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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%82%D8%B7_%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1%D9%8A" title="قط مصري – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="قط مصري" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D0%B3%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%83" title="Египетска мау – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Египетска мау" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gat_mau_egipci" title="Gat mau egipci – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Gat mau egipci" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptsk%C3%A1_mau" title="Egyptská mau – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Egyptská mau" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%84gyptische_Mau" title="Ägyptische Mau – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Ägyptische Mau" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egiptuse_mau" title="Egiptuse mau – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Egiptuse mau" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%91%CE%B9%CE%B3%CF%85%CF%80%CF%84%CE%B9%CE%B1%CE%BA%CE%AE_%CE%9C%CE%AC%CE%BF%CF%85" title="Αιγυπτιακή Μάου – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Αιγυπτιακή Μάου" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mau_egipcio" title="Mau egipcio – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Mau egipcio" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr badge-Q17437796 badge-featuredarticle mw-list-item" title="featured article badge"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mau_%C3%A9gyptien" title="Mau égyptien – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Mau égyptien" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9D%B4%EC%A7%91%EC%85%98_%EB%A7%88%EC%9A%B0" title="이집션 마우 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="이집션 마우" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B5%D5%A3%D5%AB%D5%BA%D5%BF%D5%A1%D5%AF%D5%A1%D5%B6_%D5%B4%D5%A1%D5%B8%D6%82" title="Եգիպտական մաու – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Եգիպտական մաու" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mau_mesir" title="Mau mesir – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Mau mesir" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mau_egiziano" title="Mau egiziano – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Mau egiziano" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9E%D7%90%D7%95_%D7%9E%D7%A6%D7%A8%D7%99" title="מאו מצרי – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="מאו מצרי" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egipto_Mau" title="Egipto Mau – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Egipto Mau" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyiptomi_mau" title="Egyiptomi mau – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Egyiptomi mau" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%82%D8%B7_%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1%D9%89" title="قط مصرى – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="قط مصرى" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mau_Mesir" title="Mau Mesir – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Mau Mesir" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptische_mau" title="Egyptische mau – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Egyptische mau" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%82%B8%E3%83%97%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%9E%E3%82%A6" title="エジプシャンマウ – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="エジプシャンマウ" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptisk_mau" title="Egyptisk mau – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Egyptisk mau" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kot_egipski_mau" title="Kot egipski mau – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Kot egipski mau" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mau_eg%C3%ADpcio" title="Mau egípcio – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Mau egípcio" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mau_egiptean" title="Mau egiptean – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Mau egiptean" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D0%B3%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%83" title="Египетский мау – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Египетский мау" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_Mau" title="Egyptian Mau – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Egyptian Mau" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptsk%C3%A1_Mau" title="Egyptská Mau – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Egyptská Mau" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D0%B3%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%83_%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%87%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Египатска мау мачка – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Египатска мау мачка" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptin_mau" title="Egyptin mau – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Egyptin mau" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptisk_mau" title="Egyptisk mau – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Egyptisk mau" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%84%D0%B3%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%83" title="Єгипетська мау – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Єгипетська мау" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A8o_Mau_Ai_C%E1%BA%ADp" title="Mèo Mau Ai Cập – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Mèo Mau Ai Cập" 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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox biota"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above breed" style="background-color: #d3d3a4;">Egyptian Mau</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:RoyalNefertt_Serket_of_AchetAton.