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

Egyptian Maus — or simply Maus, as they are lovingly called — have many unique qualities that make them stand out among other cats. As the only naturally spotted breed of domestic cat, they ...

Royal Egyptian Cat Names The Pharaohs of ancient Egypt ruled over a mighty empire for thousands of years, shaping the course ...

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.

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 ...

A cat in a stroller examines ancient Egyptian artifacts at the Shanghai Museum. Agatha Cantrill / AFP via Getty Images. Many pet owners may treat their cats as royalty, but the ancient Egyptians ...

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 200 visitors ...

About five or six cats got loose every night, but none made it far before they were caught. Though the Egyptian exhibit runs through August 17, 2025, the museum has no plans to continue Meowseum ...

The age of the burial predates any known Egyptian records, hinting that cat domestication could have begun somewhere else. In a pair of preprint studies posted in March 2025 to bioRxiv, European ...