Orange And White Egyptian Mau

Egyptian maus are considered one of the progenitor breeds of the modern domestic cat.

Orange and white egyptian mau. The ground color of a silver egyptian mau cat is pale silver across the head shoulders outer legs back and tail. The egyptian mau is a natural breed which originates from the cairo area. The breed as it is known today dates to a silver female kitten. The spots vary in size and shape and can be small or large round oblong or quite irregular.

The underside belly of the cat should be of a brilliant pale silver. Egyptian mau cats are a distinct breed that are known for their naturally spotted coats and striking green eyes. This is the most common egyptian mau cat breed color. Arabian mau cats are social and energetic.

Papyri and frescoes dating back as far as 1550 b c. The egyptian mau mau being the egyptian word for cat is notable for being the only naturally spotted domesticated cat. The arabian mau is one of the oldest of all of the natural feline breeds. In fact because they are so active these cats do best in.

Sep 14 2014 my beautiful egyptian mau imhotep. Many documents found from the dawn of the new kingdom on make it obvious that the cat was an integral part of daily life as. Mau is the ancient egyptian name for the divine household cat. The forehead is marked with characteristic m and there are facial frown marks which form lines between the ears.

In other words the spotting pattern was not created by human manipulation of feline genes. Photo about white whiskers face nose feline family chest striped staring round mouth love showing cats. Mau is actually the egyptian word for cat and these kitties are active at night preferring to sleep during the day just like their ancestors did in order to avoid the hot sun of the desert. If you want to know how to identify them you also need to be able to assess their personality in addition to their distinctive physical characteristics.

Orange and white kitten face with green eyes. Charcoal with white to pale silver. The word mau meant cat or sun in ancient egypt and there is no question that the egyptians revered the cat both as a god and as a treasure. The cats were known in europe before world war ii but the devastation of the war left the breed in a perilous state.

The egyptian mau was worshipped by pharaohs and kings. They gained recognition in america some fifteen years later but the breed has not been recognised by the governing council of the cat fancy. Very distinct spots with good contrast between pale ground color and deeper markings are the most desirable. They look like an exotic cat and their lineage may go back as far as ancient egypt.

They were first seen in europe at a rome cat show in the 1950 s and from there were imported into america in 1957. The markings should be of good contrast to the paler undercolor.