A newly discovered gene, Arhgap36, explains the rare orange coloring in cats and why most are male. It could have effects ...

Baboons, cats, birds, and crocodiles, which also had great religious significance, were sometimes mummified, especially in the later dynasties. Ancient writers, modern scientists, and the mummies ...

Egyptian cat mummies dating from 500 to 0 B.C.E. remain the oldest confirmed ... But it could be that cats were tamed incidentally as part of a large-scale religious industry. In ancient Egypt, people ...

Pharaoh’s Animal Kingdom, a new exhibition for children at the Israel Museum, explores the relationship between animals and ...

But what is the Eye of Horus and what did it mean to the ancient Egyptians? According to Egyptian mythology, Horus was the ...

Researchers Discover World's First Egyptian Mummy Who Was Pregnant at Time ... Do You Think Your Cat Is Related to the Royal Cats of Ancient Egypt? Research Says Maybe You're Right (Exclusive ...

In addition to crocodiles, the ancient Egyptians mummified millions ... “There are falcon mummies associated with the god Horus, cat mummies for Bastet, dog mummies for Anubis, ibis mummies ...

Ancient Egyptians thought cats were very special ... The seven little blue beads hanging down are made in the shape of mummies. This mummy mask is coated in gold leaf. It is a mask for a rich ...

Centuries after the first golden coffins were taken to Europe, ancient Egyptian mummies still vividly capture people’s imaginations. Perhaps we’re awed by the grandeur of their rituals and tradition.

The ancient ... Egyptian power. This was roughly two millennia after the Giza pyramids were built during the Old Kingdom period and six centuries after pharaoh Tutankhamen – whose mummy and ...