The Godfather” was a stray that director Francis Ford Coppola found in the studio and handed to Marlon Brando before the shot. The animal took a shine to Brando and settled in his lap, purring so loudly that the crew was afraid the noise would drown out the dialogue!
■ And speaking of cats ... cheetahs communicate with house cat-like meows rather than roars like most big cats.
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