A map of the state of Sarawak. Kuching is way over on the left side. |
Kuching skyline with the Sarawak River |
The reason that the people of Kuching decided to make a cat museum was because the name of their city, Kucing, means "cat" in the Malay language. The actual idea for a cat museum came from the Chief Minister of Sarawak, YAB Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Hj Abdul Taib Mahmud and his wife. As you can see, the Chief Minister had a very long name, so if he had to spend time signing a lot of official papers, it is surprising that he also had time to think up the idea for a cat museum, but he did. Or maybe his wife did, and he just said it was his idea, too.
The Cat Museum on the hill |
Cat mummy |
Another thing you can see in the Kuching Cat Museum is the five types of wild cats that live in Borneo, including a stuffed example of the world's rarest cat, which is called Felis badia, and which lives in Borneo's rain forests.
There are lots of cat statues in Kuching |
A whole bunch of wooden cats at the Cat Museum |
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