The Afro-Asiatic wildcat (Felis lybica) is the world’s most widely distributed wildcat, but experts and information on the ...

Egyptian archaeologists have discovered tombs dating back to the New Kingdom period (1550–1070 B.C.) and identified the names ...

Two studies of ancient felines find that cats were likely domesticated in Egypt or other regions in North Africa — and moved ...

ALBAWABA — A guy in Luxor has been detained by Egyptian police after a distressing video of him killing a cat in real time went viral on Facebook, sparking anger throughout the country.

the oldest confirmed domestic cats are now the mummified Egyptian cats, dated between 500 and 0 B.C.E. Their rise coincided with a surge in the worship of Bastet, the goddess of fertility and health, ...

Mummified cats (Felis catus) were such a common offering to the Egyptian gods around 3,000 years ago that ... catus hold true, it wouldn't be the first time religious worship spurred humans to carry ...

Ancient Egypt is well known to have been the cradle of human civilisation where feline domestication and worship were prevalent. Several mummified cat remains and deities like the Egyptian goddess ...

For a long time, ancient Egypt was thought to be the starting point — home of cat worship, divine felines, and famous mummified remains. But that idea was shaken by the discovery of a more-than ...

Ancient Egyptian cat mummies rest in dignified repose, reminding us that cat worship wasn’t invented by the internet—just perfected by it. Photo credit: Pam H The museum contains thousands of ...

Ancient Egyptian cat mummies rest in dignified repose, reminding us that cat worship wasn’t invented by the internet—just perfected by it. Photo credit: Pam H The sheer volume of items is staggering – ...

Were cats more than just sacred animals to the ancient ... and cosmic alignments that suggest a mysterious link between feline worship and the possibility of extraterrestrial influence.