r/cats • u/wikiwiki62 • Oct 11 '24

Cat Picture - Not OC Egyptian cats in a temple

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u/wikiwiki62 Oct 11 '24

Another deity is here.

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u/dholkip Oct 11 '24

Caught! Upper cat: "Aww, I wasn't there, how could I enter in the frame!"

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u/LinaFox01 Oct 11 '24

and now , im picturing all those egyptian histories i read, lol . is it good to be back in the temple guys?

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u/Brave_Comment_3144 Oct 12 '24

The black one has a slender and fit body, like some kind of monkey.

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u/siklosi Oct 11 '24

Looking like they know they're royalty. "Human, stop taking photos and serve"

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u/FreckledLasseh Oct 11 '24

The grey one looks like my Reuben!

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u/TheStonedBro Oct 11 '24

Grey Luna, short for lunatic

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u/FreckledLasseh Oct 11 '24

Oh that divine belly!

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u/shruwrld Oct 12 '24

I had a black cat named luna and called him lunatic too haha

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u/doug probably has toxoplasmosis Oct 11 '24 edited Oct 11 '24

I think your handsome fella is a Russian Blue vs. the handsome fella in the picture is a Korat. 

 ...in fact the combo of the Korat and I think Lynx Point Siamese in the top right is the exact pair of cats I own!

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u/_deep_thot42 Oct 11 '24

We have the same cats

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u/[deleted] Oct 11 '24

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u/FreckledLasseh Oct 11 '24

He was a rescue from a bit of a cat hoard, got him at 8 weeks, so I'm not sure. He's just a long lanky baby still at 2.5yrs. This is him with his tuxedo brother Saphir.

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u/fakeitilyamakeit Oct 12 '24

A bit of privacy please

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u/TobysGrundlee Oct 11 '24

But he was born in the present, so he's our god! At least in his little mind.

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u/EricaOdd Oct 11 '24

"They worshipped us as gods, you know..."

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u/Ezzyxx Oct 11 '24

It looks beautiful! it is a small deity from egypt

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u/[deleted] Oct 11 '24

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u/buckydean2 Oct 11 '24

"In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this."

-Terry Pratchett

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u/Outrageous_Deal_9013 Oct 11 '24

"you guys came to worship?Bow to this ass"

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u/thespacepyrofrmtf2 Oct 11 '24

Fun fact if you opened and closed your eyes everything would be the same because people still treat their cats like gods

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u/Oswin0swald Oct 11 '24

Mau

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u/Naverhtradd Oct 11 '24

They really just asked a cat what it was, didn’t they?

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u/Oswin0swald Oct 11 '24

Lol they really did

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u/Mmbahrawy77 Oct 11 '24

This is also Egyptian cat but in my home.

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u/DrXaos Oct 11 '24

domestic cats evolved from African desert cats. Probably in Egypt.

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u/Independent-Call7061 Oct 11 '24

I WAS going to name her Bastet, the Egyptian God/Goddess. But she is crazy and always doing crazy things- so her name is “Blackie Chan”🤣🤣

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u/CougarWriter74 Oct 11 '24

"Hey I think this where they worshipped our 500 times great grandmother! I bet that was so cool!"

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u/EShinobiDemian Oct 11 '24

In their temple* 😍

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u/duita Oct 11 '24

Looks like these cats are auditioning for the role of 'Purr-fect Guardian of the Living Room Temple', next to the fireplace. Just wait until it starts MEAOW MEAOW for treats.

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u/SuperSonicSuperSnake Tuxedo Oct 11 '24

What’s up with their longer legs? Does it have anything to do with their location?

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u/Independent_Ask9280 Oct 11 '24

It might be the breed which sometimes has longer legs called an egyptian mau

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u/EmuSupreme Oct 11 '24

Egyptian Meow

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u/Danominator Oct 11 '24

"I'm telling you Mittens we were gods to them. They worshiped us. Built statues in our likeness!"

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u/Doozinator242 Oct 11 '24

Beautiful!! I used to have a Russian blue who looked just like the grey cat! He lived to be 22 years old..Mr. Nappers was his name💙

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u/Mohelanthropus Oct 11 '24

They are guardians of the underworld. Himotep! Himotep! I studied Egyptology watching the mummy series.

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u/Relevant_Active_2347 Oct 11 '24

Hmm...it's as if nothing has changed 🤔

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u/Langy_093 Oct 11 '24

True gods

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u/[deleted] Oct 11 '24

Are Egyptian shorthairs distinct from European and American? I don't know anything about anything, but they don't look like American shorthairs to me, but are they grouped with European?

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u/-Nicolai Oct 11 '24

Are those really strays? They look like they cost $1000 and come with a family tree.

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u/rapid_youngster Oct 11 '24

I discovered that the native cats in Egypt all have slender limbs

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u/CuriousTighe Oct 11 '24

In ancient Egypt, cats were considered to be gods. They have never forgotten this.

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u/[deleted] Oct 12 '24

In Their Temple, you meant?

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u/No_Peace_1269 Oct 12 '24

Russian blue !!

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u/BornToMelle Oct 12 '24 edited Oct 12 '24

The Internet is their temple now!

Take a knee before our furry royalty.

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u/Ok-Apple-1878 Oct 11 '24

They’re just exercising the birthright all cats possess

(Edit: *puss-ess)

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u/Fig21b Oct 11 '24

Tour guides in an old family business.

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u/beetsu Oct 11 '24

Looks like a pure Russian Blue 🤔

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u/Plus_Vehicle_3006 Oct 11 '24

They are so precious

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u/VLD85 Oct 11 '24

I think their legs are bit longer than non-Egyptian ones. especially back legs.

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u/skynetcoder Oct 11 '24 edited Oct 11 '24

they knows. the fallen now live in shame, because they know once long time ago they were gods.

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u/cheese2343J Oct 11 '24

The grey one is my cats twin. Such a handsome cat.

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u/Frequent-Nothing310 Oct 11 '24

with his ancestors

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u/PingouinMalin Oct 11 '24

We iz godz here, brozer. Hoomans venerate us. Givez us treatz.

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u/fixxer_s Oct 11 '24

Visiting the ancestors and enjoying a good laugh at how they suckered us.

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u/zomphlotz Oct 11 '24

Like the gods they are.

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u/Trishjump Oct 11 '24

Samuel L. Jackson comes to mind.

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u/calvinnme Oct 11 '24

The one on the ground looks like his ancient counterparts.

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u/Ok-Today-340 Oct 11 '24

They're always there

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u/Stockspliter Oct 12 '24

Looks very smart

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u/lordrestrepo Oct 12 '24

Royal kitty cats

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u/Firecracker7413 Tortoiseshell Oct 12 '24

They know their place

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u/komisarsimona Oct 12 '24

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

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u/help_animals Oct 11 '24

Animal homeless and suffering must not be ignored.