The term 'WHENCE SOME CATS' can be solved by the word 'ABYSSINIA', which is a country in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Eritrea to the north, Djibouti and Somalia to the east, Sudan and South Sudan to the west, and Kenya to the south. ABYSSINIA is also known as Ethiopia, and is the second-most populous nation in Africa. It is home to some of the world's oldest civilizations, and is the site of the first recorded use of the word 'CAT'.