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

Here’s how it works. But why were cats so highly valued in ancient Egypt? Why, according to the ancient Greek historian Herodotus, would the Egyptians shave their eyebrows as a mark of respect ...

As for the imposing and regal black cat of ancient Egypt, those cats didn’t look the way you think either. The objects of the ancient world that happen to survive to the present are inevitably ...

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 ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Buried deep within this ancient Egyptian tomb are dozens of mummies. Mummies of cats. Cat mummies.

This article is part of Al-Masry Al-Youm’s weekly “Endangered Species” series, covering Egypt’s endangered flora and fauna. Of the ten wild cats species found in Africa, Egypt is thought to be home to ...

Subscribers may view the full text of this article in its original form through TimesMachine. In Egypt ladies used to carry their devotion for their feline pets so far as to go into mourning for ...

Shanghai Museum hosted its first ancient Egypt cat night, attended by numerous cat lovers and their pets. This innovative event reflects China's growing pet ownership, with over 120 million pets ...