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/RoyalNefertt_Serket_of_AchetAton.jpg/220px-RoyalNefertt_Serket_of_AchetAton.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/RoyalNefertt_Serket_of_AchetAton.jpg/330px-RoyalNefertt_Serket_of_AchetAton.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/RoyalNefertt_Serket_of_AchetAton.jpg/440px-RoyalNefertt_Serket_of_AchetAton.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4529" data-file-height="3019" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Black silver spotted tabby Egyptian Mau</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Common nicknames</th><td class="infobox-data">Mau</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Origin</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egypt</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #d3d3a4;"><span class="anchor" id="ibbs"></span>Breed standards</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Cat_Fanciers%27_Association" title="Cat Fanciers' Association">CFA</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://cfa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/egyptian-mau-standard.pdf">standard</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/F%C3%A9d%C3%A9ration_Internationale_F%C3%A9line" title="Fédération Internationale Féline">FIFe</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://fifeweb.org/app/uploads/2023/10/MAU.pdf">standard</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/The_International_Cat_Association" title="The International Cat Association">TICA</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.tica.org/phocadownload/em.pdf">standard</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/American_Cat_Fanciers_Association" title="American Cat Fanciers Association">ACFA</a>/<a href="/wiki/Cat_Aficionado_Association" title="Cat Aficionado Association">CAA</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.acfacat.com/Breed%20Standards/EGYPTIAN%20MAU.pdf">standard</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Cat_Association" title="Canadian Cat Association">CCA-AFC</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.cca-afc.com/documents/BreedStandards/EGYPTIAN_MAU_20200203_003145.pdf">standard</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Governing_Council_of_the_Cat_Fancy" title="Governing Council of the Cat Fancy">GCCF</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.gccfcats.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/EGYPTIAN-MAU.pdf">standard</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="background-color: #d3d3a4;"><span class="vernacular"><a href="/wiki/Cat" title="Cat">Domestic cat</a></span> (<span class="binominal"><i>Felis catus</i></span>)</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The <b>Egyptian Mau</b> is a small to medium-sized, short to medium-haired <a href="/wiki/List_of_cat_breeds" title="List of cat breeds">cat breed</a>. They are one of the few naturally spotted breeds of domesticated cat. The spots of the Mau occur on only the tips of the hairs of its coat. It is considered a rare breed.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CFA_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CFA-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Egyptian_Mau&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Origins">Origins</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Egyptian_Mau&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Origins"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:CH_Chai-lai_Lisimba_(Simba)_MAU_ns_24_male_EX1_CAP.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/CH_Chai-lai_Lisimba_%28Simba%29_MAU_ns_24_male_EX1_CAP.JPG/220px-CH_Chai-lai_Lisimba_%28Simba%29_MAU_ns_24_male_EX1_CAP.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="381" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/CH_Chai-lai_Lisimba_%28Simba%29_MAU_ns_24_male_EX1_CAP.JPG/330px-CH_Chai-lai_Lisimba_%28Simba%29_MAU_ns_24_male_EX1_CAP.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/CH_Chai-lai_Lisimba_%28Simba%29_MAU_ns_24_male_EX1_CAP.JPG/440px-CH_Chai-lai_Lisimba_%28Simba%29_MAU_ns_24_male_EX1_CAP.JPG 2x" data-file-width="531" data-file-height="920" /></a><figcaption>Black silver spotted tabby Mau</figcaption></figure> <p>Historical evidence points to the Mau being an Egyptian breed. The feline genome data published in the Pentascope document shows the Egyptian Mau to be very closely related to the <a href="/wiki/Maine_Coon" title="Maine Coon">Maine Coon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Korat" title="Korat">Korat</a>, and American <a href="/wiki/Turkish_Angora" title="Turkish Angora">Turkish Angoras</a> (indistinguishable from native Turkish Angoras).<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The phylogenetic tree published in PlosOne demonstrates that the Egyptian Mau belongs to the group of Western-derived breeds.