"We’re doing as we promised. A few days ago we shared the joyful news with you about the birth of tiny manul kittens. And yet in the video you could see only three kittens.
So we’re even happier that we have not three, not four, but six little ones!
Their mother is taking good care of them in the safety of the box, but we believe that soon you’ll see them exploring their outdoor enclosure.
We look forward to your visit."
Photo by Aneta Ladrova
Today we’re wishing a happy birthday to Achi and Adele! 🥳
Our dear fluffy birthday manuls have turned 6!
This year, Adele became a mamanul for the first time and brought little fluffy babies into the world.
We wish Adele strength, good health, and motherly patience, lots of delicious meat treats, the coziest shady spots to relax, and that she always remains the most beautiful, big-eyed, fluffy cat-model mom around! 😻
And we wish her little ones to grow up healthy, strong, and, of course, very serious and grumpy manuls!
The minuls season continues!
This time the happy news came from Budapest Zoo: the lovely Lucy and Bohus have had a kitten!
The first veterinary checkup was carried out the other day, and it turned out that the little one is male.
The zoo reports that he is healthy, developing well, and delighting the staff with his excellent appetite. With each passing day, he is becoming braver: he is coming out of their house more often and exploring the world around him with growing confidence.
There are lots of birthday floofs today!
At the Novosibirsk Zoo, the precious offsprings of Mia are celebrating their fourth birthday.
Beauty Snezhinka
Snezhana
Hooray! Today, Brno Zoo shared some wonderful news: the beautiful Italian Ariunaa and the fluffy Siberian bogatyr Muztau have welcomed manul kittens! 😻
Here is what the zoo wrote on their Facebook page (translated):
“WE HAVE MANUL CUBS! 😻
We’ve known this for some time, but only now can we share the joyful news with you. ❤️
The little ones are hiding together with their mother in a shelter in the exhibit, and what they need most right now is peace and quiet. If you are walking near their enclosure, please be considerate and do not disturb them.
Sad news came from the Center for the reproduction of rare species of animals: Babnik Kesha, Karaganda’s eldest son, has passed away 💔
Kesha lived a long manul life — he was 11 years old. The cause of death was cancer.
We first met Innokenty in purrson in January of this year. Like a true son of Karaganda, he was secretive, elusive, and not happy to have visitors. Still, he allowed us to admire him for a few minutes: peeking out from behind the snowdrifts with his big, round emerald eyes, as if asking, “Who are you?” It was both beautiful and very funny! ☺️
Hooray! On May 8, Shu and Pepe the manuls had four fluffy kittens! 😻
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!💛
Happy birthday to Eva Zelenogorskovna! 🥳
Today, this wonderful fluffy manulady turns 6!
We wish Eve strong Siberian health, many long years to come, all the manul joy, and the most caring zookeepers by her side ❤️
Sweet Eve, stay healthy, cheerful, and always as charmingly beautiful and fluffy as ever! We love you very much! 🤗
Join us in wishing her a happy birthday!
The manul kittens are still very small, they’ve only just started peeking out of their little house, and so far two can be seen 🤗
Video by Sergey Ilytyakov https://vk.com/id447839222
Az’s room is behind the curtain, while Nar’s room is on the left. 🐾
Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens has announced that Hide, a young male manul, will be transferred to Asahiyama Zoo on June 10, 2026.
Hide was born at Higashiyama Zoo on May 26, 2025, as one of three kittens — Nobu, Hide, and Yasu. Their birth was especially meaningful, marking the zoo’s first successful Pallas’s cat breeding in 23 years.
We wish Hide all the manul happiness in his new home at Asahiyama Zoo!
Source: https://www.higashiyama.city.nagoya.jp/news/2026/05/post-1490.html
Yesterday evening, the cubs shyly but curiously peeked out of their house for the very first time! Lolo guided them and looked around, and at us, very attentively and very seriously 😁
How many kittens are there? We saw two, let’s see if anyone else shows up 🥰
Hooray! The Siberian minul season is officially open! May the kittens grow up healthy, strong, and fluffy!
What a day! It seems the minul season is finally on! Congratulations to Laura and Fin!
Minuls and mamanul from Dakota Zoo. Photo: Dakota Zoo
Six kittens were born to Az and Nar on May 12, 2026.😸😸
Sadly, one was stillborn, but the remaining five are growing well and healthy.
Please see here for more details.
The fluffy treasure of Leningrad Zoo, dear Shu Svenovich, turns 3 today!
Happy Birthday Shu!
We wish you all the manul joy, and strong health, the tastiest quails, the coziest hammocks, and, of course, may his fluffy wife always be gentle to you 😁
Shu, always stay brave, active, curious, and amazing manul! Live a long and happy life, bringing joy to all of us, dear cat!
What else shall we wish this birthday fluffy bun? 🥰
Hooray! Great news! The first minuls of the year! 🎉
At Port Lympne Wild Animal Park in the United Kingdom, minuls were born to the manul family of Namuu and Atlan!
Congratulations to the zoo staff and all manulovers in the world! 🥳
⚡️ Hooray! A new zoo has appeared on the manul map: Woodland Park Zoo in the United States!
Goose the Pallas’s cat moved to Woodland Park Zoo from Columbus Zoo in May 2026.
We wish Goose all the manul happiness and big, tasty pikas in his new home!
Manulovers — is anyone planning to visit the floof in his new home?
The wisest cat, the standard of northern solidity and resilience. Happy birthday! Live long, catriarch!
P.S. Please forgive us for February. You and Namika were so adorable together that it was impossible not to peek.
Dear manulovers, the Manul Working Group has published a report on the first results of processing data from the camera network installed in Central Kazakhstan, some of which have been “adopted” by us and you — the subscribers of Manulization, as well as other manulovers.
The network now consists of 57 cameras, of which 35 camera were installed under the “Adopt a Camera” program, and that is more than half of all the cameras!👏🏻
