Cats of Egypt

by Richard Hoath and Dominique Navarro

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,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9774166752
• ISBN13: 9789774166754
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: American University in Cairo Press
• Length: 8 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.8" x 8.8"