diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 322e803..d50f440 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ $ cowsay -t "Hello World" -c "tux"
 >>> cowsay.char_names
 ['beavis', 'cheese', 'cow', 'daemon', 'dragon', 'fox', 'ghostbusters', 'kitty',
 'meow', 'miki', 'milk', 'octopus', 'pig', 'stegosaurus', 'stimpy', 'trex', 
-'turkey', 'turtle', 'tux']
+'turkey', 'turtle', 'tux', 'cat', 'owl']
 
 
 >>> cowsay.char_funcs
diff --git a/cowsay/characters.py b/cowsay/characters.py
index 3db9bad..74c7937 100644
--- a/cowsay/characters.py
+++ b/cowsay/characters.py
@@ -401,4 +401,53 @@
           |      /       |       \       |
 ''',
 
+    "cat": r'''
+        \                             .-.
+         \                             \ \
+          \                            | |
+           \                           | |
+            \                          | |
+             \      ./\---/\   _,---._ | |
+              \     /^   ^  \,'       `. ;
+                    ( O   O  )           ;
+                    `.=o=__,'            \
+                    /         _,--.__    \
+                   /  _ )   ,'   `-. `-. \
+                  / ,' /  ,'        \ \ \ \
+                 / /  / ,'          (,_)(,_)
+                (,;  (,,)
+''',
+    "owl": r'''
+  \
+    \
+      \
+        \
+          \
+            \
+              \
+                \
+                  \
+                    \        ____
+                      \   ,''    ''.
+                         / `-.  .-' \
+                        /( (O))((O) )
+                       /'-..-'/\`-..|
+                     ,'\   `-.\/.--'|
+                   ,' ( \           |
+                 ,'( (   `._        |
+                /( (  ( ( | `-._ _,-;
+               /( (  ( ( (|     '  ;
+              / ((  (    /        /
+             //         /        /
+             //  / /  ,'        /
+            // /    ,'         /
+            //  / ,'          ;
+            //_,-'          ;
+            // /,,,,..-))-))\    /|
+              /; ; ;\ `.  \  \  / |
+             /; ; ; ;\  \.  . \/./
+            (; ; ;_,_,\  .: \   /
+             `-'-'     | : . |:|
+                       |. | : .|
+''',
 }
diff --git a/cowsay/tests/solutions.py b/cowsay/tests/solutions.py
index 372f03d..419af28 100644
--- a/cowsay/tests/solutions.py
+++ b/cowsay/tests/solutions.py
@@ -585,5 +585,71 @@
                                                       |  /__/     /_/    |_|    \_\     \__\   |
                                                            |      /       |       \       |
 """,
-
+    "cat": r"""
+  _________________________________________________
+ /                                                 \
+| Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing |
+|  elitr, sed diamnonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut  |
+| labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat,sed diam vol |
+| uptua. At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolore |
+| s et ea rebum.                                    |
+ \                                                 /
+  =================================================
+                                                    \                            .-.
+                                                     \                            \ \
+                                                      \                            | |
+                                                       \                           | |
+                                                        \                          | |
+                                                         \      ./\---/\   _,---._ | |
+                                                          \     /^   ^  \,'       `. ;
+                                                                ( O   O  )           ;
+                                                                `.=o=__,'            \
+                                                               /         _,--.__     \
+                                                              /  _ )   ,'   `-. `-.  \
+                                                             / ,' /  ,'        \ \ \ \
+                                                            / /  / ,'          (,_)(,_)
+                                                           (,;  (,,)
+""",
+    "owl": r"""
+  _________________________________________________
+ /                                                 \
+| Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing |
+|  elitr, sed diamnonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut  |
+| labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat,sed diam vol |
+| uptua. At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolore |
+| s et ea rebum.                                    |
+ \                                                 /
+  =================================================
+                                                    \
+                                                      \
+                                                        \
+                                                          \
+                                                            \
+                                                              \
+                                                                \
+                                                                  \
+                                                                    \
+                                                                      \        ____
+                                                                        \   ,''    ''.
+                                                                          / `-.  .-' \
+                                                                          /( (O))((O) )
+                                                                        /'-..-'/\`-..|
+                                                                      ,'\   `-.\/.--'|
+                                                                    ,' ( \           |
+                                                                  ,'( (   `._        |
+                                                                  /( (  ( ( | `-._ _,-;
+                                                                /( (  ( ( (|     '  ;
+                                                                / ((  (    /        /
+                                                              //         /        /
+                                                              //  / /  ,'        /
+                                                              // /    ,'         /
+                                                              //  / ,'          ;
+                                                              //_,-'          ;
+                                                              // /,,,,..-))-))\    /|
+                                                                /; ; ;\ `.  \  \  / |
+                                                              /; ; ; ;\  \.  . \/./
+                                                              (; ; ;_,_,\  .: \   /
+                                                              `-'-'     | : . |:|
+                                                                        |. | : .|
+    """,
 }
diff --git a/cowsay/tests/test_api.py b/cowsay/tests/test_api.py
index 8cdca79..72a30e4 100644
--- a/cowsay/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/cowsay/tests/test_api.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ def test_char_names():
     characters = ['beavis', 'cheese', 'daemon', 'cow', 'dragon',
                   'ghostbusters', 'kitty', 'meow', 'milk', 'stegosaurus',
                   'stimpy', 'turkey', 'turtle', 'tux',
-                  'pig', 'trex', 'miki', 'fox', 'octopus']
+                  'pig', 'trex', 'miki', 'fox', 'octopus', 'cat', 'owl']
 
     assert len(cowsay.char_names) == len(characters)
     assert cowsay.char_names == sorted(characters)