Egyptian Mau kittens born 26th April 2012, check out our Kittens page
We are a small cattery in the Moonee Valley area, less than 10km from central Melbourne and about 15km from Melbournes Tullamarine Airport, Australia. We only breed the Egyptian Mau focusing on clean, untarnished Silver and Smoke Mau. We exhibit our exquisite cats at various cat shows throughout the year. Check out the Cat Shows page for where and when to next see our beautiful cats.
The name Misr Mau comes from Misr meaning Egypt (the land) or Cairo and Mau, the shortening of Egyptian Mau. Mau is a colloquial term for cat in Arabic.
Thousands of years ago Egyptian people began to tame wild cats for pets. Cats were used to keep pests out of their food reserves. The cat did such a good job that the Egyptian people began to worship the cat. The Goddess Bastet is the result of this. The native cat of the land of Egypt is the Egyptian Mau.
The African wildcat is an ancestor of the Egyptian Mau. Its coat pattern looks just like a tabby cat's coat pattern. The pet cat still has its ancestors wild instincts, if it is not cared for properly it will hunt native animals. Pet cats, like wild cats are mammals that belong to the cat family. Members of the cat family are also known as felines. This term comes from the word Felidae which is a word used by scientists for the family of cats.
Did you know? The Egyptian Mau is the fastest domestic cat in the world. It has been clocked at over 58km an hour.
