Manul kittens have been born at the Leningrad Zoo!

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Shu and Pepe have become fluffy parents 🥳
Vika Malyshko, Manulization

Hooray! On May 8, Shu and Pepe the manuls had four fluffy kittens! 😻

A video of a Pallas's cat in Leningrad zoo, June 1, 2026

For Pepe, these are her first cubs, so the staff are trying to disturb the family as little as possible: the kittens are still staying in the den, feeding on milk, and are only just beginning to open their eyes. Their sex is not yet known.

We wish the little ones to grow up strong, healthy, and curious, and Mama Pepe — peace, strength, and plenty of manul patience and wisdom!💛

Image by Leningrad Zoo, uploaded by Manulizationverified_filled

Right now the family especially needs peace and quiet, so it is especially important to keep quiet near the manul enclosures 🤫

With all our hearts, we congratulate the staff of the Leningrad Zoo, all manulovers, and Shu-nechka’s fans! 🔥

You can watch more videos here: https://manulization.com/manulover/manulization/posts/neveroatnaa-pusistaa-milota-2mlzgycdwsyg9sao.html

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  1. Marlena S
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    Can you believe it? Our little darling, our sweet bun Shu has become a father! I still have no words!!! It must have been the spirit of Zelenogorsk that helped! A virgin conception has taken place!

    I’m impossibly happy. Health to the precious little ones

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  5. Pavel Burov
  6. Таша
  7. Orsolya K
  8. partyontheobjective
  9. Анна
  10. elliot
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    Just yesterday I was at the zoo, and we waited for Pepe for a very long time. We saw Sven’s "those eyes opposite — in the little house," Empress Namika kept pacing back and forth, and Shunechka was also hypnotizing his favorite door and getting nervous. Only little Pepeshka did not come out for a very long time. So that’s what it was! Hooray, comrades!!! God willing, may all the little purrballs survive, please 🙏🙏

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  12. Vika Malyshko, Manulization
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  15. mnamosyna (rachael)

    Congratulations to Shu and Pepe on the arrival of their minuls!!  Wishing the mamanul strength and her minuls great health!  💚💚

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  16. AW
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  19. Emily Martini

    Amazing news!! Im so happy for the family!! I can't believe little Shu is a dad!! Wishing the minuls and momul all the best <3333!

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  21. Vika Malyshko, Manulization