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The East Mediterranean/Anatolian group is omitted because breeds that supposedly originate in that geographic area do not do so. </p><p>In 1953 in <a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Trubetskoy_family" title="Trubetskoy family">Princess Natalie Trubetskoy</a> saw a cat belonging to the Egyptian ambassador to Italy and after asking about the cat she persuaded him to help her obtain a cat from <a href="/wiki/Cairo" title="Cairo">Cairo</a>. She obtained a female named Baba who was later bred with the ambassador's cat. A male bronze tabby was born and he was bred with his mother to produce a female named Lisa. These progenitors were first shown in 1955 at the Rome Cat Show. English fanciers attempted to reproduce this novel breed by using <a href="/wiki/Abyssinian_cat" title="Abyssinian cat">Abyssinians</a>, <a href="/wiki/Siamese_cat" title="Siamese cat">Siamese</a>, and tabby cats which became the <a href="/wiki/Ocicat" title="Ocicat">Ocicat</a>. Princess Natalie travelled with her three Maus to the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> in 1956 and in the following year Baba became a champion. The American Maus are purportedly from Baba although other reports claim they're descended from a pair named Gepa and Ludol, brought into the country in 1953.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEStephensYamazaki199058–59_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEStephensYamazaki199058–59-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Breed_recognition">Breed recognition</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Egyptian_Mau&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Breed recognition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The breed first received championship in 1968 with the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Cat_Fanciers_Federation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cat Fanciers Federation (page does not exist)">Cat Fanciers Federation</a> followed later on with recognition from the <a href="/wiki/Cat_Fanciers%27_Association" title="Cat Fanciers' Association">Cat Fanciers' Association</a> in 1977 and <a href="/wiki/The_International_Cat_Association" title="The International Cat Association">The International Cat Association</a> in 1979.<sup id="cite_ref-Purina_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Purina-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By the 1990s there were breeders in North America, Europe, and Japan. The Egyptian Mau did not reach British shores until 1998 when the first Maus were imported by Melissa Bateson, 8 years after it received full recognition from the <a href="/wiki/Governing_Council_of_the_Cat_Fancy" title="Governing Council of the Cat Fancy">Governing Council of the Cat Fancy</a> (GCCF).<sup id="cite_ref-GCCF_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GCCF-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Popularity">Popularity</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Egyptian_Mau&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Popularity"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Egyptian Maus are a relatively rare breed worldwide. Fewer than 200 kittens are registered with the GCCF each year.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2022, only 39 Mau kittens were registered at the GCCF, ranking the cat breed at position 27 out of 40 breeds in popularity.<sup id="cite_ref-GCCF2_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GCCF2-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2018, the Egyptian Mau ranked at position 27 out of 45 cat breeds registered with the <a href="/wiki/Cat_Fanciers%27_Association" title="Cat Fanciers' Association">Cat Fanciers' Association</a> (CFA).<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Characteristics">Characteristics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Egyptian_Mau&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Characteristics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mau_Egytien.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Mau_Egytien.jpg/220px-Mau_Egytien.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="260" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Mau_Egytien.jpg/330px-Mau_Egytien.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Mau_Egytien.jpg/440px-Mau_Egytien.jpg 2x" data-file-width="702" data-file-height="830" /></a><figcaption>Black silver spotted tabby Mau</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mauegytiensmoke.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Mauegytiensmoke.jpg/220px-Mauegytiensmoke.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="297" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Mauegytiensmoke.jpg/330px-Mauegytiensmoke.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Mauegytiensmoke.jpg/440px-Mauegytiensmoke.jpg 2x" data-file-width="444" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption>Black smoke Mau</figcaption></figure> <p>The breed conformation is described as "a balance between the compactness of a <a href="/wiki/Burmese_cat" title="Burmese cat">Burmese</a> and the slim elegance of a <a href="/wiki/Siamese_cat" title="Siamese cat">Siamese</a>. Its medium-length body is muscular, with the hind legs longer than the front, giving the Mau the appearance of standing on tiptoes when upright."<sup id="cite_ref-EMB222_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EMB222-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Egyptian Mau is the fastest of the domestic cats,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBeckerSpadafori2006200_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBeckerSpadafori2006200-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with its longer hind legs, and unique flap of skin extending from the flank to the back knee, which assists in running by allowing the legs to stretch back farther, providing for greater agility and length of stride. Maus have been clocked running more than 48 km/h (30 mph).