Egyptian Mau

History

Egyptian Mau is the oldest race of the domestic cat ever. Mau cats believed to be a derivative of the African Wild Cat (Felis Lybica ocreata). Ras domestication process is expected around the year 4000 to 2000 BC (BCE).

Ancient Egyptians often used to find this cat and bird hunting. Very often seen carved on temple walls depicting Mau cats were hunting in the swamp and biting a bird in his mouth. The oldest hieroglyphs cat picture was made around 2200 BC.

Around the year 2000 BC, cat Want a role in many ancient Egyptian culture. This cat is revered as a god that affects almost all aspects of community life at the moment. There are about 20 gods and goddesses in the form of a cat. At this time, many myths and curses appear related to cats.

A dead cat in this age become a mummy and then buried. The owner family, shaved his eyebrows as a sign of mourning. Another interesting thing from this era, namely the death penalty for someone who hurt a cat.

During the second world war, Ras Want endangered. Then the race was saved by an exiled Russian princess named Nathalie Troubetskoy. When he was in Italy, he got a cat Want of a child. The child got it from a diplomat. Troubetskoy trying to find out more about these cats and then determined mengembangbiakkannya. Many of the Egyptian Mau cat who is now a descendant of Troubetskoy cats.

Egyptian Mau first appeared in the contest cat in the U.S. in 1957. Around the year 1979 CFA recognized the existence of this race.

Characteristic

Egyptian Mau is the fastest domestic cat, capable of running with the speed of 36 mph (58 Km / h). Other races can run faster is the American Shorthair is also capable of running with the speed of 31 mph (50 Km / h). Egyptian Mau is a cat is very strong when compared to other cats of its size and role.

If anything, this cat is a miniature cheetah. Like Cheetah, Mau has a long rear legs and a thin skin and supple in the abdomen and hind legs. This causes the foot can stretch further when running.

Egyptian Mau regarded as the ancestor of the current cat. Some forms of anatomy, behavior and metabolism system different from other cats races. Want to be sensitive to temperature changes. Their body temperature is higher than any other cat. They are also very sensitive to drugs and other drugs.

Cat pregnancy generally ranges from 59-70 days. Rarely a pregnant cat for 70 days. Another case with Egyptian Mau, 73 days are still comparatively normal.

Want a cat has a unique voice. Sometimes they sound like mewing sounds of crickets or sound like the cackling of hyenas. Behavior that was quite interesting is when they’re happy. They move the leg back to top-down like a dance.

Egyptian Mau is very rarely pure. It is estimated there are approximately 3000 registered Want tail around the world.

There are five colors Egyptian Mau, namely: silver, smoke, bronze, black and pewter (dark gray). For the purposes of the contest cat, only the first three recognized colors. All the cats want to have the color of pure green eyes.