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The Egyptian Mau
When you look at an Egyptian Mau, or catch sight of one out of the corner of your eye, they should draw you back through the ages to something a little exotic, a little jungle, a little breath-taking and a little archaic. Make no mistake, these are heart-breakingly beautiful cats. No picture or book can do justice to the exotic beauty of the mau.
Inherent in this breed is the word natural. As such, these cats are limited to the colors that occurred naturally: silver, bronze, smoke and black. Regardless of the beauty of the color, the definition of a natural breed is that we do not create new colors for the mau is the original cat and a naturally occurring breed in Egypt still today.
The exotic appearance of the Mau is only the beginning of the magic of the breed. These cats display exceptional intelligence and exhibit a fierce loyalty to their owners. Even though domesticated, several characteristics of their early ancestors have been retained. These include the Cheetah gait and a primordial skin flap, which allows the Mau remarkable freedom and agility in twisting and jumping not to mention their ability to hold the record as the fastest domestic cat breed.
Most people are attracted to the Maus because of their exotic looks, they fall in love with them, because of their incredible, irrepressible personalities. All cats are characters, but these, well, they’re absolutely enchanting. Like all cats, they are individuals, one and all, but typical Maus, they tend to take it to extremes. Friendly to all, they tend to be cautious with strangers and select their Special Person, who they absolutely dote on. They make incredible companions. They are sensitive, people-oriented cats, but they like things on their terms as they can never let us forget they are Egyptian royalty after all.
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