Even lions love catnip. Lucifer the Asian lion rubs against a tree at the London Zoo's lion enclosure, which was sprinkled with catnip to encourage the lions to move around, on July 30, 2008.

Many big cats – including lions, leopards and jaguars all seem to be affected in the same way. Here are some videos from Carol Baskin at Big Cat Rescue showing how her animals respond to catnip.