A Michael Broad Blog
The question asks what is the ancient Egyptian word for ‘cat’? I have had to explain it because the question is not 100% clear. It is a question that people ask Google and sadly Google does not produce the correct answer at the time of this post. Hopefully it will now. In ancient Egypt …
Dr. Ismail Elkholy who co-founded the Egyptian Mau Rescue Organisation (EMRO) has died aged 67. He passed away on Monday, November 4, 2013 at a Canadian hospice. This is not a post about the glossy, American version of the Egyptian Mau, which is a popular pedigree cat (in the top 10) but the real …
Price in USD: Retired breeding cat about $500. Cat bought from breeder around $1,200-$1,600. Although this is a popular cat breed there appears not to be that many breeders in the US. Breeders retire-off their breeding cats. They are purebred, of course, and of good quality but they are adult cats that have probably …
In analysing the differences between the cat breeds using DNA testing, I am compelled to come to the conclusion that it’s all a mashup. Nothing is what it seems. Everything is blurred and grey without clean distinctions. The breeds, themselves, have a different and distinct appearance – they have to, to be a cat …
This is a nice picture of three beautifully spotted, street cats of Cyprus. Their coats are very high quality spotted tabby. They are a “a spotted male and some of his family”. The three are, no doubt, looking for food from the person in the chair that I have covered with the map. Despite …
You’ll like this large format picture of four beautiful Egyptian Mau kittens. Said to be descended from the African wildcat, the Egyptian Mau is also said: to be the fastest domestic cat over the ground (31 mph top speed but this is anecdotal) with a belly flap to make the cat more flexible and …
A visitor, Ludi Ye, asks the question: I have this one of the most popular questions: is this a mau? I adopted Bamboo for about half a year, she was abandoned twice. I know it might be hard to tell from the picture, but I want to give it a try because I see …
Intro History Appearance/character Feral Cat – Egypt Click here to see visitors’ submissions Quick Guide (v. compressed version of this page) Introduction The Egyptian Mau is famous for being one of the cat breeds with the longest recordable history, being perhaps the first domesticated cat. Of course the cat breed we see today in …
