Pallas's cat from the Perm Zoo
Hello, everyone!
Not long ago I learned that in Perm, in the 2000s, there lived a Pallas's cat named Zhonik.
I think this is a photo of him😅
Maybe someone knows more about this or has photos of him; I’d love to learn more about him, maybe someone managed to see him back then
A photo of a Pallas's cat,
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Yes, there were manuls in Perm. We need to add them to the site. It’s a pity there’s practically no information about them :(
Could you tell me where this photo is from?
Manulizationverified_filled ,
https://m.vk.ru/wall7337862_15711
Nnstz, thank you!
What a good one!
Please tell me, where did you learn the manul’s name?
We got in touch with the author of this photo, and he replied that he doesn’t know the name of the manul in this photo 🤔
Vika Malyshkoverified_filled ,
I came across an article while looking for information about manuls in Perm
It may not be him in the photo, but unfortunately that’s all I was able to find
https://properm.ru/news/2025-12-09/permskiy-zoopark-ozhidaet-popolnenie-kogo-mogut-uvidet-permyaki-5520403?ysclid=mt3s3j8xaa515012208&utm_source=yandex.ru&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=yandex.ru&utm_referrer=yandex.ru
Nnstz, Thank you! 🤗
“but there are no keepers on the zoo team who are caring for him at the moment — so there is no additional information either” — alas, a common story we run into when looking for information about “historical” manuls 🙁
I can't believe how mysterious Perm Zoo is, I'm also the only like of it.