01-10-2014

Cats in ancient Egypt

Cats in ancient Egypt

About 4000 years ago, the wild Egyptian cat conquered the hearts of the people. This was the beginning of the princely life of a cat.

The Egyptians had big grain stocks in their barns. This grain was for all the working people who were in charge of building the pyramids and temples. They soon found out that cats were great hunters that could keep the mice away and they decided to keep the cats. This is how the first domesticated cat arose: The Egyptian Mau. Even today this race still exists. The Egyptians maybe went a little bit overboard by declaring that cats were holy, but we as well do everything for our cat.

Photography by Tetsu Yamazaki