<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBeckerSpadafori2006200_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBeckerSpadafori2006200-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources" title="Wikipedia:Reliable sources"><span title="The material near this tag may rely on an unreliable source. A claim about cat breeed speed would need to be backed up with a study rather than a mere observation. This book is incredibly brief on the issue and makes no mention of a source/reference point for it. Other sources are just blog/pet articles that mentioned the fact (likely from the book) and according to the talk page one person tried to contact the author who gave a dismissive answer when asked about the claim. (January 2024)">unreliable source?</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The typical gestation period for a regular house cat is 64–67 days,<sup id="cite_ref-Tsutsui_1993_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tsutsui_1993-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but the Egyptian Mau has a longer gestation period, at 73 days.<sup id="cite_ref-EMB222_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EMB222-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Appearance">Appearance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Egyptian_Mau&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Appearance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Egyptian Mau is a muscular cat with notable features being their spotted coat and a <a href="/wiki/Tabby" class="mw-redirect" title="Tabby">tabby</a> marking on their forehead that is said to resemble a <a href="/wiki/Scarab_(artefact)" class="mw-redirect" title="Scarab (artefact)">scarab</a> design. The head is gently rounded and of medium size. The ears are medium to moderately large, broad at the base with a bit of pointing at the tip. The hair on the ears is short and may have tufting. The eyes are round and large. The eyes are light green although kittens may have amber eyes. The body is of medium length with prominent shoulder blades. There is a loose flap of skin extending from the flank to the knee of the hind legs. The tail is of medium length and thick at the base.<sup id="cite_ref-GCCF_Standard_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GCCF_Standard-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Coat">Coat</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Egyptian_Mau&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Coat"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Egyptian Mau has a medium length coat with two or more bands of ticking.<sup id="cite_ref-GCCF_Standard_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GCCF_Standard-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Coat_colours">Coat colours</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Egyptian_Mau&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Coat colours"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Maus come in six colours. From most to least common, these colours are silver, bronze, smoke, black, caramel and blue/pewter.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:02_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:02-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Coat_patterns">Coat patterns</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Egyptian_Mau&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Coat patterns"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Tabby#Patterns" class="mw-redirect" title="Tabby">Tabby § Patterns</a></div> <p>The Egyptian Mau's coat contains dark patterns of varying size and shape, located all over the body and limbs. They also may have a stripe running down the lower spine and tail.<sup id="cite_ref-GCCF_Standard_14-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GCCF_Standard-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Health">Health</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Egyptian_Mau&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Health"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Egyptian Mau has a higher prevalence of <a href="/wiki/Bladder_stone_(animal)" title="Bladder stone (animal)">urate urolithiasis</a> (bladder stones) than mixed-breeds. A review of over 5,000 cases of urate uroliths had almost half the population of Egyptian Maus as having had the condition with an odds ratio of 44.41.<sup id="cite_ref-pmid22443437_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmid22443437-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A Canadian study of over 10,000 examinations of uroliths in cats found that 14 out of 17 Egyptian Maus surveyed had urate urolithiasis.<sup id="cite_ref-pmidhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC28574_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pmidhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC28574-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gallery">Gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Egyptian_Mau&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 230px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Egyptian-mau-Face.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="This Mau has the "M" marking on its forehead."><img alt="This Mau has the "M" marking on its forehead." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Egyptian-mau-Face.jpg/183px-Egyptian-mau-Face.jpg" decoding="async" width="183" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Egyptian-mau-Face.jpg/275px-Egyptian-mau-Face.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Egyptian-mau-Face.jpg/367px-Egyptian-mau-Face.jpg 2x" data-file-width="963" data-file-height="1050" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">This Mau has the "M" marking on its forehead.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 230px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mau_egyptien_bronze.