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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
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, January 4, 2024

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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♀️♂️ Snezhana's minuls: boy or girl? The answer!

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⚡️ Boy or Girl? The Answer!

Attention, attention!
Dear manul-detectives, let's finally find out who’s who! 🧐

Taa-daaam! Here’s the answer to our little riddle:

♂️ 1 and 3 — boys,

♀️ 2 — girl.

A photograph of Son of Snezhana b.2026 Ⅰ, Daughter of Snezhana b.2026 Ⅱ, and Son of Snezhana b.2026 Ⅲ in Novosibirsk Zoo
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The second minul gender party of 2026!

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❓ Guess the genders of Snezhana’s kittens!
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Little Snezhana's cubs 🥰

Manul-detectives, it’s time to get to work! The second minul gender party of 2026 is officially open!

🤓 Here's the fluffy trio of Snezhana’s kittens:

❓Who do you think are the boys (2), and who is the girl (1)?

A photograph of Son of Snezhana b.2026 Ⅰ, Daughter of Snezhana b.2026 Ⅱ, and Son of Snezhana b.2026 Ⅲ in Novosibirsk Zoo

Share your guesses and theories in the comments!

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Public manul feeding at Barnaul Zoo

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⚡️ Wow! A truly rare sight: Chip, son of Zelenogorsk, has appeared before the people!

Today, Barnaul Zoo held a public feeding for their manul, and our sweet homeboy Chip did not disappoint — he actually came out and showed himself in all his glory! 👏🏻😁

Huge thanks for this video to our manulover friend, Evgenia Vlasova ❤️

A fresh dose of cuteness from the Leningrad Zoo 🤗

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Take a look at the even more adorable photos and videos of the kittens the Leningrad Zoo shared with us!

A video of a Pallas's cat in Leningrad zoo, June 2026
Author: Leningrad Zoo, uploaded by Manulizationverified_filled

A sweet pair of minuls and cawing crows.

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♀️♂️ Lolo’s minuls: boy or girl? The answer!

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Manul detectives, thank you all for taking part in our manul quiz!

And here’s the correct answer:
♀️ 1 — girl,
♂️ 2 — boy.

A photograph of Daughter of Lolo b.2026 Ⅰ and Son of Lolo b.2026 Ⅱ in Novosibirsk Zoo

So, did little Lolo’s kittens surprise you? Who guessed correctly? 😁

Leningrad Zoo has revealed the gender of Pepe’s minuls

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Leningrad Zoo in their Telegram channel shared some minul-news about manul Pepe and Shu’s kittens.

Recently, the zoo held a sound quiz and invited people to guess which of its residents can sound almost like a siren.

Listen!

A video of a Pallas's cat in Leningrad zoo, June 14, 2026
Video: Leningrad Zoo

And the answer turned out to be very unexpected: that loud, resonant voice belonged not to adult fierce predators, but to very tiny manul kittens!

Along with the quiz answer, the zoo also shared new details about the little ones: in the fluffy quartet, there are two boys and two girls. Right now, each manul kitten weighs between 410 and 450 grams.

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The first minul gender party of 2026!

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❓ Guess the genders of Snezhana’s kittens!
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Meet the little Lolokins of 2026 😻

🤓 Dear manul detectives, now it’s your turn!

❓Which one of this tiny manul duo is a boy, and which one is a girl, what do you think?

A photograph of Daughter of Lolo b.2026 Ⅰ and Son of Lolo b.2026 Ⅱ in Novosibirsk Zoo

Write your ideas in the comments!

The first gender party of the season is officially open! 😁🎆

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Ginger manuls in the mountains of Turkmenistan

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⚡New rare camera trap footage!
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Hooray, we have wild news from wild ginger Pallas’s cats! 🧡😃

Camera traps have gifted us several very valuable shots from Turkmenistan. Manuls were captured in two mountain ranges of the country: the Kopet Dag range, which stretches along the border with Iran, and the Kichi-Balkan range in northwestern Turkmenistan.

A photograph of a Pallas's cat
Map of Turkmenistan: the Kopet Dag range is marked with a red marker, and the Kichi-Balkan range with a blue one.

The video from Kichi-Balkan became the first camera-trap video record of a manul on this range — one of Turkmenistan’s new nature reserves! 

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Happy birthday to Achi and Adele! 🥳

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Today we’re wishing a happy birthday to Achi and Adele! 🥳

Our dear fluffy birthday manuls have turned 6!

This year, Adele became a mamanul for the first time and brought little fluffy babies into the world.

Adele in Novosibirsk Zoo, June 2, 2026
Author: Julia

We wish Adele strength, good health, and motherly patience, lots of delicious meat treats, the coziest shady spots to relax, and that she always remains the most beautiful, big-eyed, fluffy cat-model mom around! 😻

And we wish her little ones to grow up healthy, strong, and, of course, very serious and grumpy manuls! 

