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Cats were just as favored in ancient Egypt as they are today. Egyptian paintings of domesticated cats date back 3,600 years, and animal cults included worship to the cat goddess Bastet. This AUC Press Nature Foldout explores wild and domestic cats of Egypt: large cats like the Cheetah, the Leopard, and the Caracal, which are all extremely threatened or near extinction within Egypt; and smaller cats including the African Wild Cat, Swamp Cat, Sand Cat, and Egyptian Mau. Whether wild or household pets, cats have long been beloved by people.- Each species described and illustrated, alongside examples of their natural prey in the wild- Map of Egypt describing the various habitats of wild cats, as well as locations of ancient Egyptian sites where the cat was worshiped and mummifed- Noted appearances of felines in hieroglyphs and reliefs- Conservation efforts for threatened cat species

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Book category Books in English Lifestyle, sport & leisure Natural history Domestic animals & pets

• Full title: Cats of Egypt
• Subtitle: An Auc Press Nature Foldout
• Author: Dominique Navarro, Richard Hoath
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 8
• EAN: 9789774166754
• ISBN: 9774166752
• ID: 09248718
• Publisher: The American University in Cairo Press
• Weight: 46 g
• Dimensions: 154 × 216 × 16 mm
• Date of publishing: 15. December 2015

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