In ancient Egypt cat mummies were offered to the gods for a favour or a sign of the person’s gratitude to the gods or God. A recent CT scan of a cat mummy indicates to some researchers that priests were … Continue reading →
This is about domestic cat history. The title is a Google search term but misleading because it implies that there is a creature called ‘Grimalkin Cat’. There is not. Grimalkin is a 17th century word meaning ‘a cat’, especially an … Continue reading →
“The dramatic decrease in value of domestic cats over a 1000 years feeds cat abuse” – Michael Several statutes (laws made by government) specifically mentioned domestic cats showing how valuable they were for their mice catching skills. One Welsh statute … Continue reading →
A tribal chief who’s name was Colocolo connects a Chilean football club and a wild cat species, the Pampas cat. ‘Colocolo means ‘mountain cat’ in the Mapuche language which is spoken in south-central Chile and west central Argentina. Leader The … Continue reading →
‘Cathouse’ is slang for brothel. It has been used for centuries. The origin of the word is rooted in the perceived promiscuity of the urban female cat who attracts many tom cats when she is in heat and mates with … Continue reading →
I’ll answer the question in reference to domestic cats, if you don’t mind. The question was asked on Quora.com under ‘domestic cats’. The answer can take many different forms. These are my instant thoughts. There are two stages in the … Continue reading →
There is an interesting post on the reddit.com website by a linguist who is an expert in the Native American languages and how to pronounce the words. You can read his post below. It is interesting that when Native North … Continue reading →
The voyeuristic fascination with domestic cats grooming their anal area started a long time ago, well before the Middle Ages but these illustrations from books tell us a bit about the feelings of people towards domestic cats from the 5th … Continue reading →
There are two reasons why Siamese cats are called Siamese. Originally, Siamese cats come from Thailand. That is the country of their origin and before 1932 Thailand was called Siam. The second reason is that the suffix ‘-ese’ means “belonging … Continue reading →
When was the first cat food made? This is a question which must refer to food made specifically for domestic cats in large quanities i.e. by a commercial manufacturer. We have a date for that but it is possible that … Continue reading →
