Cat Breeds - Egyptian Mau Cats

Cat Personality

Four Kittens Egyptian Mau Cats

Fans want, but only by the beautiful color coat Egyptian Mau's attracted the most fans because of the racial word temperament and personality. Mouse, like their ancestors, the love of the resource persons at the Duck Hunt of Egyptian people to bring visitors. In fact, the love that all activities are behavior mimics hunting, and possibly also as a very competent (some would say savage) hunters.

This does not mean that people are not the World Health Organization, which is their honor. Fans describe him as loyal cats that generally do not accept dealing with strangers. Turn bind with human companions, she decided to be loved, rather than the entire human race from his family.

So not too talkative, mouse will let their families know that if something goes wrong, especially if there is something on her plate. Their voices are usually melodious and quiet. If they and their human companions, mouse wag, tread with the feet, and a variety of sounds, the fans call it (laughs) talk.

Cat Breed Traits

Four Kittens Egyptian Mau Cats

A feature of this breed is striking is her case, the characteristic points. There are a lot of variety in the place and shape. Stains can large or small, round or oblong, or combinations thereof. Above all, the spots are bright and vibrant with good contrast between the background color and color stains. The face bears tabby markings including the characteristic (M) described on the forehead, which is sometimes called a sign of the beetle. Two lines of mascara on the cheeks of grace. The first begins at the corner of the eye and along the contour of the cheeks. According to legend, ancient Egyptian women to develop their fancy eye traces for Mau.

History Egyptian Mau cat breed ?

Egyptian Mau Cats

The Egyptian Mau is one of the oldest breeds of domestic cat today, and identifies the only natural in a way. Evidence in the form of performances, paintings, sculptures and stained glass cat, possibly during the time of the Egyptian cat cult, and I think the predecessor of the Mau same cat worshiped by ancient Egyptians. A papyrus painting from around 1100 BC show Ra as a spotted cat beheading the evil serpent Apep. In 1580 BC, a papyrus record quotes a spotted cat as I said, I'm near the Persea Tree in Annu painting in the night to the enemies of Neb-er-Paul Tcherassi contacts were fighting destroyed! On a more down to earth, a grave discovered paintings from 1400 BC in Thebes, a spotted cat shows for a restoration a duck hunter, Egypt, showing that cats were the people of this source, not only loved, but played an important role in everyday life.

Egyptian Mau cats entered the European world in the 1900s. Fans in Italy, Switzerland and France worked to develop the race, but if he has a lot of thoroughbred racing, World War II decimated the Egyptian population strongly to the middle of 1940 and the Mau was almost extinct.

The efforts of the exiled Russian princess Nathalie Troubetzkoy Mau on the trailing edge of extinction. While in Italy, save the few remaining copies. He was also a way to import at least one Mau from Egypt via the Syrian embassy.

Troubetzkoy in 1956 emigrated to the United States, bringing with her three large population of mouse origin. Upon arrival began his own breeding Troubetzkoy Egyptian Mau (Fatima) and began promoting the breed. The Mau quickly assembled audience of enthusiasts who wanted to cover reproduction of rare and historically significant.

Due to the small gene pool, and more resources human mouse was almost impossible to get because in Egypt, were a measure of inbreeding and hybridization of these resources to complete the race in North America continue. Selective breeding temperament was also a priority, because the problems in the human resources of a few lines mentioned. Finally, in 1980 extended the breeder Cathie Rowan 13 Mouse in the U.S., paving the way for more imports. In 1991 breeder J. Len Davidson imported four more. This extension of the gene pool of the race is important for the health and wellbeing.

In 1968, CFF was the first to accept the Egyptian Mau cats. CCA and CFA was given championships in 1977. Now accept all major associations of the Mau.

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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CAT BREEDS by J. Anne Helgren.