Sentence examples for ancient cats from inspiring English sources

But he believed it could be something to do with the retractable claws that ancient cats have passed down to their domesticated descendants, but which dogs don't have.

Other species may have tamed themselves to live alongside humans, such as seals and ancient cats.

Much of our knowledge about the origin of ancient cats comes from the DNA of living ones.

Our ancient cat pressed against my legs, wanting food.

We understand that this is a rough place with an ancient cat's cradle of tribal grudges.

When she first goes into the cave, she is saved by Fallen Leaves, the spirit of an ancient cat who died in the tunnels, and lives with him for the remainder of her time in the caves.

The museum moves from ancient Egyptian cats to modern-day with the upcoming Internet Cat Video Festival, to be held in conjunction with the exhibit.

Since tabbylike markings appear in the drawings and mummies of ancient Egyptian cats, present-day tabbies may be descendants of the sacred cats of Egypt.

As fertility symbols in ancient Egypt, cats have feminine associations and when the piece ends with the heroine kissing her cat chair as she spins in the air with it above billowing waves of silver fabric, "Secret Club" finally says something about human solitude.

"Likely first domesticated in ancient Egypt, cats were revered for their fertility and valued for their ability to protect homes and granaries from vermin," the museum says.

In ancient Egypt, cats were revered and so important to Egyptian society and religion, that some received the same mummification after death as humans.