More than 70 million animals met their demise this way, according to the report, and based on the images of the bird, snake and cat mummies at the Egypt Centre, they too were most likely offerings ...

Pharaoh’s Animal Kingdom, a new exhibition for children at the Israel Museum, explores the relationship between animals and Egyptian culture through hieroglyphs, gods, and amulets ...

How Ancient Egypt’s beloved cats helped our feline friends colonise the planet The domestic cat originated in the Near East about 10,000 years ago but it was the ‘very popular’ Ancient ...

In ancient Egypt, mass cult ritual sacrifices of cats gave rise to the furry felines becoming human companions, according to […] ...

The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities announces the discovery of a preserved tomb containing the remains of a man and his wife along with mummified falcons, cats, mice and other animals.

In Ancient Egypt, 1,500 years before Christ, cats were not only companions but afforded almost godly status. In a more ...

Animals were viewed not only as pets, but as incarnations of gods—and were buried by the millions to honor ancient Egypt's deities.

The Egyptian man Abu Noah, who was nicknamed "cat slaughterer," shared pictures of dead animals, especially cats, in one of the photos, some cats were seen hanged, while in another a cat that was ...

This Ancient Egyptian bronze statue from the Ptolemaic era once contained a mummified cat!

Pharaoh’s Animal Kingdom, a new exhibition for children at the Israel Museum, explores the relationship between animals and Egyptian culture through hieroglyphs, gods, and amulets ...

Vets are on hand and there are rest areas in case the animals get overstimulated. “Many of today’s pet cats are related to the cats domesticated in ancient Egypt,” visitor Qiu Jiakai told ...