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="This black spotted tabby Mau has the "Mark of the Scarab Beetle" on their forehead."><img alt="This black spotted tabby Mau has the "Mark of the Scarab Beetle" on their forehead." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Mau_egyptien_bronze.jpg/200px-Mau_egyptien_bronze.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="196" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Mau_egyptien_bronze.jpg/300px-Mau_egyptien_bronze.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/Mau_egyptien_bronze.jpg 2x" data-file-width="326" data-file-height="320" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">This black spotted tabby Mau has the "Mark of the Scarab Beetle" on their forehead.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 230px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Egyptian_Mau_Bronze.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="“Bronze” spotted tabby Mau"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Egyptian_Mau_Bronze.jpg/200px-Egyptian_Mau_Bronze.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Egyptian_Mau_Bronze.jpg/300px-Egyptian_Mau_Bronze.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Egyptian_Mau_Bronze.jpg/400px-Egyptian_Mau_Bronze.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2890" data-file-height="2271" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">“Bronze” spotted tabby Mau</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 230px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Egy_mau.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Black silver spotted tabby Mau"><img alt="Black silver spotted tabby Mau" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Egy_mau.jpg/200px-Egy_mau.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Egy_mau.jpg/300px-Egy_mau.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/Egy_mau.jpg 2x" data-file-width="375" data-file-height="187" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Black silver spotted tabby Mau</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 230px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Egyptian_Mau_Kitten.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Black smoke Mau kitten"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Egyptian_Mau_Kitten.jpg/113px-Egyptian_Mau_Kitten.jpg" decoding="async" width="113" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Egyptian_Mau_Kitten.jpg/169px-Egyptian_Mau_Kitten.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Egyptian_Mau_Kitten.jpg/225px-Egyptian_Mau_Kitten.jpg 2x" data-file-width="920" data-file-height="1632" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Black smoke Mau kitten</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 235px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 230px; height: 230px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:%D0%95%D0%B3%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%83_EgyptSila_Setx_(Egyptian_mau_EgyptSila_Setx)_(30308365442).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Side profile of a Mau head"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/%D0%95%D0%B3%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%83_EgyptSila_Setx_%28Egyptian_mau_EgyptSila_Setx%29_%2830308365442%29.jpg/200px-%D0%95%D0%B3%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%83_EgyptSila_Setx_%28Egyptian_mau_EgyptSila_Setx%29_%2830308365442%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" 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.cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFBeckerSpadafori2006" class="citation book cs1">Becker, Marty; Spadafori, Gina (2006). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/whydocatsalwaysl00mart/page/200"><i>Do cats always land on their feet?</i></a>. Deerfield Beach, Fla: Health Communications Inc. p. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/whydocatsalwaysl00mart/page/200">200</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7573-0573-3" title="Special:BookSources/0-7573-0573-3"><bdi>0-7573-0573-3</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Do+cats+always+land+on+their+feet%3F&rft.place=Deerfield+Beach%2C+Fla&rft.pages=200&rft.pub=Health+Communications+Inc&rft.date=2006&rft.isbn=0-7573-0573-3&rft.aulast=Becker&rft.aufirst=Marty&rft.au=Spadafori%2C+Gina&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fwhydocatsalwaysl00mart%2Fpage%2F200&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AEgyptian+Mau" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSiegalCornell_Feline_Health_Center1989" class="citation book cs1">Siegal, Mordecai; Cornell Feline Health Center, eds. (1989). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/cornellbookofcat00sieg"><i>The Cornell Book of Cats: A Comprehensive Medical Reference for Every Cat and Kitten</i></a>. New York: Villard Books. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-394-56787-0" title="Special:BookSources/0-394-56787-0"><bdi>0-394-56787-0</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Cornell+Book+of+Cats%3A+A+Comprehensive+Medical+Reference+for+Every+Cat+and+Kitten&rft.place=New+York&rft.pub=Villard+Books&rft.date=1989&rft.isbn=0-394-56787-0&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fcornellbookofcat00sieg&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AEgyptian+Mau" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFStephensYamazaki1990" class="citation book cs1">Stephens, Gloria; Yamazaki, Tetsu (1990). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/legacyofcat00step/page/58"><i>Legacy of the cat</i></a>. 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