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Meet the handsome Manuel the Pallas's cat from the Gdańsk Zoo!😻

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A photograph of Manuel in Gdansk Zoo
Manuel in Gdansk Zoo, December 16, 2025
Image by Roman Paulovverified_filled

Manuel has active outlook on life and pure charisma!

During our visit, he worked for the whole manul family😅

While his lovely Ula was sleeping like a fluffy rock on the very top shelf, and their teenage kittens (in their own separate enclosure) were copying mom, Manuel was full of energy and endlessly busy!

Several times a day he diligently patrolled not only his own territory but Ula’s as well! He perched on different shelves, carefully surveyed the surroundings, sharpened his claws, groomed himself with great dedication, did a proper stretch (hey, gotta keep in shape😅), and generously welcomed visitors with grumpy gazes — with that unmistakable “Budapest-style” melancholy — and sometimes even with menacing whisker twitches!

Manuel is incredibly responsible: he personally supervised the air conditioner installation for the summer season in their house together!👏🏻

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Akkem* —  another wonderful son of Snezhinka 😻

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A photograph of Akkem in Novosibirsk Zoo
Akkem* in Novosibirsk Zoo, November 30, 2025
Image by Roman Paulovverified_filled

An unusually brave, mischievous, and curious fluffy lad — a whiskered rascal, a tail-waving troublemaker, and a bold fluffy teaser 😄

Akkem has a very proactive approach to life: he spends most of his time outdoors, observing the world with great curiosity. His favorite spot is the tree in the middle of the enclosure — the perfect lookout to keep an eye on everything going on around him.

He’s also incredibly playful: snowballs, pinecones, twigs — everything turns into an awesome toy!

But what surprises us most about young Akkem is how social and confident he is — he doesn’t avoid people, nor is he afraid of them. When he’s in a lively mood, he might even play hide-and-seek with a curious visitor, although his favorite game of all is “hunting” 😈

Here’s how to play: first you’ll see a bold tail raised like a banner, rapidly approaching you. Then comes that naughty, sparkling hooligan gaze. For extra effect he’ll flash you those sharp snow-white teeth and cunning whiskers… and in just a moment, the sweety fluff is perched at the edge of the enclosure, while his paw makes a daring attempt to boop you! 😈

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Behold: another adorable Snezhinka's daughter 🥰

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A photograph of Berel’ in Novosibirsk Zoo
Berel’* in Novosibirsk Zoo, December 6, 2025
Image by Vika Malyshkoverified_filled

Berel'* lives together with her sister.

Watching them, you can notice that she’s the shyer and more cautious one, and she also looks a bit lighter in color.

And look — her little pouty lips are just too cute! ☺️

You can read the story behind her name, and the names of other Snezhinka's kittens, on our website 🤗

* This is an unofficial name.

⚡️Manulization confirms: Boris the fluffy Manul Tsar of Krasnoyarsk reigns in Roev Ruchey!

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Just look at the majestic gaze with he greeted us! 👑😅

Our first encounter with Borya in his new residence happened at dusk.

He was sitting there, solemn and thoughtful, on the highest little shelf — which later turned out to be his favorite spot — surveying the landscape of his domain… and then he suddenly turned to see who had come to visit him…

Grey (Серый) 🤍

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Another precious younger son of the star couple, Mia and Zelenogorsk 🥰
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A photograph of Grey in Novosibirsk Zoo
Grey* in Novosibirsk Zoo, November 4, 2025
Image by Vika Malyshkoverified_filled

He’s put on his very first warm winter fur coat, mastered the art of the “paws-on-the-tail” sit, and got ready for cold winter! 👌🏻

Last week, our fluffy hero and his brother Ginger moved out from their mama Mia, and now they live together in their own enclosure (📍right next door to Anya 👋), getting used to adult life.

What’s interesting is that in the first hours after the move, Ginger didn’t even dare peek out of the little house, while Grey came out pretty quickly and started exploring everything around with curiosity.

Bold little dude — just like his dad! 🔥😄

Ginger 🧡

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The younger six-month-old son of Mia and Zelenogorsk 🥰
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A photograph of Ginger in Novosibirsk Zoo
Ginger* in Novosibirsk Zoo, October 30, 2025
Image by Roman Paulovverified_filled

He’s fluffed up, perfected the art of being irresistibly manulish, learned to put his paws on his tail and sit like a fluffy energy-saving puffball — in short, he’s totally ready for the very first winter of his life! 👌🏻

Manul Eva

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This is Eva :) Eva is a young Pallas's cat. She lives in the Novosibirsk Zoo.

A photograph of Eve in Novosibirsk Zoo
Eve in Novosibirsk Zoo, October 5, 2021
Image by Roman Paulovverified_filled

She lives next to another young Pallas's cat Chip. Their cages are at the distance from a walking path, and they are rarely visited by a visitors.

She is not used to people and very shy. It's a big luck to spot her :)

This is Emma

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A photograph of Emma in Novosibirsk Zoo
Emma in Novosibirsk Zoo, February 15, 2022
Image by Roman Paulovverified_filled

Emma is a young Pallas’s cat living at the Novosibirsk Zoo. She was born in 2020. February and March are the mating season for Pallas’s cats. In 2022, Emma tried to build a relationship with the old pirate Karaganda—the oldest Pallas’s cat at the Novosibirsk Zoo.