In the past, all Egyptian Maus traced their ancestry to two of the original imports from her Fatima Cattery. In the 1950's the British who had admired Egyptian Maus in Egypt or Italy could not import them because of the rabies quarentine. The result was the spotted Oriental, which of course could not be transferred to CFA or other organizations as a true Egyptian Mau. The Mau is the only naturally spotted breed of domestic cat. The Egyptian Mau shows off an elegant, randomly spotted body with a skin flap on the belly banded legs and tail, expressive almond-shaped gooseberry green eyes, distinctive mascara lines.
Hind legs are slightly longer than the front legs.
Extremely intelligent, the Mau is very affectionate to their families, both human and feline. They often are shy with strangers. They are moderately active and express their happiness by chortling a soft melodious voice.