Why tonnes of mummified cats ended up in England

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Why tonnes of mummified cats ended up in England

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Animals@lemmy.world · 2 months ago

In 1890 an estimated 180,000 ancient cats, weighing 19.5 tonnes, were auctioned off in Liverpool.

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