In Ancient Egypt, cats and humans developed a remarkably close relationship as shown by numerous depictions in art from around 2,000BC. And it appears something about these Egyptian cats made them ...

Shanghai Museum has said it will host 10 night events where audiences will be allowed to bring pet cats to an Egyptian antiquities exhibition, a rare occurrence among comprehensive museums globally.

The significance of cats in ancient Egypt is vividly illustrated through art. Tomb paintings often feature cats in scenes of ...

Cats were considered sacred in ancient Egypt, and associated in particular with Bast, a goddess of fertility, birth, and protection. The number of pets in China has soared, reaching over 120 ...

A woman carries her cat while attending cat night at the Shanghai Museum in Shanghai on July 27, 2024. Tickets sold out for Shanghai Museum's first 'cat night' at its ancient Egypt exhibition ...

Cats were considered sacred in ancient Egypt, and associated in particular with Bast, a deity of fertility, birth, and protection. "In the modern world, kitties are a symbol of cuteness, which is ...

Archaeologists say the Egyptian goddess of protection, pleasure, and good health, was first depicted with a lion’s head, but around the first millennium BC she became to be represented with the ...

Cats were considered sacred in ancient Egypt, and associated in particular with Bast, a goddess of fertility, birth, and protection. "In the modern world, kitties are a symbol of cuteness, which ...