Sleek, muscular, and endlessly curious, the Arabian Mau has little interest in lounging around all day like your average housecat. Instead, it's a lean, mean, rodent-hunting machine equipped with survival skills it's perfected for over a thousand years in some of the hottest, harshest places on Earth. Still, that doesn't mean it won't loudly demand its dinner with all the entitlement of a pampered palace cat.

Found in shades from stark white to tawny brown, the Arabian Mau has long legs built for endless prowling and a sharp, expressive face that seems to judge your every move. Though relatively new to the world's official cat breeds, the Mau has been bossing humans around for centuries, demanding high perches, regular snacks, and the occasional back-scratch when it deems you worthy.