Egyptian Mau

Egyptian Mau
Egyptian Mau
Fur length:	Shorthair cat
Weight:	Tomcat: about 4 kg cat: about 3 kg
generally recognized colors:	silver, bronze, black-smoke
not generally recognized colors:	blue-silver-tabby-spotted and black is only permitted for breeding, but not for exhibition
permitted coat pattern:	Spots of any size, shape and distribution on the body, stripes on the legs. The drawing does not have to be symmetrical. Ringed tail.
Breeding standards:	Standard of the CFA ( Memento of December 7, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) FIFé standard Standard of the TICA Standard of the WCF Standard of the GCCF not recognized by the WACC
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The Egyptian Mau is a natural breed first depicted in historical wall paintings in Egypt . Body and face have a moderate shape, the fur has a polka dot pattern. The original color is brownish.

The Mau has large, almond-shaped eyes. With a top speed of around 50 km / h, it is the fastest of the house cats.

Emergence

The Russian exile Nathalie Troubetzkoj was so enthusiastic about the polka-dot drawing of the cats in Cairo that she brought two cats to Italy and bred them to a tomcat that she got from the Syrian ambassador. In 1956 she went to America and in 1958 she registered her breeding under the name Fatima .

Recognized by the Cat Fanciers' Association in 1977 , the breed has been bred in Europe since 1988. At that time, a Dutch and a Swiss breeder brought the first Egyptian Mau from America. Today there are very few breeders of the Egyptian Mau in Europe.

Brief information

• Place of origin: Egypt
• Origin as a breed: 1950s
• Weight: 2.5 to 4.5 kg
• Nature: friendly, people-oriented, playful and intelligent
• Recognized colors: black-silver-tabby-spotted, black-tabby-spotted (bronze spotted), black-smoke
• Not generally recognized colors: blue-silver-tabby-spotted and black is only permitted for breeding, but not for exhibition

Physical characteristics

• Eyes: Large, almond-shaped, gooseberry green, amber in boys
• Fur: ​​Fine, silky, close fitting
• Head: Medium in size, rounded wedge shape
• Body: Well muscled, long-legged and slim, neither stocky nor thin
• Ears: Medium to large in size, broad at the base, elongating the shape of the head and moderately tapering
• Tail: Medium length, slightly rounded black tail tip
• Forehead: M-shaped drawing from eye to eye

Web links

Commons : Egyptian Mau  Collection of Images

• Breed profile of the CFA (en.) ( Memento from November 17, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
• Breed standard of the CFA (en.) ( Memento from May 27, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
• Article from the CFA's Rassealmanac (en.) ( Memento from May 27, 2012 in the Internet Archive )