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【Updated】I’ve put together a roundup of the minuls born at zoos around the world in 2026.

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Maeko Ushiro

Here I introduce the minuls born at zoos around the world in 2026.

As you all know, this year was a baby boom year for Pallas’s cats in captivity.

Arranged in chronological order...  

March 28

Three were born at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park in the UK. Father: Atlan, mother: Namuu.

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Cat memes to Manul Memes?

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Lynx

I've been thinking of cat memes, especially recent ones...

Wouldn't it be funnier if they were manuls?

A photograph of a Pallas's cat
Mr. Menis

I've been seeing this Mr. Penis cat all over ocial media, odd name but still funny

Reference photos

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Can you guess who I drew?🎨

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AlpacaZaemon Haru
A photograph of Az and Haku in Kobe Animal Kingdom

The answer is Az, mama, and her son Haku! 🐾🤍

Thank you so much for always taking the time to look at my drawings. 🙏🏻✨
It makes me so happy to know that you enjoy them, and your support always encourages me to keep drawing. 

I also love seeing all your beautiful photos and artwork, and I always enjoy looking through your posts. 📷🎨
Thank you for sharing so many wonderful moments with me. 🫶🏻

Pallas Pilgrimage: Prague

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grushalevson

My pilgrimage in Prague was a big success. I followed the advice to visit them early in the day and they both appeared. I was a bit worried because the day prior there was a post on Reddit (r/PallasCats) speculating that the manuls might not be in the enclosure because the user couldn't spot them.

A photograph of Spay in Prague Zoo
Spay in Prague Zoo, August 8, 2026
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Manul stuff

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y
A photograph of a Pallas's cat
A photo of a Pallas's cat, May 14, 2026

No manuls in Los Angeles to photograph so may as well post the pendant I made from a keychain I got someplace off the net.  I also have two manul pillows one of which it's restng on.  The other has gotten rather flat over the years as I use it to sleep on.  (Very comfy) These came from some company on Amazon.

Prrrrrrrrrrrp!

Why Is the Pallas's Cat Angry?

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helga ingvar
A photograph of a Pallas's cat
A photo of a Pallas's cat, July 26, 2026

I don’t know whether this book has been posted here. It’s called “Why Is the Pallas's Cat Angry?” (if that translates awkwardly, I’ll rephrase it as: “Why Is the Pallas's Cat So Angry?”)

It’s a children’s poem, written by Elena Feldman, illustrated by Anna Kovalkina. The illustrations are absolutely stunning and vivid, and the text is funny. It’s very easy to buy, at least in Russia, on any marketplace.

The main character — a little boy named Petya — wonders before bed why the Pallas's cat is always so angry. Since these are poems, I also don’t know how they’ll translate into other languages, but I’ll reproduce the text from the book as captions.

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My First Manuls

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diorse

Hello Everyone!

My name is Diorse! I made an account because I love Manuls. I have created some Manulchiki fanart :) I hope to post more soon.

Please give me any requests you have for what Manuls you'd like to see next, or what situations you want to see Manuls in!

I want to visit Manuls soon, but in England some of them are quite far away from where I live. I was able to go to Japan last November and see the Manulchikis at the Ueno Zoo :) 

A photograph of a Pallas's cat

need help identifying which manul this is 💔💔

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Zoey Lulamoon

a few days ago I found this video on tiktok of a manul meowing, from what I know manuls can't exactly meow like house cats while this one can? I've tried looking through an almost similar ones to see if it was them but I couldn't find nothing, that manul was marik

the video was in 2022 of October that's important

 https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8nSvYCt/

edit: it's a wild manul so its a no name

Australian Manuls

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Odinea / Одинея

Hello fellow Manulovers, how possible do you think it is that manuls could be introduced to an Australian zoo. This post in not a request but simply what opinions do people have on manuls living in captivity on Australian soil??

There are many places in Australia that wouldn’t be too hot for a manul, and even then advanced cooling systems exist. Also, I’m pretty sure transcaspian/persian manuls do inhabit some warmer places in Iran. The steppes do get considerably warm in summer as well.

Australia is one of the two habitable continents that does not house captive manuls, the other being Africa.

I’d love to know others opinions on Australian manuls!!

A photograph of a Pallas's cat

Features of manul photography. International Cat Whiskers Awareness Day

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Pavel Burov

As we, of course, remember, today is International Cat Whiskers Awareness Day (International Cat Whiskers Awareness Day)† On this day, manul lovers all over the world rejoice at photos of their beloved fluffballs with cheekily bristling whiskers and eyelashes.

A photograph of Timofey in Moscow zoo
Timofey in Moscow zoo, August 2, 2026
Author: Pavel Burov

Today, on International Cat Whiskers Awareness Day, August 5, 2026, IMWCA‡ announces the standardization of the international benchmark and unit of measurement for manul whiskeriness. Timofendiy (abbrev. Tmf). 1 Tmf corresponds to the cheekiness and sweep of whiskers characteristic of the manul Timofey, the universally recognized whisker champion.

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We finally saw manuls!

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ZB

Hi everyone!

Two weeks ago my boyfriend and I went to Budapest Zoo, and we finally had good luck! Lucy and little Boris II. were there! We were so happy that they came out, although there were a lot of people there, with noisy children too.

I think the manul enclosure isn't that big, but they have two little houses, Lucy and Boris II. came out from the house that was in one of the upper corners.

Little Boris II. came out, walked around the enclosure and played with their food. Lucy followed him, and played with him a little, she made sure that everything was ok, even though she probably didn't like the noisy people around them. In the end, the little one didn't want to go back to the house, but Lucy dragged him in!

We didn't see Bohus, he was probably separated from them.

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