Kitten of Qisu b. 2004—the terrific Pallas's cat, who used to live in Howletts Wild Animal Park.
They were born on May 21, 2004 in Howletts Wild Animal Park to the family of Orsk the Pallas's cat and Qisu the Pallas's cat.
Unfortunately this manul is not with us anymore. They passed away on August 3, 2004, they were two months old.
One of the biggest problems of keeping Pallas's cats in captivity is the high mortality rate among Pallas's kittens. They are most vulnerable during their first year of life. In the first year of life mortality rate among Pallas's kittens in zoos varies from 50% to 70%. In the wild mortality rate varies from 70% to 90%. Unfortunately Kitten of Qisu b. 2004 didn't survive the first year of his life.
This manul's siblings
Twin siblings born on May 21, 2004 in Howletts Wild Animal Park to the family of Orsk and Qisu