8 million mummified dogs found in Egypt's Anubis catacombs

[Kaido]

http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/20/africa/egyptian-millions-mummified-dogs/

 

[Crono]

Not that unusual... at least they've found a high number (hundreds of thousands) of mummified animals before. Ibises and cats mostly.

8 million is a lot, though...

EDIT: I see they mentioned that in the article

 

[sdifox]

I guess what the next b move is going to be. Anubis's Zombie Hound Army

 

[Drako]

It seems like most of these animals were breed simply to be sacrificed.

"To estimate how many there are, the team took a sample and extrapolated from there how many likely filled up the catacomb. One reason the number is so high is because many of the animals were very small; while there some were mature and likely had full lives, Nicholson speculated that some were "being especially bred for the cult.""