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Manul Chart Update Post

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Sadly, I will not be posting the Manul chart today. I will be posting it tomorrow because I am incredibly burnt out from my trip to Cincinatti yesterday. I will try to post it as early as possible tomorrow!

(Note: I will keep the same like count from today, so if a manul gains likes tomorrow, it will not count. I will also have the date at the top be the same as today instead of the date of tomorrow.)

A photograph of Isabel in Cincinnati Zoo
Isabel in Cincinnati Zoo,
cute bonus photo of Isabel I took yesterday

Manul of the day

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Todays lovely manul is the one and only Oliva!

A photograph of Oliva in Saitama Children's Zoo
Photo taken by everin_oliva_fan 🫒

Oliva was born on April 20, 2017 from Saitama Children's Zoo. Her parents are Lev and Shar and she was also born into the flower five. The flower five ( her siblings ) include Grusha, Iris, Lotos and Primula. All children of Lev were named with Russian plant names in honour of Lev. 

Question of the day: When did you become a manulover?

All information about Oliva was gathered from the offical page for her on Manulization.

Marik. Resolution of uncertainty 🌈

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On September 10 of this year, in the post Marik. The publication “History of the Incident” has been finalized, I wrote:

We have all been through difficult days. Even more hard days of hope and waiting lie ahead.

This evening, news arrived that brings the difficult days of hope and waiting to a close. Marik opened the door to summer and went over the rainbow to a land of better hunting and soft little clouds.

Forgive me, cat. You were so much bigger on the inside than you were small on the outside.

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Manul Meditation

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Every strand of fur is a Pallas’s cat

While watching Pallas's cats, we noticed that the sight of their fluffy fur gently swaying in the wind is incredibly calming and makes you contemplate the meaning of life.

A photograph of a Pallas's cat

So we created a special page where everyone can meditate while watching Pallas's cat fur ripple in the breeze and mentally escape to the wild places where these cats live in nature!

Try it yourself: https://manulization.com/manuls

P.S. The stronger the wind blows in Ulaanbaatar, Kosh-Agach, or, for example, Ashgabat, the more the tiny hairs sway, following the direction of the wind. Their length depends on the temperature, so the Pallas's cat's fluffy coat will soon become even fluffier!

looking for a sewing pattern!!!

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does anyone know if there's a manul sewing pattern, or just a fat little cat I could alter into a manul? it's hard to find free ones in the shapes I need.. if anyone has anything, I'll love you forever!!!!!!!

ANOTHER Pallas Plush

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Today a package arrived with my name on it… and it was another Manul!! Today in class, I was thinking about a package I’d ordered months ago — a small Pallas Plush. I was afraid it was never going to come. As I was walking to my car at the end of the day I decided I should check my emails, and guess what I saw!!

I saw a notification saying a parcel had arrived and had been collected from the post office. I didn’t want to get my hopes up, but I hoped it was my manul plush.

When I got home, I saw a parcel with my name, written in bold letters, sitting on a table.

I ripped it open and out came…

A photograph of a Pallas's cat
A photo of a Pallas's cat,
Pallas’ cat plushie

I was so excited, I quickly took a photo to send to my friends!!

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Manul of the day

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Todays grumpy lord is Lotos!

A photograph of Lotos in Saitama Children's Zoo
Photo taken by Schwentine

Lotos was born on April 20, 2017 from Lev and Shar. He was born, raised and still lives in Saitama Children's Zoo. He was given his name in Saitama Children's Zoo and all of Lev's children were given plant names in honour of his origins. Apart of the flower five are his siblings Grusha, Iris, Oliva and Primula.

Question of the day: Who is your favourite from the Flower five?

All information about Lotos was gathered from the offical page for him on Manulization.

Korkeasaari Zoo: a journey into manul history!

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Who is Takapiha? 😁

Friends, we invite you to dive into Finnish manul history and learn more about the manuls that once lived at Korkeasaari Zoo in Helsinki.

The history of keeping and breeding manuls at Korkeasaari began around the same time as at Novosibirsk Zoo—in the 1990s. One of the first breeding pairs were the manuls you already know, Pushkin and Pavlova. This pair had many kittens, and together they made an enormous contribution to the modern manul population in captivity. Today, the descendants of these Tuvan floofs live in many zoos around the world!

After that, there was a gap in the history of manuls at Korkeasaari Zoo on our website...

Time to fix that! Let’s find out who lived in Helsinki after Pushkin and Pavlova.

Petrus. One of Pushkin and Pavlova’s eldest sons, born in May 1998 with his brother Pjotr and two little sisters—Petrushka and Pallas. Note that all the names in this manul family not only begin with the letter “P,” but are also related to the name Peter, which comes from the Greek petros—“stone” or “rock”!

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