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Goodbye, Jochi! 🌈

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Friends, sad news from the Howletts Wild Animal Park, UK: the wonderful manul Jochi, the youngest son of the legendary Temuchin, has passed away 💔

Jochi lived a long manul life — he was 10 years old.

A photograph of Jochi in Howletts Wild Animal Park
Jochi in Howletts Wild Animal Park,
Author: Caroline Townsend

We dreamed of meeting him in purrrson and were head over heels in love with his charming and funny snub-nosed, serious little face and his expressive, grumpy gaze of a steppe warrior. Now his photos will remain with all of us as a keepsake. 🙏

Jochi, you grumpy fluffy gentlecat, we adore you and will always remember you ❤️

May you have an endless, sunlit heavenly steppe, at your disposal dear manul! May your teeth stay sharp and strong, and may the hunt for rats and pikas always be successful!

A new zoo on the manul map! 🌐

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Manuladies Kharaa and Tuya have moved.
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⚡️ Friends, a new zoo has appeared on the manul map: Drayton Manor Zoo, in the United Kingdom!

Tuya and Kharaa, the elder daughters of Namuu and Atlan, born at Port Lympne in 2025, moved there at the end of May 2026.

A photograph of Kharaa in Port Lympne Wild Animal Park
Kharaa in Port Lympne Wild Animal Park,
Author: Caroline Townsend
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The Minuladies from Port Lympne Had a Health Checkup

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Port Lympne Wild Animal Park reported that the three fluffy girls, born in March 2026, to the manul family of Atlan and Namuu, had another health checkup and received their second vaccination.

The vets report that all three kittens are doing brilliantly: they are lively and active!

A reminder that at the end of July, the girls were given “flower” names.

We added them to the website, and now it’s possible to tell who is who.

Meet the young minuladies!

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The minuls at Niabi Zoo have been given names!

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Niabi Zoo shared that, after much consideration and watching how the minul’ personalities reveal themselves as they grow, names were chosen for the three fluffy sons of Eevi and Haruto. Their names are related to the manul’s natural habitat and the cultures of the places where their wild cousins live ❤️

Let’s meet them!

🏔️ Everest was named after the highest mountain in the world — Mount Everest. In January 2023, the presence of manuls in the Everest region was confirmed through DNA found in scat samples. And among the brothers, Everest has the lightest face, which reminds of snow. Everest is a true loner manul: he prefers to stay close to his mom Eevi and doesn’t hang out with his brothers as much. Looks like he’s a truly independent manul 😄

A photograph of Everest in Niabi Zoo
Everest in Niabi Zoo

🌏 The name Luka, according to the zoo, poetically conveys the image of “vast lands and frontiers to cross” and symbolizes a spirit of adventure and exploration. Luka almost always spends time with his brother, Aslan.

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The Mysterious Manul of Yerevan Zoo! 📦

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Who is it?
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Friends, we have some amazing news: Yerevan Zoo is home to not two, but THREE manuls! 🔥

We've already met the orange pair Nano and Mano. But who is this mysterious third floof? 👀

A photograph of Naré in Yerevan Zoo
Naré in Yerevan Zoo,

Meet this charming manulady Naré. According to the zoologists, she is around one year old.

She arrived at Yerevan Zoo after Nano and Mano, but just like them, she came here from the wild in Iran.
When she arrived at the zoo, she was severely underweight. But Armenian hospitality and generous portions work wonders (we’ve tested this ourselves 😹)!

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Atlan and his grandpa Temuchin: new discoveries in a great manul family tree! 🤓🪾

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How are Atlan, Polly, and the grumpy Qatti from Zurich related?
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A photograph of Atlan in Port Lympne Wild Animal Park
Atlan in Port Lympne Wild Animal Park,
Author: Caroline Townsend

⚡️ Manulovers-manul-detectives! Do you copy? Over.

We know how much you love discovering and studying new details of manul pedigrees, making your way through the thorny thickets of their family trees, so you’re sure to enjoy this big manul-detective investigation! We present to you the pedigree of the handsome Atlan from Port Lympne, tracing his grandfather Temuchin’s line all the way back to his wild-born ancestors! 🤓🌳

We added several “historical” manuls to the website, added the basic info about all the manuls in this subtree, and added the missing relations.

Let’s start with Atlan’s great-grandmother and great-grandfather — the parents of the grumpy handsome Temuchin:

🩷 mother Kamen (in Russian her name sounds like „stone“)

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The kittens Pepe and Shu from the Leningrad Zoo have been given names!

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Yesterday the Leningrad Zoo celebrated its birthday — it turned 161 years old. To mark the occasion, the zoo shared wonderful news: the minuls Shu and Pepe have been given names!

Pepe, Aiden, Berk, Batyr, and Aksa in Leningrad zoo,
Author: Leningrad Zoo, uploaded by Manulizationverified_filled

Recently, specialists from the “Predatory Mammals” department carried out a follow-up examination of the little ones. As they grew, their gender characteristics became more visible, and it turned out that the fluffy quartet is three sons and one darling daughter (not two sons and two daughters, as reported earlier) 🥰

Meet the fluffy boys Aiden, Berk, Batyr, and the girl Aksa 😻

As a reminder, four manul kittens were born to Pepe and Shu on May 8, 2026. For Pepe, this is her first experience as a mamanul.

