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not many pictures of Pomponnette

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Sunny
A photograph of Pomponnette in Lille Zoo
Pomponnette sitting in her wooden house/triangle

saw a post earlier about that someone was sad that Arthur doesn't have many pictures and i feel the same about Pomponnette!

my partner and i went to the Lille zoo yesterday and also couldn't get a proper picture of her but shes really cute! im trying to now find pictures online to fill her page a bit more, so if anyone has any pictures of her please help!
(so far i've added 4 i have found online on the Zoo its instagram + someones Reddit)

Pallas's cat photo exhibition in Tokyo

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chica0726
A photograph of Snezhana in Novosibirsk Zoo

A photo exhibition of Pallas's cats opens in Tokyo today. The photos were taken at Novosibirsk Zoo in September 2024 and 2025. Approximately 40 photos are on display, including Karaganda, Lastochka, Snezhana, Lolo & her kittens, Snezinka & her kittens, and more. It is held in a cafe gallery, so there is a special menu. I will do my best to make it a great photo exhibition!

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Novosbirsk Zoo map?

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y

Anybody know where I could find a labeled map of the Novosibirsk zoo?  Cyrillic is fine; I have it on the best authority my grammar in Russian is too horrible to wish on anybody which is why I don't try to use it in here but given time I can read it ok.   I've been using Google Earth to look at photos and the area is beautiful but I'd like to know what is where. :)

Public manul feeding at Barnaul Zoo

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Manulization, Manulization

⚡️ 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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Manulization, Manulization

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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Suggestion: add a small notifications tab on the site

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Timofey

like on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and other platforms

next to the avatar icon (or it could be made as a separate page on the site), there would be an icon that, when clicked, would show a list of recent notifications

example 1: *username* replied to your comment (clicking it would take you to the post/photo page under which the comment was left)

example 2: your post/photo got 10 *or any other number* likes (also clickable)

in principle, at the moment, since the site has a small amount of activity, this feature is not yet that necessary, but I think it still wouldn’t hurt

Kobe Animal Kingdom: Azlings' genders are now known! 💙💗

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Vika Malyshko, Manulization

The genders of Az and Nar’s kittens has been determined!

In May this year, manul Az at Kobe Animal Kingdom gave birth to minuls. 

A photograph of a Pallas's cat in Kobe Animal Kingdom
A photo of a Pallas's cat in Kobe Animal Kingdom
Photo: Kobe Animal Kingdom

Today, June 17, the zoo shared new details about the growing fluffy offspring.

During a routine veterinary checkup, specialists determined the kittens’ genders: the litter turned out to be four boys and one girl! 🥰

All five little ones have already opened their eyes, their first teeth have begun to come in, and they have reached an important stage of growing up — a gradual weaning from their mother’s milk.

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Two Pallas's Cats have found a new home in Pennsylvania!

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New zoo on the manul map! 🌐
pallasdav

Pennsylvania will soon join the list of states in America that have Pallas's Cats on display, as Elmwood Park Zoo just announced their newest arrivals! We are talking about two males, Kasper and Reza, who have just moved in from Binghamton Zoo.

It might still take some time for them to become comfortable in their new home, so if you live near Philly, please check out the Elmwood Park Zoo socials for further updates, to find out once their time has come to be shown publicly!

Kasper and Reza shown up close!

Interesting to note is that Kasper appears to have Iris Melanosis in his right eye, which is a harmless condition which resemble freckles in the cats retina.

We were not able to see Kasper and Reza up close just yet, since few images are available of them, so it is very cool from the zoo to provide us with such amazing close-up footage!

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

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Manulization, Manulization

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? 😁