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A minul has been born at Budapest Zoo! 🤩

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The minuls season continues!

This time the happy news came from Budapest Zoo: the lovely Lucy and Bohus have had a kitten!

A photograph of Lucy and Son of Lucy b. 2026 in Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden

The first veterinary checkup was carried out the other day, and it turned out that the little one is male.

The zoo reports that he is healthy, developing well, and delighting the staff with his excellent appetite. With each passing day, he is becoming braver: he is coming out of their house more often and exploring the world around him with growing confidence.

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Minuls were born at the Brno Zoo! 🎉

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Hooray! Today, Brno Zoo shared some wonderful news: the beautiful Italian Ariunaa and the fluffy Siberian bogatyr Muztau have welcomed manul kittens! 😻

Here is what the zoo wrote on their Facebook page (translated):

“WE HAVE MANUL CUBS! 😻

We’ve known this for some time, but only now can we share the joyful news with you. ❤️

The little ones are hiding together with their mother in a shelter in the exhibit, and what they need most right now is peace and quiet. If you are walking near their enclosure, please be considerate and do not disturb them.

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Sad news: Innokentiy the manul has passed away 🌈

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Sad news came from the Center for the reproduction of rare species of animals: Babnik Kesha, Karaganda’s eldest son, has passed away 💔

A photograph of Innokenty in Center for the reproduction of rare species of animals

Kesha lived a long manul life — he was 11 years old. The cause of death was cancer.

We first met Innokenty in purrson in January of this year. Like a true son of Karaganda, he was secretive, elusive, and not happy to have visitors. Still, he allowed us to admire him for a few minutes: peeking out from behind the snowdrifts with his big, round emerald eyes, as if asking, “Who are you?” It was both beautiful and very funny! ☺️

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Incredible fluffy cuteness!

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Video of minuls from the Leningrad Zoo
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Let’s admire once more these adorable and utterly tiny manul kittens Pepe and Shu😻

Author: Leningrad Zoo, uploaded by Manulizationverified_filled

Be sure to turn on the sound and listen to the manul kittens’ breathing!

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Who’s today’s main Siberian birthday girl? 🥳

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Happy birthday to Eva Zelenogorskovna! 🥳

Today, this wonderful fluffy manulady turns 6!

We wish Eve strong Siberian health, many long years to come, all the manul joy, and the most caring zookeepers by her side ❤️

A photograph of Eve in Novosibirsk Zoo
Eve in Novosibirsk Zoo, June 6, 2025

Sweet Eve, stay healthy, cheerful, and always as charmingly beautiful and fluffy as ever! We love you very much! 🤗

Join us in wishing her a happy birthday!

⚡️ Manul kittens have been born to Lolo at Novosibirsk Zoo!

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Yesterday evening, the cubs shyly but curiously peeked out of their house for the very first time! Lolo guided them and looked around, and at us, very attentively and very seriously 😁

A photograph of a Pallas's cat in Novosibirsk Zoo
A photo of a Pallas's cat in Novosibirsk Zoo, May 25, 2026

How many kittens are there? We saw two, let’s see if anyone else shows up 🥰

Hooray! The Siberian minul season is officially open! May the kittens grow up healthy, strong, and fluffy!

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Happy Birthday Shu!

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The fluffy treasure of Leningrad Zoo, dear Shu Svenovich, turns 3 today!

A photograph of Shu in Leningrad zoo
Shu in Leningrad zoo, March 18, 2026

Happy Birthday Shu!

We wish you all the manul joy, and strong health, the tastiest quails, the coziest hammocks, and, of course, may his fluffy wife always be gentle to you 😁

Shu, always stay brave, active, curious, and amazing manul! Live a long and happy life, bringing joy to all of us, dear cat!

What else shall we wish this birthday fluffy bun? 🥰

A new zoo has appeared on the manul map!

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Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, United States
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⚡️ Hooray! A new zoo has appeared on the manul map: Woodland Park Zoo in the United States!

Goose the Pallas’s cat moved to Woodland Park Zoo from Columbus Zoo in May 2026.

We wish Goose all the manul happiness and big, tasty pikas in his new home!

Manulovers — is anyone planning to visit the floof in his new home?


Find Dersu the birthday boy 👀

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👀 “Find the Manul”

Try to find Dersu son of Karaganda from Dessau Zoo!

And by the way, today is his birthday — he has turned 8! 🎉

Spotting Dersu is incredibly difficult. Like a true Karaganda’s offspring, he is very secretive, mysterious, and unsociable. And just like his dad, he has stunning emerald-green eyes 💚

A photograph of Dersu in Dessau Zoo
Dersu in Dessau Zoo, November 19, 2023
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