Ancient Black Egyptian Mau
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Black also occurs from time to time.
Ancient black egyptian mau. Inherent to the egyptian mau. With hind legs slightly longer than the front legs he gives the appearance of standing on tiptoe on his small dainty feet. The cat s coat aside from the spots may be silver bronze or smoke colored. There is genetic and archaeological evidence to support this.
The other hand are artificial fur colors which emerged due to occasional mutations followed by selective breeding. It includes a particular focus on identifying links to sub saharan cultures and the questioning of the race of specific notable individuals from dynastic times including tutankhamun the king represented in the great sphinx. As their name implies the egyptian mau breed has its origins in ancient egypt. As such they are one of the oldest breeds of cat in existence today.
Silver and smoke on. The mau s most striking characteristic is his spotted coat in silver bronze or smoke pale silver fur tipped in black closely followed by his large gooseberry green eyes. Depicts a cat that looks just like the egyptian. There is a loose flap of skin that extends from the last rib towards the rear legs.
The egyptian mau is a medium sized cat weighing between 6 and 14 pounds. The black egyptian hypothesis states that ancient egypt was a predominantly black civilization as the term is currently understood in modern american ethnic perception. He is a medium size cat with a muscular body and a slightly rounded wedge shaped head topped with medium size to large ears. Black can also be registered as a mau but cannot be bred or shown.
The spots on a egyptian mau are typically charcoal or jet black depending on the coats other colors. Papyri and frescoes dating back as far as 1550 b c. The body is lithe and well muscled but not overly slender. Bronze is the most natural hence most occurring color.
The flap gives the cat added agility and contributes towards his extreme jumping ability and speed. 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. Nicknamed the pharaoh cat the egyptian mau has captured the hearts of cat lovers worldwide with their sweet personality and playful nature. An egyptian drawing dated to 1400 b c.
They have actually being clocked at 30 miles per hour and are one of the fastest of all domestic cats. Maus have been clocked running more than 48 km h 30 mph. The egyptian mau is the fastest of the domestic cats with its longer hind legs and unique flap of skin extending from the flank to the back knee which assists in running by allowing the legs to stretch back farther providing for greater agility and length of stride. Gold and black bird logo art of ancient egypt ancient egyptian deities egypt miscellaneous egypt png 1024x983px 947 17kb egyptian mau ancient egypt bastet egyptian gods cat like mammal carnivoran png 810x1300px 432 53kb.
In addition to those colors already. Native maus however have a bigger variety in fur colors. They probably descended from small african wild cats who also have the distinctive spotted coat.
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