Cats, though, had a special place in the culture of ancient Egypt. ... These are the seven big Egyptian cat breeds in existence today. #1. African Wildcat: The Mother of All Domesticated Cats.

In fact, the descendants of the Pharaohs' cats are likely living among us today, making the Egyptians the world's first cat ...

If you've ever thought that people nowadays are a bit obsessed with cats, allow me to (re)introduce you to ancient Egyptian culture. Cats are reverently depicted throughout thousands of years of ...

From the spotted Egyptian Mau to the elegant Turkish Angora, these are the oldest breeds that still exist today ...

An Egyptian cat mummy. Photograph by Richard Barnes, Nat Geo Image Collection. The earlier ancestors of today’s domestic cats spread from southwest Asia and into Europe as early as 4400 B.C.

Egyptian Maus tend to have a longer gestational period than most cats. While average felines give birth after 65 to 67 days of pregnancy, Maus remain pregnant for an average of 73 days.

Sheba pet food is searching for a domestic cat in the U.S. with links to the feline nobility of ancient Egypt Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013 ...

"Egyptian archaeological teams discovered a cat temple in Saqqara and unearthed many cat mummies and cat statues. So when we were planning the event, we had cats as a theme, and then came the idea for ...

SHANGHAI - Shanghai Museum has pulled in crowds this summer for an exhibition of ancient Egyptian relics including cat statues and other feline imagery, and which on Saturday nights allows up to ...

Curiosity Trek! Ancient Egyptian Mummified Cat Case. Season 1 Episode 5 | 7m 36s Video has Closed Captions | CC. Join Andrew as he takes viewers to look at a peculiar item in the Dr. Gabriel ...

Famous cat dad Nathan the Cat Lady hosts the search for the Egyptian cats' descendants, but cat parents can also use SHEBA's new 'Pharaoh Cat Finder tool' to explore their pets' similarities to ...