ancient Egyptians did when a pet cat died. The whole family would go into mourning and, as an obvious outward sign of grief, shave off thei...
Deep mourning
Sterile tom, false pregnancy
One curiosity about neutered tomcats is that some of them still seek out a female in heat and go through the motions of mating, even though ...
Ancient Egyptian humor
sacred or as beloved pets of the household—but not always. Humans have always had a sense of humor, even in ancient times. There survives ...
Ritualized mating
queen (who is in heat, naturally) is delivered in a carrier to a special queen pen in the stud house. This separates her, via wire or bars,...
Cat-head and lion-head
goddess . Bast was sometimes called the Lady of the East (meaning the east side of the Nile River), while Sekhmet was the Lady of the West. ...
The old cat-woman dog-man cliché
The world has changed a lot, but one old cliché still lingers: women like cats, men like dogs. We all know exceptions to these stereotypes, ...
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