Congratulations to the Leningrad Zoo on its birthday, and we wish all the staff and fluffy (and not only ☺️) residents good health and a wonderful mood! 🥳

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⚡ Breaking news from Yerevan Zoo! ⚡

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Manulization visiting the orange manuls🧡🐾
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Meet, the beautiful orange Nano! 🧡 

Nanó in Yerevan Zoo
Author: Vika Malyshkoverified_filled

She’s just sitting up in a tree, hiding among the leaves and pretending she’s not here.

It seems she’s not so happy to see us — a true manul! And we’re over the moon with happiness and excitement! 😍

News about the minuls from Brno

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and new stunning photos!
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Friends, recently at the Brno Zoo the minuls had a veterinary checkup, during which the kittens’ sex was determined. You’ll be surprised, but not all of them turned out to be boys!🤭 Three kittens are girls, and two are boys.

Alas, one of the kittens did not survive😥 To this day, one of the main problems in keeping manuls in captivity remains the high mortality rate among kittens.

We wish the fluffy Czech five to grow up healthy and strong and become big and very serious manuls! And now let’s admire the new delightful photos of the manul kittens shared with us by Jan Máca.

A photograph of a Pallas's cat
A photo of a Pallas's cat,
The minuls have already grown and are reaching upward!
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Minuls and their gentlest mommy, Snezhana ❤️

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Watch new video by Manulization! 🤗
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This spring, wonderful Snezhana the Pallas's cat became a mother for the first time, welcoming three sweet little floofs. And despite her injured paw, she is doing an amazing job in her new role!

Summer, carefree kittenhood, joyful games with siblings, tiny but incredibly important discoveries, and the gentlest, most caring mom in the world always by your side — this is what the happiest time of manul life looks like! 💕

We invite you to immerse yourself in an atmosphere of pure childhood happiness and spend a few minutes in the company of the little manul kittens and their mamanul!

Watch our new video on our YouTube channel! 🙌🏻

Snezhana, Son of Snezhana b.2026 Ⅰ, Daughter of Snezhana b.2026 Ⅱ, and Son of Snezhana b.2026 Ⅲ in Novosibirsk Zoo
Video by Manulizationverified_filled

Minuls and their mamanul from Brno: new adorable shots of the fluffy family! 😻

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Dear manulovers, let’s admire the new lovely photos of the minuls and their mom Ariunaa from the Brno Zoo, shared with us by photographer Jan Máca!

A photograph of Ariunaa in Brno Zoo
Ariunaa in Brno Zoo,
Author: Jan Máca, uploaded by Manulizationverified_filled
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Lolo the Pallas's cat had two kittens! The cutest fluffy troublemakers 😈

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Watch new Manulization video!
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Two manul kittens — zero peace and quiet! 😈

This spring, Lolo the Pallas’s cat gave birth to two cubs, and they have become real fluffy troublemakers!

Games, chases, somersaults, and all kinds of mischief — these floofs seem ready to play, tumble, and conquer new heights all day long!

Mom Lolo does her best to keep up with her little troublemakers and happily joins in their games. But when the kittens get a bit too wild, she has her own very special way of reminding them who’s in charge in this family 😁

What is it? Watch our new video to find out!

Lolo, Daughter of Lolo b.2026 Ⅰ, and Son of Lolo b.2026 Ⅱ in Novosibirsk Zoo
Video by Manulizationverified_filled
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Miminuls from Korkeasaari Zoo!

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Mimi and Arkas have three kittens!
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We have wonderful news from Finland: three kittens are growing up at Korkeasaari Zoo, born to the family of Mimi and Arkas! 🥰

A photograph of Sten in Korkeasaari Zoo
Sten in Korkeasaari Zoo,

The zoo staff first suspected that Mimi had kittens back in early May, when she began spending a lot of time inside her little houst (the nest box). Later, she was seen carrying one kitten in her mouth, but the den was only checked in June and that’s when it was confirmed that there were three little miminul

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⚡️ Breaking news: The world’s first ORANGE MANULS have appeared in a zoo! 🧡

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Dear friends, we’re rushing to share some truly incredible news: orange Pallas’s cats can now be seen at Yerevan Zoo in Armenia!

This spring, a pair of Pallas’s cats settled here.

A photograph of Manó and Nanó in Yerevan Zoo
Manó and Nanó in Yerevan Zoo,

Meet them:

♀️ Fiery orange beauty Nano. She is about 2 years old.

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News from Košice Zoo: Alani and Aysen have had kittens! 😻

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The minul season continues!
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Hooray! The minul season continues! 🥳

This time the fluffy news came from Slovakia, from Košice Zoo: on April 17, Alani gave birth to 2 kittens!

A photograph of Kitten of Alani b.2026 Ⅰ and Kitten of Alani b.2026 Ⅱ in Košice Zoo
Kitten of Alani b.2026 Ⅰ and Kitten of Alani b.2026 Ⅱ in Košice Zoo
Photo: Košice Zoo

At the moment, we don’t know the minuls’ genders — let’s keep an eye on the zoo’s news on their social media!

👉🏼 https://www.facebook.com/ZooKosice

We wish the kittens to grow up healthy, strong, and, of course, very serious and grumpy manuls ❤️

Zelenogorsk the Pallas's cat is on Wikipedia! 👏🏻

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Dear friends, we’re happy to share that Zelenogorsk now has his very own Wikipedia page!

A photograph of Zelenogorsk in Novosibirsk Zoo
Zelenogorsk in Novosibirsk Zoo,
Author: Roman Paulovverified_filled

This is an important milestone and a recognition of Zelenogorsk’s remarkable public fame. He was not only beloved by many, but also a fluffy guide who led countless people into the world of manuls and made them fall in love with this incredible species ❤️

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