Egyptian Mau

The development of this breed in North America had its roots in the Mediterranean area. Having fallen in love with cats showing these marking, the Princess Troubetskoy obtained a specimen from Cairo and mated her with an Italian cat, producing two kittens. In 1956, the Princess took her Egyptian Maus to the United States, where the breed was registered and exhibited for the first time the following year.

Features
These cats are intermediate between the cobby outline of the American Shorthair and the svelte profile of Oriental breeds. the wedged-shaped head is gently rouunded; the muzzle should not be pointed. The angle changes from the cat's forhead down to the nose.

Remark
Females tend to be slightly smaller than males.