Why were Ancient Egyptians obsessed with cats?

Support The Brain Scoop's relaunch on Patreon:   / emilygraslie   Shop prints + Original artwork! http://www.emilygraslie.com/prints Discord:   / discord   Instagram:   / egraslie   website: http://www.emilygraslie.com Got funding for a video? thebrainscoop(@)gmail.com Subject: REBOOT IDEA -- I knew Ancient Egyptians loved their cats, but until I visited an archaeology museum - the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures - I wasn't entirely sure why. Turns out the reason is a bit more morbid than I initially thought 💀 In this video we learn about the Egyptian Goddesses Sekhmet and Bastet - Gods Ra, Osiris and Horus - and the significance of raising and sacrificing tens of thousands of cats to honor them. -- Creator, Writer, Host, Addt'l Camera: Emily Graslie Camera: Brandon Brungard Editor, Gfx + Sfx: Sheheryar Ahsan Production Consultant: Carolyn Yao Production Assistant: Kate Hodge Addt'l Gfx: Georgina Gutierrez Special thanks: Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures https://isac.uchicago.edu/museum-exhi... ‪@ISAC_UChicago‬ Marc Maillot, PhD Emily Teeter, PhD Matthew Welton Video accessibility services provided by the Described and Captioned Media Project http://www.dcmp.org -- The Brain Scoop is a registered trademark of the Field Museum. Used with permission.